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Bootstrapping with a Paycheck: DefinitiveDeals Founder Mattias Larson (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. We’re seeing a clear trend towards bootstrapping digital startups while holding onto a full-time job. Mattias Larson has a simple but powerful story to tell. Sramana Mitra: Mattias, tell us about you. Where did your journey begin and in what kind of background? Mattias Larson: I
Bootstrapping to $20 Million in Charleston, South Carolina: eGroup CEO Mike Carter (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Continuing our coverage of entrepreneurship far away from Silicon Valley, we bring you a conversation with Mike Carter, CEO of eGroup in Charleston, South Carolina. Typically, these environments have bred bootstrapped companies, and bootstrapping using services continues to be a popular method. Of late, incubators and
Bootstrapping a Big Data Company Using Services: DataSong CEO John Wallace (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. We maintain that one of the best ways to identify complex problems worth solving inside enterprises is by offering services to them, thereby gaining exposure to the domain. Datasong is yet another case in point. Related reading: Bootstrapping Using Services. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the
Bootstrapping a $7 Million Company in Houston: Gaurav Khandelwal, CEO of ChaiOne (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. This is an interesting strategy discussion about a company that is doing substantial revenue based on services, has productized a piece of its services business that is also generating over a million in revenue. Where next? Sramana: Gaurav, let’s go to the beginning of your story.
Bootstrapping a Robust SaaS company from India: Rategain CEO Bhanu Chopra (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Rategain is one of the top global SaaS companies built out of India. This interview captures CEO Bhanu Chopra’s entrepreneurial journey. Sramana: Bhanu, let’s start with the beginning of your story. What kind of circumstances where you raised in? What is the genesis of your entrepreneurial
Bootstrapping to $13 Million in 4 Years in Niche E-commerce: Pavel Sokolovsky, CEO of eComfort.com (Part 1)
We continue to be bullish about niche e-commerce as a category to build sustainable businesses in. This story is a further illustration of the trend. Sramana: Pavel, let’s start at the beginning of your story. Where are you from? What is the genesis of your entrepreneurial aspirations? Pavel Sokolovsky: I was born in Minsk, Belarus.
Bootstrapping a Category Leading E-commerce Company: Tony Ellison, CEO of Shoplet (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. The Shoplet case study is interesting because it illustrates how an entrepreneur has bootstrapped a category leading e-commerce venture by trading off margins in favor of minimizing logistical challenges. Sramana: Tony, let’s start with the beginning of your story. Where were you born and raised? What
Bootstrapping Eloqua, Crowdfunding Influitive: Lessons From Mark Organ’s Entrepreneurial Journey (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Raised in an entrepreneurial home, Mark was encouraged to become a doctor or professor and delighted his parents when he went to Northwestern to earn his PhD in neurosciences. In no time he was incubating Eloqua from within Bain and Company during the Internet boom years.
Bootstrapping with Services in India: Srishtisoft CEO Ajay Sharma (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Bootstrapping with service, then building two products, then splitting up the company into two, and finally, scaling a sizable product company – not the kind of stories we hear often from Indian entrepreneurs. This story is a rare window into the journey of a group of
