Patrick Campbell just sold his startup, ProfitWell, to Paddle for $200 million.
Highlights (go straight to đ„ for the best stuff):
- 0:00 â "My problem is I'm always curious if other people are living a better dream than me."
- 1:30 â The major downside to bootstrapping is the lack of network
- 2:20 â Selling ProfitWell to Paddle, and integrating the two teams.
- 4:15 â How ProfitWell got started (2012)
- 6:00 â Initially three co-founders (Crunchbase)
- 7:20 â Patrick's background (what he did before ProfitWell)
- 10:10 â What did bootstrapping ProfitWell look like? (How much did each founder invest?)
- 14:15 â Do you want to be a lifestyle company or a "big ass company?" đ„
- 15:55 â What salary did Patrick pay himself? (Tweet) đ„
- 18:25 â Differences between Patrick (ProfitWell) and Josh Pigford (Baremetrics) đ„
- 21:45 â Should bootstrapped companies go freemium and try to "win the market?" đ„
- 26:40 â The characteristics of your market determine most of your outcomes đ„đ„
- 29:24 â "Don't underestimate the velocity and size of your market." đ„
- 34:35 â What doe the average SaaS company spend on sales and marketing? đ„
- 37:39 â Pricing your SaaS discussion đ„
- 42:45 â Why competitors entering a new market can be better for your company. đ„
- 47:10 â Should bootstrapped companies try to "own the market?" đ„
- 52:10 â "We're in the second phase of SaaS: here's what's coming next." đ„
- 61:53 â Did ProfitWell employees have equity?
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