Practical founders build valuable software companies without big funding

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Tune in to the Practical Founders Podcast for weekly in-depth interviews with founders who have built valuable software companies without big funding.

Why Practical Founders?

There is a large but hidden tribe of practical founders who are growing valuable software companies without big funding.

But all we hear about is the VC funding game and unicorn valuations.

I want to change that. To help more practical founders achieve their big prize and do it their way.

Greg Head, Founder of Practical Founders

#38: Spinout SaaS platform for real estate brokerages reaches $50 million – York Baur
Windermere Real Estate is a large and well-known residential real estate broker in the Seattle area. In the late 1990s, they invested to build an internal software system to power their own business and differentiate … Listen to this episode
#37: Bootstrapped for 10 years and sold ProfitWell for $200 million – Patrick Campbell
Patrick Campbell wasn't expecting to be an entrepreneur when he grew up, but after his first few jobs, he struck out on his own in 2012 to create a software company to help SaaS businesses … Listen to this episode
#36: His first company had big VC funding, but not his second software company – Jon Nordmark
Jon Nordmark founded eBags.com in 1998 as one of the first Internet e-commerce companies and grew it into the largest online retailer of luggage, bags, and travel accessories. Jon was previously a successful corporate executive … Listen to this episode

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Practical founders build valuable software companies without big funding

Why Practical Founders?

#38: Spinout SaaS platform for real estate brokerages reaches $50 million – York Baur

#37: Bootstrapped for 10 years and sold ProfitWell for $200 million – Patrick Campbell

#36: His first company had big VC funding, but not his second software company – Jon Nordmark

Practical Funding

Run your company like you won't get outside funding

When not getting big funding is a good thing

Practical Growth

The best way to grow your startup? It always depends.

When you are thinking 10X, it's all about the X

Product Market Fit

The quality of your SaaS revenue fuels your growth and your valuation

Why a startup founder's main job is VP of Sales

Founder Life

Startup luck is usually overestimated at first

Why do people say "Congrats!" when you start a startup?

SaaS Business

The 20 most common types of software companies

The Other 90% of the work means you're only halfway done

Selling Your Company

The myth of the bigger pie when you raise big funding

Dozens of product experiments finally produced another hit