Cloud Stocks: Qualys Focuses on SMB Segment for Growth

According to a recent report, the global cloud security market is estimated to grow at 14% CAGR to reach $77.5 billion by 2026 from $40.8 billion in 2022. Cloud services security provider Qualys (Nasdaq: QLYS) recently announced its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations. The company is continuing to invest in product development as it tries to expand its market reach.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Using Services to $35M, Then Raised $70M

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Teamwork.com Founder CEO Peter Coppinger has led a terrific vertical cloud business from Ireland and now runs a global SaaS company that is kicking ass.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Peter Coppinger: I’m the CEO of Teamwork.com. We are based in Ireland, but we have customers all over the world. I was born in West Cork, Ireland. At a young age, I was very inspired by the likes of Bill Gates. I couldn’t wait to get to college to get going. I thought I’d end up in the States. Somehow, I’m still in Ireland, but we do have a global footprint. I spend a lot of time in the States visiting customers.

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Digital Nomad Building a $5M+ E-Commerce Business: IntelligentLabs CEO Rus Hughes (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Who was this business partner? How did you become business partners?

Rus Hughes: I knew him when I was living in Brighton. He discovered a business model of how to market products online. He wasn’t sure what product to market. Given that we were both into health and fitness, we thought we’d start a supplement brand to launch supplements for athletes and weightlifters.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Solopreneur Bootstrapped a Niche E-commerce Venture to $12M

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It is very difficult to find gaps in e-commerce these days. Sawyer Twain Founder Chris Turner found one and executed the hell out of it.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?

Chris Turner: I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. I graduated from Arizona State University back in 2004.

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Digital Nomad Building a $5M+ E-Commerce Business: IntelligentLabs CEO Rus Hughes (Part 1)

Rus lives the life of a digital nomad. He started life as a techie, and with a very small team and a cofounder, has built a $5M+ niche e-commerce business selling supplements. Excellent story full of lessons and nuances.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Tell me about where you grew up. What is the beginning of the story?

Cloud Stocks: MongoDB Expands its Cloud IaaS Capabilities

The global database-as-a-service market is expected to grow at 15.7% CAGR from $13.5 billion in 2022 to $43.1 billion by 2030. MongoDB (Nasdaq: MDB), a leading player in the market, is looking to address this growing market by expanding its tie-ups with various cloud players.