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Bootstrapped to IPO - with Backblaze's Gleb Budman

Nov 27, 2023
Guest Gleb Budman, co-founder and CEO of Backblaze, discusses bootstrapping, serving mid-market customers, building their own platform, and the advantages of startups. They also talk about building an affordable storage infrastructure and learning from mistakes.
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  • Backblaze focused on serving underserved mid-market customers, offering affordable cloud storage.
  • Bootstrapping forced Backblaze to make efficient decisions and build their own platform for a structural advantage.

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Focus on Underserved Mid-Market Customers

Backblaze focused on serving mid-market customers who wanted easy and affordable cloud storage, a segment they believed was underserved by Amazon.

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