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What I learned from 56 $250k+ businesses
Some of the key takeaways from the 2025 Bootstrapped Report
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The Email Strategy Behind Her Template Business
Sam Vander Wielen turned a surprising conference moment into an $8M legal template business when entrepreneurs sought her legal advice instead of her health coaching.
Data built a $250k Ice Cream Shop
How a data scientist built a $250k ice cream shop before serving a single scoop.
Four Crashes Couldn't Kill This Business
How Geniuslink solved geofragmentation, survived four "revenue-cut-in-half-overnight" catastrophes, and emerged as the leading smart link platform for creators.
Making Candles Instagram Worthy Made Her $250K
Sara Jennetten built Blank Mason into a $250K candle-making experience by designing every detail to be Instagram-worthy from day one.
They turned one viral video into a $200K biz
Chris & Sara turned one viral van tour into a $250K business that lets them travel the world while doing work they love.
How an Actor Built a $700K Speaking Business
Discover how actor Eduardo Placer built Fearless Communicators, a $700K public speaking business. Learn how networking and events drove his remarkable growth.
How she built a $100 million biz with webinars
Uncover Amy Porterfield's journey from corporate worker to $100M online marketer. See how she leveraged Facebook, webinars, and email to build her course empire - starting with just a $267 launch.
How Two MBAs used their alumni networks to create a $1 million company
It takes a few swings to craft the perfect product. Follow Ben and Fred's journey from Yale MBAs to $1M furniture brand founders. See how Hugo & Hoby pivoted from B2C struggles to B2B success, leveraging alumni networks and craftsmanship.
How Erin Rollenhagen built a million dollar software business in a recession
She built a thriving software agency in Iowa. From naive beginnings to a 20+ employee company, learn the strategy that fueled People-Friendly Tech's success for the last 17 years.
How Neil Yeoh bootstrapped a climate business to $1 million
How OnePointFive is on a mission to train up 100,000 climate experts and build an eight-figure business while they're at it.
She left VC-backed startups to build a $500k company
Asia Orangio and DemandMaven have built a $500k/year company by helping companies with growth operations.
The metrics of a successful online community
If you’re building your own online community, it’s really tricky to figure out what metrics to use for success. Thankfully, Circle provides some answers with their 2024 Community Benchmark Report
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My favorite online community platform
Community businesses are becoming a hot trend. Here is Matt's favorite online community platform.