Envato: How Do You Really Scale A Startup? – with Collis Ta’eed

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How do you take a company that’s a startup and scale it into a big business that can actually grow without you?

Last time he was here, Collis Ta’eed was the cofounder of Envato and we talked about how he bootstrapped his idea. Today I want to talk about how he scaled it. His sites now include ThemeForest and Microlancer.

Collis Ta'eed

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Collis Ta’eed is the co-founder of Envato, which provides tutorial sites that teach people skills in creative areas.

 

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