Please name 3 bootstrapped comoqnies that have done it for 20 years?
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Replying to @ethanagarwal @awilkinson
There are likely hundreds of companies that have. So many different stores, local services thatve expanded, boring b2b shit
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Replying to @ethanagarwal @awilkinson
I read a fair bit about family owned businesses. Three that likely fit the criteria but cannot be proved are Ingram https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingram_Industries … Pilot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_Corporation … Koch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries … Linode: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linode
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Replying to @theSamParr @ethanagarwal
Basecamp/37signals (
@jasonfried +@dhh) Mailchimp (@benchestnut) Craigslist (@craignewmark) Many, many more examples that nobody has ever heard of.5 replies 1 retweet 20 likes -
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Replying to @andrewsyc @awilkinson and
Yep also Atlassian (
@scottfarkas /@mcannonbrookes) although they ended up accepting $ from Accel, it was mostly about cashing out existing shareholders than the need of infusion.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sokirill @andrewsyc and
Yup. We said we were “customer funded” rather than venture funded! (IPO was the first cash we took onto the balance sheet - and we still have it!)
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Replying to @mcannonbrookes @andrewsyc and
btw.
@theSamParr you should get@mcannonbrookes on a podcast some time with@ShaanVP, he has some hell of a story to tell!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
I agree. Mike you in?
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Replying to @theSamParr @sokirill and
I responded to the wrong thread but what
@mcannonbrookes did or what MailChimp did is a world class, massive, and rare success, most definitely not a 50-80% chance.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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