In this episode of Made It with Connor Tomkies, entrepreneur Praveen Ghanta shares the unconventional story behind his bootstrapped exit, including a nine-figure success with Hidden Levers. Praveen dives into his philosophy on bootstrapping versus raising capital, the power of fractional work, and what he’s focusing on now with his new ventures. Tune in for an insightful conversation on growing a company with limited resources and timing your exit for maximum gain.

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Chapters:

[00:00:00] Bootstrapping and Billion-Dollar Exits
[00:00:45] Microsoft: The World’s Largest Bootstrap
[00:02:00] Cashflow and Growth Capital Choices
[00:03:30] Raising Growth Equity and Use of Proceeds
[00:06:00] Hidden Levers: ARR Growth Challenges
[00:09:00] Scaling with Enterprise Sales Teams
[00:10:45] 16x Revenue and Selling the Business
[00:12:45] Successful Exit with a Strong Multiple
[00:14:30] Angel Investing: Betting on Founders
[00:17:00] Building with Fractional Work
[00:21:00] Focusing on U.S. Talent for Tacit Knowledge
[00:23:00] Startups Using Fractional Work
[00:24:30] Schools Over: Empowering Non-College Pathways
[00:27:00] Future of Work: Flexibility and Fractional Roles
[00:31:00] Praveen’s Success with Fractional Talent

Praveen's Stuff:

Fraction Website: https://www.hirefraction.com/
School's Over: https://schoolsover.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pghanta/
X: https://x.com/truecost

My Stuff:

Podcast: https://www.madeitpod.com/
Website: https://www.connortomkies.com/
X: https://twitter.com/ConnorTomkies
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connortomkies/