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Building an eSports Venture from Ohio to $10M+ in Revenue: eFuse CEO Matthew Benson (Part 1)
This interview is a fascinating look into the world of Gaming. Read on! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Matthew Benson: I’m born and raised in Ohio. I grew up an hour south of
Bootstrapping Using Services and Piggybacking from Australia: StoreConnect CEO Mikel Lindsaar (Part 1)
Mikel has built a services company in Australia and spawned six SaaS products out of it. One of them, StoreConnect, is a terrific Bootstrapping by Piggybacking story on top of Salesforce.com. He has exited four of the apps and expects to grow StoreConnect to $100M+ in revenue. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning
Dutch Student Entrepreneurs Building a Large Scale EdTech Marketplace: StuDocu CEO Marnix Broer (Part 1)
We’ve done a lot of EdTech case studies and also a lot of 2-sided Marketplace Case Studies.Here’s one from The Netherlands that compares/competes with Course Hero and Quizlet. Terrific story! 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
From Solo Developer to Venture Scale Entrepreneur: Jordan Boesch, CEO of 7Shifts (Part 1)
Jordan started as a solo entrepreneur in a small province of Canada, Saskatchewan, and has built a heavily funded, high-growth SaaS business. Fascinating journey! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, and raised, and in what kind of background? Jordan Boesch: I’m from
Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later and Build a World-Class AI Startup from India: Raghu Ravinutala, CEO of Yellow.ai (Part 1)
Raghu has built an incredible AI startup from India with a global base of enterprise clients. Fabulous story! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as the genesis of Yellow.ai. Raghu Ravinutala: I’m the Co-Founder and CEO of Yellow.ai. Yellow.ai enables enterprises to drive automation on their customer experiences and
Bootstrapping an E-Commerce Startup with a Paycheck to Exit: Jay Perkins, Co-founder of Kettlebell Kings (Part 1)
There are roll-ups of e-commerce brands going on right now. This case study delves into one such that has exited into a roll-up effort. Jay Perkins currently runs Living.Fit which produces digital workouts, fitness education courses, and fitness equipment. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what
Solo Student Entrepreneur to $5M: David Liu, CEO of Deltapath (Part 1)
David started Deltapath as a college student. Another case in point is that solo entrepreneurs CAN build sustainable, profitable businesses. 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? David Liu: I was born in San Jose, California.
From Solo Techie Entrepreneur to High Growth, Profitable Enterprise AI Success Story: Findability Sciences CEO Anand Mahurkar (Part 1)
I always love doing stories of my readers. Anand has been following the blog since 2010. He has built a terrific, fundamentals-focused AI company. And I am thrilled. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where were you born, and raised, and in what kind of background?