Best of Bootstrapping: English Major Bootstrapped a Tech Company

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

Kevin Groome, Founder of Pica9, had done an excellent job of bootstrapping his tech company without a tech background when we spoke in 2019. Inspiring story for many in his shoes.

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?

Kevin Groome: I grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. I went to school there. I had the good fortune, in those early years, to be around a bunch of people who weren’t famous at that time but went on to be very famous. I went to History class with Jeff Bezos. I went to English Literature class with Michelle Obama, and I even went to acting class with Brooke Shields.

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For the month of January we are offering you up to 85% off the following courses.

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Thursday, January 18 – 630th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 630th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to “attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be interested. All are welcome!

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped in Europe, Raised Money and Went Global to Exit

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

We’ve seen some excellent European companies make successful transitions into becoming global software companies. In 2018, MP Objects CEO Martin Verwijmeren shared an excellent and inspiring story for European startups to emulate. MP Objects was acquired by Kinaxis for $45 million in 2022.

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?

Martin Verwijmeren: I’m from the Netherlands but living in Boston these days. Before moving to Boston, I lived in Amsterdam. I was working for our European headquarters in Rotterdam. Nowadays, I’m working from our US headquarters in Boston.

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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to $5M First, Raised $10M Later

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. 

In 2019, French entrepreneur and Toucan Co-founder CEO Charles Miglietti told me the story of how he bootstrapped first to $5 million ARR and then closed a $10 million round.

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?

Charles Miglietti: I’m from France. I grew up in Normandy. I did engineering. I’m married with three kids. 

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Catching Up On Readings: Generative AI in Drug R&D

This report from CB Insights looks at how pharmaceutical companies are leveraging generative AI in drug research and clinical trials. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

January 18 – 630th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 630th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/5 p.m. CET/9:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to “attend” to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be interested. All are welcome!

629th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording of this roundtable here: