Taking a Capital Efficient Company Public and Beyond: Medidata CEO Tarek Sherif (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  We’ve covered Medidata in TLHIT before. This time, we look at the entrepreneurial journey of this wonderful company. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of the journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Tarek Sherif:

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Capital Efficient Entrepreneurship: Bongo CEO Josh Kamrath (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Bongo has turned a ~$1M investment into $6M+ in annual revenue with a compelling growth projection in the next couple of years. 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

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Best of Bootstrapping: How Passageways CEO Paroon Chadha Bootstrapped from Indiana

Paroon has bootstrapped Passageways from Indiana and wants to help other Indiana entrepreneurs succeed. Along the way, he has pivoted from licensed software to cloud software, and made other strategic decisions that helped his company become more successful. Read on to learn more on his moves.

Scaling a Robust Enterprise Software Company from Chicago: FourKites CEO Matthew Elenjickal (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This is a terrific case study of smart execution on a complex domain by an entrepreneurial team. Read on ! Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background?

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Bootstrapping a Niche E-Commerce Company: Modded Euros CEO Sean Dawes (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  This conversation is a comprehensive discussion on how to bootstrap a niche e-commerce venture with a lean team and effective use of inventory financing. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in

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Building an Online Travel Company From Barcelona: Guillermo Gaspart, CEO of ByHours (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  European startups are fast gaining maturity. ByHours is a venture-funded company growing steadily and expanding globally. Read on for a wonderful story. 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

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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

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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,

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