Bootstrapping OpenVC, reaching profitability in 2 years, becoming product of the month on Product Hunt, closing Petri and saying no to $800k from investors - Stephane Nasser (OpenVC) - S2 Ep5
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Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Stephane Nasser, the founder and CEO of OpenVC, a platform that helps founders find investors. We discussed his journey from Microsoft to founding Petri and refusing a $800k check before closing the company. We talked about bootstrapping OpenVC as a weekend project before becoming product of the month on Product Hunt. We went through some of the key metrics, how both founders managed to go full time and how he sees the platform in the next 5-years.🚀
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Shoutout
02:06 Stephane's Early Life and Career Journey
04:39 Stephane's Experience at Microsoft and Faber Novel
07:52 The Birth and End of Petri
17:18 Transition to Consulting and the Genesis of OpenVC
23:40 The Challenges and Successes of Bootstrapping OpenVC
25:51 OpenVC deep dive
48:11 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast on Spotify/Apple podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
Thank...
Published 06/05/24
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
Thank you for tuning in - I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn and I wanted to let you know that the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
Thank you to OpenVC for...
Published 05/30/24