In Episode 559, Rob Walling chats with Andrew Gazdecki, the founder of MicroAcquire, about bootstrapping a two-sided marketplace in a competitive industry. They talk about Andrew's previous successes, including growing Bizness Apps to $10 million in annual recurring revenue. They also unpack Andrew's current business, MicroAcquire, and talk about how it was started, its current success, and the future plans for the business.

[6:03] Why did Andrew decide to sell Bizness

[8:12] Background on MicroAcquire

[10:52] Ideal revenue for MicroAcquire

[13:29] Comparing MicroAcquire differs from similar broker websites

[16:59] The future of MicroAcquire

[20:50] Metrics since launching in January 2020

[23:08] Bootstrapping a two-sided marketplace

[26:33] Raising $22 million post-money valuation

[31:25] The hardest thing about bootstrapping a business

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