228 : Building a Multi-million Dollar business WITHOUT FUNDING! | Karthik Sridharan (CEO, Flexiple)

The Startup Operator

Karthik Sridharan is the co-founder and CEO of Flexiple, a startup fully focused on tech talent hiring. Karthik champions bootstrapping and talks about the nuances of building a bootstrapped business and the real reasons to raise VC money. He shares amazing insights about the approach to building a business and what entrepreneurship is all about, why it is hard and how working backwards from a certain goal helps you get there.

Topics:

00:00 Intro

02:47 Bootstrapping Vs VC funding

12:55 First step is not funding

25:03 Idea to product to company

37:54 Deciding to be an entrepreneur

46:07 Getting the first 10 customers

48:07 Growing from 10 to 100 customers

57:07 Building content for Business

01:02:50 Extending your brand

01:11:40 Service Vs Products Business

01:17:07 Keeping the team lean/small

01:24:43 Conclusion

Don't miss out on this insightful episode of Startup Operator Podcast, where you'll gain valuable lessons for sustainable business growth.

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