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bootstrapping success stories
Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Decisively to Over $5M
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 4th
RainmakerForce CRO Mack Sundaram had built a successful business optimized for autonomy and profitability when we spoke in 2018, and the company was acquired in 2023. Excellent navigation! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of your journey. Tell us where you’re from. Where did you grow up? Where were you born and raised?
Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Tuft & Needle to Over $100M
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 28th
Online mattress is one of the hottest e-commerce categories, and here is yet another one delivering venture-scale growth without venture capital. Tuft & Needle Co-founder JT Marino shared his story with me in 2017. If you’re inspired by Tuft & Needle’s bootstrapped success, explore how a virtual accelerator for solo founders or an equity-free startup
