Bootstrapped and sold in 2 years

Shawn Finder, Autoklose, Bootstrapping, Marketing, SaaS (software as a service), Sell Your Business

Joining me is a bootstrapper who built yet another email marketing company. There are so many and yet the demand was there.

He built it up and sold it in just two years. I want to find out how he did it.

Shawn Finder is the co-founder of Autoklose, a sales automation platform.

Shawn Finder

Autoklose

Shawn Finder is the co-founder of Autoklose, a sales automation platform.

Andrew: hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner.

I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. Today. I’ve got John finder. He is a bootstrapper. Who created yet? Another email software company. I’m looking at your face to see that, to read you. It is there. How many email marketing companies have I talked to and still about two years ago now, has it been about two years?

Shawn: Yeah.

Andrew: You started another one fricking guy goes in under two years, sells his company after years of, of work. How good does it feel to have sold your business? To have a little bit of security, a lot actually in your life? Right.

Shawn: Uh, you know, a lot of security, uh, it’s, it’s a bit of a change. I’ve been an entrepreneur for eight years now. And, uh, with the acquisition, I, I am working for them for 18 months. So it’s different working for the man now,...

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