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Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 4)
Sramana Mitra: When did you get your first manufacturer customer? Jared Shusterman: We got the first one who really helped us understand the beauty of the model in December. Sramana Mitra: December of 2006? Jared Shusterman: No, 2005. That’s how we discovered that this was a much more interesting model than the original model that I
Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 3)
Sramana Mitra: What’s the next major milestone? Put this in chronological order for me. Where are we now? Jared Shusterman: We are going into December 2005. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to a jewelry manufacturer. I talked about what I was doing in terms of building marketing programs. He said, “Interesting. I like
Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: What prompted you to go dig into jewelry? What was the trigger for jewelry? Jared Shusterman: We had a family friend who who was a consultant for jewelry retailers. I was lucky enough to spend some time with him and actually attended a show with him. I was able to speak to a
Bootstrapping to $30 Million from Florida: SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman (Part 1)
SproutLoud CEO Jared Shusterman shared his wonderful bootstrapping story with me in 2017. 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? Jared Shusterman: I was born in Miami, Florida. I’m one of the few South Florida natives.
