Bootstrapping after a funded failure

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, Product School, Bootstrapping, Comeback, Educational Company, Failure, International Founders

Joining me is somebody who got funded and got to Silicon Valley. But it didn’t work out for him. He had to leave the country. He ended up coming back with a bootstrap company that’s doing better than the previous business.

I invited him here to talk about how he did it. His name is Carlos González de Villaumbrosia. He’s the founder of Product School, Product Management training taught by top PMs working at Google, Facebook, Netflix, Uber & Airbnb.

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia

Product School

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia is the founder of Product School, Product Management training taught by top PMs working at Google, Facebook, Netflix, Uber & Airbnb.

Andrew: freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. Joining me as somebody who got funded. Finally did it, got to Silicon Valley? Finally did it. I don’t know why I’m banking on my mum banging on my table about it. Um, it didn’t work out.

He was, I think you were even asked to leave the country. Carlos, am I right? Yeah. Anyway, uh, sucks is Silicon dreams that didn’t Silicon Valley dreams didn’t work out for him, but he’s still at it. He ended up coming back with a bootstrap company. Bootstrap company is doing better than the previous business that didn’t work out.

He is turns out, back in the U S in fact, living just like right over the golden gate bridge for me not far. Um, and I invited him here to talk about how he did it. His name is Carlos Gonzalez, DIA, uh, de de via . I had it. So right before Carlos Gonzalez de...

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