The Bootstrapped Tech Founder with Fexingo: Profitable Software Companies Without VC

In episode 4 of The Bootstrapped Tech Founder, Lucas and Luna unpack the fascinating story of dbt Labs — the analytics engineering company that stayed entirely bootstrapped for seven years before taking its first venture capital. We trace founder Tristan Handy's journey from a single blog post to a team of hundreds, all funded by customer revenue. Along the way, we explore the strategic decisions...

In this episode of The Bootstrapped Tech Founder, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Kayako, a customer service software company that grew from a college side project in India to over $10 million in annual recurring revenue without ever raising venture capital. They explore founder Varun Shoor's deliberate choice to stay independent, how the company navigated the rise of SaaS giants like Zendes...

Episode 2 of The Bootstrapped Tech Founder explores the rise of 'indie' solo developers who are building profitable, high-revenue software businesses without venture capital or large teams. We dive into the specific case of Marc Köhlbrugge, the solo founder behind the design tool BetterLink—a simple link-in-bio service that grew to over $2 million in annual recurring revenue with zero employees. L...

In the debut episode of The Bootstrapped Tech Founder, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of Basecamp — the project management software that grew from a web design shop's internal tool into a $100 billion dollar business with zero venture capital. Lucas breaks down the key numbers: how 37signals turned a side project into a profitable product, why they rejected a $50 million acquisition offer, and...