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I bootstrapped vWorker.com from a 2 person company with no revenues (running out of an extra bedroom in my house) to $11.1 million in revenues, 15 employees and numerous interviews in media such as the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Business Week, CBS News, FOX News, and more. I also successfully exited vWorker via a multi-million dollar sale to Freelancer.com.
In addition, I've also bootstrapped other tech companies such as PlanetSourceCode.com and Exhedra Solutions Inc.. I'm a strong believer in many of the strategies outlined in "Crossing the Chasm" and "The Lean Startup", and credit both (especially CTC) as the catalyst for much of my own success.
I'd be happy to advise you on strategies and/or tactics to maximize your own bootstrapped business.
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Ian Ippolito
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
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Winner of numerous awards including Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Most Innovative Companies”, Inc. 5000 “Fastest growing companies in the U.S. award” 4 yrs. in a row. Interviewed by Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Business Week, CBS News, FOX News and many more. Recently featured in entrepreneur magazine for pivot from Planet Source Code to vWorker: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235503 More information at: http://www.ianippolito.com/ and http://www.exhedra.com
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Very informative conversaton. Thanks Ian!
Source: Clarity David Gelb Dec 22, 2020Ian is awesome. It was a great call! Will call him again!
Source: Clarity Anna Bastian Apr 26, 2020Excellent 1 hour convo. Ian took the time to listen to the situation I was in and carefully guided me through every option I had on the table. Already scheduled my second meeting with him soon as I got off the phone.
Source: Clarity Will Abbod Jan 13, 2018I had a great call with Ian. He has a lot of insight in business, since he has successfully done it before. He faced similar problems and challenges I am facing now, so it was really interesting and helpful to find out how he solved them. I am hoping to talk more to him in future.
Source: Clarity Alex T Feb 14, 2017Ian was a pleasure to speak with and offered some great honest feedback.
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