Bootstrapped to Billions with Ben Chestnut

Episode 1 of the Back to the Basics with Justin McLeod podcast, hosted by Surthrive, titled "Bootstrapped to Billions with Ben Chestnut" was published on April 17, 2024 and runs 57 minutes.

April 17, 2024 ·57m · Back to the Basics with Justin McLeod

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Ben Chestnut turned his side hustle into a multi-billion dollar startup without raising any venture capital. In this episode of Back to the Basics with Justin McLeod, Ben Chestnut, Co-Founder of Mailchimp, shares his unconventional startup success story of going from web designer to startup founder, the decision to NOT take venture capital, what it takes to transition from a founder to a CEO, and how and why he sold his company to Intuit for $12 Billion. This episode is for you if you are: - Working a full-time job and have a startup on the side. - Questioning if you should raise venture capital or stay bootstrapped - Running a rapidly growing company and trying to determine what it truly means to be a CEO

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