#136: Bootstrapper Has Big Exit and Un-Retires to Build 2nd SaaS Success – Brian Dosal

by PE Support | Mar 20, 2025

  Brian Dosal was the founder and CEO of BrightGauge, a software company he bootstrapped and grew to almost $10M ARR with his brother before successfully selling the company in 2019. BrightGauge was a business analytics and dashboard for key metrics for the...

#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

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...

#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

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...