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#133: Bootstrapper Sells School Fundraising Platform to PE Investors – Howard Gottlieb

#133: Bootstrapper Sells School Fundraising Platform to PE Investors – Howard Gottlieb

by shawn | Feb 27, 2025

Howard Gottlieb started Read-A-Thon in 2012 as a reading-based fundraising platform that helped students raise money while boosting education. Their easy platform and simple fundraising approach created amazing results. The Read-a-Thon business grew steadily and...
#132: Bootstrapper Serving Private Equity Firms Acquired by PE-Backed Strategic – Richard Change

#132: Bootstrapper Serving Private Equity Firms Acquired by PE-Backed Strategic – Richard Change

by shawn | Feb 20, 2025

Richard Change is co-founder and CEO of PFA Solutions, the provider of FirmView software. FirmView® is the leading carry and compensation management platform for private equity investors to manage their internal compensation from fees and carried interest. Richard was...
#130: Profitable Product-Led Growth to $30 Million Before Big Exit – Joe Hyrkin

#130: Profitable Product-Led Growth to $30 Million Before Big Exit – Joe Hyrkin

by shawn | Feb 6, 2025

 Joe Hyrkin is the former CEO of Issuu, a content publishing platform for interactive marketing content. Issuu allows you to easily publish printable and PDF materials in various formats to websites and social media. It’s a global product-led success story with...
#129: On Freedom and Ownership With Software Entrepreneur Brian Hamilton

#129: On Freedom and Ownership With Software Entrepreneur Brian Hamilton

by shawn | Jan 30, 2025

Brian Hamilton is one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs and a leading expert on entrepreneurship. Today, Hamilton serves as chairman of software company LiveSwitch. He is known for his pioneering work in fintech, his advocacy for small businesses, and his...
#128: Practical Founder Solving a Challenging SaaS Growth Puzzle – Scott Desgrosseilliers

#128: Practical Founder Solving a Challenging SaaS Growth Puzzle – Scott Desgrosseilliers

by shawn | Jan 23, 2025

Scott Desgrosseilliers is the founder and CEO of Wicked Reports, a leading multi-touch marketing attribution software for SMBs who use paid online advertising. Scott is a data and analytics expert who saw the costly limitations of simple performance reports from...
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