Philippe Léhoux

Philippe Léhoux, co-founder and CEO of Missive, shares insights from bootstrapping his collaborative email app to $7.5M ARR with a 15-person team. He discusses the challenges of running two startups simultaneously and the lessons learned from being rejected by Y Combinator three times. Philippe emphasizes the benefits of slow, intentional growth and dogfooding products he built. He also addresses the emotional toll of founder life and why staying small can be a competitive advantage, all while maintaining focus on customer needs and sustainable practices.