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Episodes

6 episodes

Episode 6September 1, 202648:12

Six figures a month, zero investors

with Priya Raman, Ledgerline

Priya Raman turned down two term sheets and grew Ledgerline to $140K MRR on customer revenue alone. She walks through the month she nearly ran out of cash and the pricing change that fixed it.

Episode 5August 18, 202641:35

The pivot that saved the company

with Marcus Bell, Tallgrass Tools

Tallgrass Tools was a consumer app nobody paid for. Marcus Bell explains how one angry customer email turned it into a B2B business with 300 paying accounts.

Episode 4August 4, 202639:08

Selling before you build

with Elena Ortiz, Fieldnote

Elena Ortiz pre-sold $60K of Fieldnote before writing a line of code. A practical episode on letters of intent, deposits, and the awkward conversations that fund a bootstrapped launch.

Episode 3July 21, 202644:50

Hiring your first ten without a war chest

with Devon Price, Northstar Staffing

Devon Price built Northstar Staffing to 40 people with no outside money. On paying people fairly when cash is tight, the hire that almost sank the company, and profit-share done right.

Episode 2July 7, 202636:41

Profit first, growth second

with Amara Cole, Brightside Bakes

Amara Cole runs Brightside Bakes at a 22% margin in a business where most people lose money. A conversation about saying no to wholesale, and why slow growth kept her sane and solvent.

Episode 1June 23, 202612:00

Why the unsung founders matter

A short opening episode on who this show is for: the founders building on revenue instead of a raise, and why their playbooks deserve a wider audience.