GTM Live

RV239 - The Bootstrap Advantage (My CEO Consulting Call)


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In this unique episode, Chris shares the unfiltered audio from a consulting call with an entrepreneur. Chris offers advice from his personal experience building multiple businesses to 7 and 8 figures in revenue.

Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

  • Why raising VC money might be a sign that your business model needs rethinking

  • The advantages of bootstrapping a SaaS company to $5-10M ARR

  • How a SaaS + services model creates better financial outcomes and product development

  • Why "slow is fast" in building sustainable businesses

  • The dangers of rapid scaling and how it often leads to revenue regression

  • How to structure equity and compensation in early-stage companies

  • The math behind exit outcomes and why 100% ownership of a smaller company often beats partial ownership of a larger one

  • Building customer success into your model rather than outsourcing it

  • Why the feedback loop from direct customer service dramatically improves product development

  • Real numbers from Chris's journey growing his agency from $11M to $22M and back to $12M

...more
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