I had this moment where I realized that based on the multiples of software companies, I had built this business that was worth like $50 million. So already anything that would have solved any of your needs and your childhood overcompensation and everything, you were already there. And so it was just sort of this thing. Early team member who had equity had left, I had bought back his equity and says, yeah, equity never has value if you're not going to sell. But they'd done these secondary rounds and I realized like, oh, if you build a valuable company, someone will always want to buy a part of it. Yeah.
ABOUT NATHAN BARRY
Nathan Barry is a pioneer of the creator economy. He is the founder and CEO of ConvertKit, an email marketing platform used by creators like James Clear, Tim Ferriss and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s also the author of Authority, an eBook that has sold over 15,000 copies worldwide since its release.
In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Nathan Barry joins host Robert Glazer to discuss building ConvertKit, ConvertKit's unique culture and profit sharing, the creator economy and much more.
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