#117: Bootstrapped to 9 Figure Exit in Online Education for Real Estate – Michael McAllister

by shawn | Nov 7, 2024

 Michael McAllister is the founder and former CEO of The CE Shop, the leading provider of pre-licensing and continuing education for real estate professionals in the U.S. Michael started The CE Shop in 2005 by distributing existing training materials from a...

#113: Grew and Sold a Simulation Learning Platform for Higher Education – Stu Draper

by shawn | Oct 4, 2024

Stuart Draper founded Stukent, an innovative ed-tech company that provides simulated internships for business students. Stukent started by focusing on high-quality digital marketing education for colleges and universities using up-to-date digital textbooks and...

#111: Bootstrapped Then Raised VC Funding Before Selling to Salesforce for $250 Million

by shawn | Sep 20, 2024

John Stewart created and sold an engineering services business, then grew a Salesforce integration services company before building some early software products. One of their software experiments allowed Salesforce customers to see and interact with their customer...

#110: Created a Fast-Growing SaaS Business Out of His Services Businesses – Landon Taylor

by shawn | Sep 13, 2024

Landon Taylor created two successful digital marketing services businesses before embarking on a product-powered business with recurring revenues. His first agency drove traffic to its customers, which led to his second business, Best Company, which produced qualified...

#109: Helping SaaS Startups Grow with Practical Funding and Operational Services – Kyle York

by shawn | Sep 5, 2024

Kyle York was the Chief Revenue Officer of Dyn, a bootstrapped cloud infrastructure company that he helped grow and sell to Oracle for over $600 million. He then led product strategy and acquisitions in Oracle’s cloud infrastructure group before going out on his...