In this episode, Trevor Lee shares how he bootstrapped, scaled, and sold Genius Sheets without raising a dollar in VC funding.

During business school, what started as a side project became a profitable, product-led SaaS helping finance teams automate real-time reporting. Through strategic partnerships with QuickBooks and Microsoft, and a clear focus on sustainable growth, Trevor positioned Genius Sheets for acquisition and closed a competitive deal on Acquire.com.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How to bootstrap a financial SaaS without investor capital
Why Product-Led Growth (PLG) paired with smart distribution beats cold outreach
What to expect in buyer calls, due diligence, and app store handovers
Why pricing strategy matters when listing your startup
How to pick the right buyer, not just the highest bidder

Trevor’s 3 tips for founders planning an exit:

Prioritize scalable, low-cost acquisition channels
Automate ops early — manual work scares buyers
Just ship it: real users give better feedback than perfection

Whether you're building toward acquisition or starting, this episode is packed with real strategies from a founder who went from zero to exit, without the noise.

Listen now and discover what Trevor is building next with Myko.

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