#11: Bootstrapping a Software Consulting Company

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Andrey and Ian sit down with Carl Diesing from DNL OmniMedia, and Chris Hawkins from Cogeian Systems, to talk about bootstrapping a successful software consulting company.Chris Hawkins on Twitter, and his website with lots of good articles and advice.Cogeian Systems – The software consultancy where Chris is the founder.Carl Diesing on TwitterDNL OmniMedia – The software consultancy where Carl is a co-founder.Expensd– DNL’s SaaS productSmallSpec – Chris’ new SaaS productParscale Media – A consulting software company mentioned by Ian during the show.Chasing Product – Chris’ new podcast

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This episode was published on June 12, 2013.

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Andrey and Ian sit down with Carl Diesing from DNL OmniMedia, and Chris Hawkins from Cogeian Systems, to talk about bootstrapping a successful software consulting company.Chris Hawkins on Twitter, and his website with lots of good articles and...

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