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39. The case for bootstrapping, w/Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut
FromMasters of Scale
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
You can bootstrap your business to scale, but you'll have to make your own luck. Nobody knows this better than Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut. He used a DIY ethos to grow a $600M company without ever raising a dollar of outside funding. The Mailchimp story is the exception to Reid's rule (Generally: Raise more money than you think you need!). The episode explores a range of options for those who don't fit the VC-funding mold for any set of reasons. Cameo appearances: LeVar Burton (Star Trek, Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton Reads), Don MacKinnon (Milq), Karen Cahn (iFundWomen).
Released:
May 21, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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