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Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped with Services to $10M and an Exit
Among the biases of the Venture Capital industry that need to be categorically ignored, Bootstrapping Using Services happens to be on the top of the list. Zimit Founder and co-CEO James Cramer shared yet another fantastic textbook case study when we spoke in 2021. Zimit was acquired by Workday in September 2021. Sramana Mitra: Let’s
Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped Using Services to $10M and an Exit
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Among the biases of the Venture Capital industry that need to be categorically ignored, Bootstrapping Using Services happens to be on the top of the list. Zimit Founder and co-CEO James Cramer shares yet another fantastic textbook case study. Zimit was acquired by Workday in September
Bootstrapping Using Services to $10M: Zimit CEO James Cramer (Part 6)
Sramana Mitra: That positioning is sharp and well-defined. Does that continue to be your sweet spot? James Cramer: It continues to be the biggest line share. It is where we focus the most. What we added that expanded our market was partnerships. We sought professional services automation platforms that targeted the same customers knowing that
Bootstrapping Using Services to $10M: Zimit CEO James Cramer (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: Three out of the fifteen customers you started the process with converted into customers. What kind of average deal size did they convert at? James Cramer: The initial deal size was maybe $50,000 to $75,000 in ARR. Sramana Mitra: What time frame are we talking about?
Bootstrapping Using Services to $10M: Zimit CEO James Cramer (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: Tell me how you went about it. You used the lesson that you learned on bootstrapping using services. Tell me more about how you applied that principle to this business. James Cramer: The first thing that we did was, we got into a room with a whiteboard. It was just the two of
Bootstrapping Using Services to $10M: Zimit CEO James Cramer (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: How did the acquisition happen? James Cramer: We would occasionally get solicitations from bankers. We would always entertain it to get a sense of which company was worth it and what was going on in terms of acquisitions. One day, I got an email from a banker in New York that said, “I
Bootstrapping Using Services to $10M: Zimit CEO James Cramer (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: Help me out with one piece of this story. In an entrepreneur journey, the first time you’re doing it without personal money is a different ball game than when you have made money and are doing it a second time. By the time you come to Zimit, you had money. It’s a different
Bootstrapping Using Services to $10M: Zimit CEO James Cramer (Part 1)
Among the biases of the Venture Capital industry that need to be categorically ignored, Bootstrapping Using Services happens to be on the top of the list. Read on for yet another fantastic textbook case study. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised?
