A different funding path

The road to dollars is not always paved by VC’s

Today we welcome Sharon Gillenwater to the show. Sharon is the co-founder and former CEO of Boardroom Insiders, a SaaS business intelligence platform that was acquired in January of 2022.

Sharon is our first guest who fully bootstrapped her company. As entrepreneurs, we’re sold a glorified path to entrepreneurship: seed rounds, A, B, C rounds, all on a prescribed timeline between raises… but this isn’t the only way to raise capital.

In today’s show, we talk to Sharon about her journey bootstrapping and ultimately selling her successful startup. We talk about some of the benefits, like full control of your company (operating without a “knee in your back”) — but also her lessons learned and sage advice for others looking to fundraise in a similar way.

Listen the podcast here, Episode 9.