Founder Interview Video
How Backblaze Bootstrapped for 15 Years to a $65M ARR Nasdaq IPO in 2021 (SaaS Open Talk by CEO Gleb Budman)
Chapters
- 0:00Introduction and Bootstrapping Origins
- 1:09From One-Bedroom Apartment to Nasdaq Bell
- 1:57Why Bootstrapping Is a Path to IPO
- 3:13The Products: Backup and B2 Cloud Storage
- 4:07Advantages of Building Bootstrapped
- 5:08Blog and PLG as Go-to-Market
- 6:22When to Go Public and the $65M ARR IPO
- 7:13The Cost of Going Public
- 8:26Preparing: Reframing the Story
- 9:56Building the IPO Team and Board
- 13:39Building Resilience When Things Go Wrong
- 14:34Executing the IPO: Testing the Waters and Roadshow
- 17:09Life After the IPO Bell
- 18:46Closing Thoughts and Blog Resources