Growth strategies for bootstrapped startups 

A podcast by and for founders who are brave (or crazy) enough to grow their businesses to profitability without venture capital.

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“There’s so much content out there about VC-backed companies. If only 1% of startups get venture capital, then 99% are ProfitLed. To me, these are the unsung heroes of SaaS.”

Melissa Kwan, eWebinar Cofounder/CEO, ProfitLed Host

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S2E5: Recruiting a Top 1% Cofounder and CTO

Melissa Kwan

Melissa Kwan

Cofounder and CEO

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S2E2: Picking 1 Idea Out of 1000

Melissa Kwan

Melissa Kwan

Cofounder and CEO

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S2E1: Welcome to Season Two - Our Journey to $1M

Melissa Kwan

Melissa Kwan

Cofounder and CEO

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S1E15: The Route to Wealth and Freedom Nobody Talks About

Lloyed Lobo

Lloyed Lobo

Cofounder

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S1E11: Bootstrapping as a Non-Technical Solo Founder After a Failed VC Funded Startup

Amman Ahmed

Amman Ahmed

Founder

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Office Hours 2: Troy Munson | 2x Bootstrapped Founder

Troy Munson

Troy Munson

Founder

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S1E10: Post Acquisition Learnings After 12 Years Bootstrapping

Gavin Hammar

Gavin Hammar

Founder

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S1E9: Achieving Life/Work Balance Through Intentional Life Design

Justin Welsh

Justin Welsh

Founder

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S1E8: Crafting Your Product Messaging with Your Best Customers

Aaron Krall

Aaron Krall

Founder

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Office Hours 1: Meaghan Burns | Dunyasi Ventures

Meaghan Burns

Meaghan Burns

Cofounder

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S1E5: How to Successfully Transition from Agency to Product Company

Tehsin Bhayani

Tehsin Bhayani

Founder and CEO

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S1E4: What It's Really Like Building a Venture-Backed Startup

Zvi Band

Zvi Band

Founder

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S1E3: Why a Buyer-Centric Sales Process is Your Competitive Advantage

Trevor Larson

Trevor Larson

Cofounder and CEO

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S1E2: How to Consistently Earn Backlinks and Boost SEO Rankings

Farzad Rashidi

Farzad Rashidi

Lead Innovator

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S1E1: Bootstrapping vs Venture Capital - Why Bootstrapping is Better

Melissa Kwan

Melissa Kwan

Cofounder and CEO

“I listened to the first episode and almost trembled in my seat. Finally, someone was not lying to me. In this world the ratio of lies to truth is 999 to 1. You spoke the truth. Thank you.”

Ajit Ghuman, Monetizely, Founder & CEO

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