In episode 617, Einar Vollset and Tracy Osborn join Rob Walling for a bootstrapper news roundup episode. They cover a wide range of topics from ProfitWell’s big 200 million exit, spreadsheet mentality, watching an acquirer ruin your company, and much more.

Topics we cover:

[3:06] What’s your take on ProfitWell’s acquisition?

[5:52] Watching an acquirer ruin your company

[14:03] The spreadsheet mentality

[23:09] If you can’t buy it twice, don’t buy it

[36:00] Balancing realism with optimism as a founder

Links from the Show:

Tracy Osborn @tracymakes I Twitter
Einar Vollset @einarvollset I Twitter
Episode 611 | Bootstrapping ProfitWell to a $200M Exit (with Patrick Campbell)
Watching an acquirer ruin your company
Episode 605 | Building a SaaS with Little Dev Experience, Using No Code for Your MVP, Bootstrapping a Two-Sided Marketplace, and More Listener Questions
The “Spreadsheet Mentality” sucks, and kills the efficacy of jobs
If You Can’t Buy It Twice, Don’t Buy It
14 Critical Things Investors Look for In A SaaS Startup
Applications for TinySeed’s Fall 2022 SaaS Accelerators Will Open September 12th
MicroConf Youtube Channel
MicroConf Europe

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Episode 617 | News Roundup: Profitwell $200M Exit, Spreadsheet Mentality, and Watching an Acquirer Ruin Your Company

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Episode 617 | News Roundup: Profitwell $200M Exit, Spreadsheet Mentality, and Watching an Acquirer Ruin Your Company