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228 : Building a Multi-million Dollar business WITHOUT FUNDING! | Karthik Sridharan (CEO, Flexiple)
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Karthik Sridharan is the co-founder and CEO of Flexiple, a startup fully focused on tech talent hiring. Karthik champions bootstrapping and talks about the nuances of building a bootstrapped business and the real reasons to raise VC money. He shares amazing insights about the approach to building a business and what entrepreneurship is all about, why it is hard and how working backwards from a certain goal helps you get there.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:47 Bootstrapping Vs VC funding
12:55 First step is not funding
25:03 Idea to product to company
37:54 Deciding to be an entrepreneur
46:07 Getting the first 10 customers
48:07 Growing from 10 to 100 customers
57:07 Building content for Business
01:02:50 Extending your brand
01:11:40 Service Vs Products Business
01:17:07 Keeping the team lean/small
01:24:43 Conclusion
Don't miss out on this insightful episode of Startup Operator Podcast, where you'll gain valuable lessons for sustainable business growth.
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Manage episode 389665248 series 3244708
Karthik Sridharan is the co-founder and CEO of Flexiple, a startup fully focused on tech talent hiring. Karthik champions bootstrapping and talks about the nuances of building a bootstrapped business and the real reasons to raise VC money. He shares amazing insights about the approach to building a business and what entrepreneurship is all about, why it is hard and how working backwards from a certain goal helps you get there.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
02:47 Bootstrapping Vs VC funding
12:55 First step is not funding
25:03 Idea to product to company
37:54 Deciding to be an entrepreneur
46:07 Getting the first 10 customers
48:07 Growing from 10 to 100 customers
57:07 Building content for Business
01:02:50 Extending your brand
01:11:40 Service Vs Products Business
01:17:07 Keeping the team lean/small
01:24:43 Conclusion
Don't miss out on this insightful episode of Startup Operator Podcast, where you'll gain valuable lessons for sustainable business growth.
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Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaA80HPIN9ixCWykZO1C
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Follow The Startup Operator: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OperatorStartupLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startup-operatorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/startup_operator/
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If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and sharing it with your friends and family!
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