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Building a New Insurance Company From Scratch: Clearcover CEO Kyle Nakatsuji (Part 1)
The insurance industry is archaic and offers much room for re-engineering. Kyle discusses how he is going about it. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background? Kyle Nakatsuji: I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was born
Building a Virtual Company to $20 Million: Rob Cheng, CEO of PC Pitstop (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course. Rob figured out the joys of virtual companies back in 1999. Today, he runs a 65-person virtual company that makes $20 million in revenue. Wonderful story. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born,
Taking on Giants in the Contact Center Space: UJET CEO, Anand Janefalkar (Part 1)
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. We’re seeing new SaaS companies emerge that are taking on giant categories. In such businesses, positioning is extremely important. Read how Anand has positioned to get to 40 customers in the contact center software category. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning.
Bootstrapping from Arizona to $10 Million: Joshua Strebel, CEO of Pagely (Part 1)
We recently did a Spotlight on Entrepreneurship in Arizona. Here is one more terrific story of bootstrapping success from Arizona. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background? Joshua Strebel: I was born in a little town in
Bootstrapping from Denmark: Camilla Ley Valentin, Co-Founder of Queue-It (Part 1)
Camille tells a wonderful story of capital-efficient entrepreneurship, including scaling a company born in Denmark that now has 40% of its business in the US. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background? Camilla Ley Valentin: I come
A Fat Startup from Virginia: Andrew Rose, CEO of Compare.com (Part 1)
Andrew has raised $185 million for his insurance comparison shopping business. Read on to see how. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background? Andrew Rose: I’m from the mountains of West Virginia. I grew up in a
From Zero to a Market Cap Bigger than General Motors: Keith Krach, Founder of Ariba (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: What years are we talking? Keith Krach: We’re talking 1981 to 1987. Sramana Mitra: You were at GM until ’87 or longer? Keith Krach: Until ’87. I was Vice President at General Motors and was running a division. It was time to move on. They keep you moving when you’re high potential. I
From Zero to a Market Cap Bigger than General Motors: Keith Krach, Founder of Ariba (Part 1)
Ariba was the first B2B internet company in history. In this interview, we go back through one of the iconic ventures that shaped Silicon Valley, paving the way for much that came later. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in