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startup journey
Best of Bootstrapping: VC-Funded Venture After Bootstrapping to Exit
A very effective way to dance the entrepreneurial Waltz is to do a bootstrapped company first, sell it, and then do another venture with a more ambitious agenda. From 2021, Jeremy Swift’s journey as Co-founder and CEO of Cordial is a great case study of this method. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning of
Best of Bootstrapping: An AI Startup Bootstrapped Using Services
Co-founder Nitesh Chawla bootstrapped Aunalytics while keeping his academic job at Notre Dame. This is our conversation from 2021. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Nitesh Chawla: I’m from New Delhi although I was born in Calcutta.
Best of Bootstrapping: Entrepreneurial Couple Bootstrapped with a Paycheck to Millions
Nomad Lane Co-Founders Kish Vasnani and Vanessa Jeswani bootstrapped to multi-million dollars in revenue selling a private label product before quitting their jobs. In this story, you also get to see the nuances of running successful (and not so successful) crowdfunding campaigns. Their very interesting journey and insights were shared with me in 2021. Sramana
Best of Bootstrapping: Bootstrapped to $26M and a Fabulous Exit
When we spoke in 2021, Founder CEO Vamsi Kora had bootstrapped Gathi Analytics to over $26 million in revenue in four years and exited at a fabulous multiple. Much to learn from his journey. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and
