Artificial intelligence is all the rage now, but founders like FriendlyData’s Michael Rumiantsau have been quietly building and scaling AI-driven companies for years.
Augmented Pixels disrupted the outdated mapping industry. Its founder, who wasn’t in the market to sell, was wooed by client Qualcomm due to “good timing and terms.”
A husband-and-wife team grew this marketing agency to 40 employees. Their superpower was staying ahead of social media trends, and figuring out how to get clients on long-term retainers.
The founders of no-code customer onboarding software Userflow turned the adage “the more people you add, the less you work,” on its head, building to millions in revenue with a tiny team.
Co-founders Terry O’Dwyer and Neil Darkes left their jobs at a global events company and started their own. After nine years, they sold for eight figures.
