Surviving Covid with a Bootstrapped Venture: Kristi Herold, CEO of JAM (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What was your revenue in 2016 when you decided to switch gears? Kristi Herold: We were doing $6.5 million in revenue.  Sramana Mitra: That is substantial for a word-of-mouth business. 

Roundtable Recap: May 6 – Deep-dive into SaaS-enabled Marketplaces

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Stefan Batory, Co-founder and CEO of Booksy, a SaaS-enabled marketplace venture. Koi Reader As for our entrepreneur pitch today, we had Ashutosh Prasad from Dallas, Texas, pitching Koi Reader, a bootstrapped IoT company for the logistics industry. Fitness Locater We then had a conversation with entrepreneurs

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Surviving Covid with a Bootstrapped Venture: Kristi Herold, CEO of JAM (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Give me the highlights of your strategy in growing this thing to that level. How long did it take you to achieve $1 million in revenue?  Kristi Herold: It took me 8 years to get to $1 million in revenue.  Sramana Mitra: In 1996, you started the business and then in 2004, you

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Surviving Covid with a Bootstrapped Venture: Kristi Herold, CEO of JAM (Part 2)

Kristi Herold: I called everyone in my address book. I would also say, “If you know anyone that you think might be interested, will you send me their contact info?” I had friends faxing me their address books and then I would go through their address books and call everyone and tell them my idea.

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Thursday, May 6 – 529th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 529th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 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

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Surviving Covid with a Bootstrapped Venture: Kristi Herold, CEO of JAM (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Kristi built a thriving bootstrapped business over twenty years until Covid hit. Read how she is surviving Covid. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you

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528th Roundtable Recording on April 29, 2021: With Alok Nandan, First Rays Venture Partners

In case you missed it, you can listen to the recording here: 528th 1Mby1M Roundtable April 29 2021: With Alok Nandan, First Rays Venture Partners

May 6 – 529th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 529th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 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

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