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Smart Passive Income · 2016-12-14

Bootstrapping a Startup with Nathan Barry from ConvertKit

Barry explains how he financed ConvertKit through customer revenue and personal funds. The discussion covers early growth, advisors, salaries, hiring and responding to criticism while developing a business.

Nathan Barry · Kit

Original episode
Bootstrapping a Startup with Nathan Barry from ConvertKit

Perspectives from this episode

Nathan Barry

Customer funding shapes early business choices

Bootstrapping affects the pace of growth, who gets paid and which risks a founder can take. Customer funding and personal investment shaped ConvertKit’s early choices.

Context Nathan Barry on ConvertKit in 2016. Pat Flynn was a customer and advisor.
Smart Passive Income2016-12-14
Episode & sources Original conversation #
Nathan Barry

Customer funding shapes early business choices

Bootstrapping affects the pace of growth, who gets paid and which risks a founder can take. Customer funding and personal investment shaped ConvertKit’s early choices.

Context Nathan Barry on ConvertKit in 2016. Pat Flynn was a customer and advisor.
Smart Passive Income2016-12-14
Episode & sources Original conversation #
Nathan Barry

Customer funding shapes early business choices

Bootstrapping affects the pace of growth, who gets paid and which risks a founder can take. Customer funding and personal investment shaped ConvertKit’s early choices.

Context Nathan Barry on ConvertKit in 2016. Pat Flynn was a customer and advisor.
Smart Passive Income2016-12-14
Episode & sources Original conversation #

Kit: what happened next

Company history

  1. Seva name change reversed within one month

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  2. Rebranded from ConvertKit to Kit

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