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Nika

Do you know about any business bootstrapped success stories?

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Lately, I have seen many VC funded companies and somehow overlooked those that are bootstrapped. In my opinion, to have such kind of company without external funding is harder and slower, so I look up those founders more. Do you know any successful bootstrapped companies that were able to scale up their MVP in 3 months or less? Maybe to 6 or 7 numbers. I would like to have a look at those companies in the future (maybe in my newsletter or videos).
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Tania Bell
ProfitWell, Obsidian, 37 signals
Nika
@taniabell I totally forgot Obsidian :) TY :)
Jacky Liu
Figma is probably the most successful bootstrapped company I know. I can’t even imagine doing product design without it.
Nika
@jackyliu But how long did it take them to hit 6-figure numbers? This is also I am curious about. :)
Aleksandar Blazhev
Yes ReelFarm is doing great Same with Creator Buddy
Nika
In what time they hit 6 figures? @byalexai
Vishal

  • Basecamp – Built a profitable SaaS without VC money.

  • ConvertKit – Grew to $30M+ ARR by staying lean.

  • Mailchimp – Bootstrapped to a billion-dollar exit.

  • Ahrefs – Competes with VC-backed giants, all self-funded.

  • Nomad List – Solo founder, scaled to 7-figures purely on community value.

GitHub. They were bootstrapped for a period before taking on investors, growing massively in both user base and revenue.