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Bootstrapping a Tech Company by an English Major: Kevin Groome, Founder of Pica9 (Part 1)
Kevin has done an excellent job of bootstrapping his tech company without a tech background. 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?
Bootstrapping a Marketplace: Sardor Umrdinov, CEO of Home Alliance (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: Between 2016 and 2019, what are other strategic points that we should discuss in this interview? Sardor Umrdinov: From the beginning, I would probably start with more structure till you reach the first $5 million to $10 million. After $10 million, it’s harder to scale if you don’t have the structure in place.
Bootstrapping a Marketplace: Sardor Umrdinov, CEO of Home Alliance (Part 1)
Sardor has bootstrapped a marketplace of home appliance technicians to over $10 million in revenue. Great 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 background?
Bootstrapping to $33 Million: Freightwise CIO Richard Hoehn (Part 1)
Freightwise is No. 2 on the Inc. 5000 for 2018. Amazing bootstrapping 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 background? Richard Hoehn: I grew up in Switzerland. I did an apprenticeship as a machinist – the
Building a Mission-Driven Company from Sweden: Anders Ankarlid, CEO of A Good Company (Part 1)
Anders is passionate about climate change. His fifth venture is one that explores his passion for sustainability. 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?
Bridging Complex Technology To Market: Lior Gal, CEO of Excelero (Part 1)
This is a textbook case study of how to bring complex technology to market. 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? Lior Gal: I’m an Israeli out of Tel Aviv and soon to be 47 years
Building Two Capital-Efficient AI Companies: Arijit Sengupta, Founder and CEO of Aible and BeyondCore (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. As AI companies start to find adoption, we are now starting to see real successes emerge. Arijit Sengupta has built one company and sold it to Salesforce.com. He is doing a second one that is also moving right along. Many insights to draw from this conversation!
Meaningfully Impacting the Economy in The Philippines: John Jonas, CEO of OnlineJobs.ph (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. John has built an online job portal specifically focused on the Philippines. Very interesting story of how one entrepreneur has held steady his priorities and built a terrific lifestyle business! Kudos! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from?