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17 Most Inspiring Exits — and all of these founders bootstrapped

From overcoming a divorce to losing inventory in a fire, bootstrapped founders behind these 17 deals candidly share what it took to successfully grow and exit their companies.

SaaS Deals

At 23, these co-founders turned a no-code app into a 7-figure acquihire

At age 21, Victor Nihoul and Wesley Wasielewski built a cybersecurity app for users of the no-code platform Bubble. Less than 18 months later, Bubble approached with an offer.

E-commerce Deals

How this subscription box company sold for $19M — and why the founders bought it back

In 2021, BattlBox co-founders sold their subscription box company for nearly $19 million. Less than two years later, they had the opportunity to buy it back.

Services Deals

This founder built a 10-year strategy to get acquired. Here’s how it panned out

First-time founder Greg Poirier started CloudKettle with a 10-year roadmap to acquisition — and told all his employees about it. Here’s how it worked out.

Media Deals

4 co-founders built this content company as a side hustle for a decade. It sold for $6.6M

For a decade, four co-founders worked full time while building Really Good Emails on the side. During a meeting about a potential partnership, the idea of selling came up.

Matt Cook, Mike Nelson, Matthew Smith, and Matt Helbig, co-founders of Really Good Emails

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Podcast Episodes

Anna Maste, Co-Founder of Boondockers Welcome

How a 7-hour workweek led to Anna Maste’s 7-figure sale

30 minutes

This is the story of how Anna Maste and Marianne Edwards, a mother-daughter duo, bootstrapped and sold a membership site for RVers called Boondockers Welcome.

Donald Spann, Co-Founder of Vicky Virtual Receptionists

Donald Spann’s goal was time freedom. He got it by building a virtual call center

36 minutes

This entrepreneur says you don’t have to be passionate about your business. Here’s what he suggests instead, and how he built Vicky Virtual Receptionists to an exit.

From hot dog stand to 8-figure exit: How Sam Parr built and sold The Hustle

39 minutes

How did this down-to-earth guy with no previous media experience build such a valuable company? Here’s how Sam Parr became one of the leading voices in entrepreneurship.