Founder Interview Video
How Time Control Reached $280K MRR and 280 Customers While Staying Bootstrapped and Profitable (Interview with CEO Chris Vandersluis)
Chapters
- 0:00Introduction and Company Overview
- 0:25What TimeControl Does and How It Works
- 1:46Pricing Model and Annual Subscription Structure
- 2:06Typical Customer Size and ACV
- 2:35Company History and Pivots Since 1984
- 4:03Ownership Structure and Bootstrap Journey
- 5:07Team Size and Engineering Headcount
- 6:43MRR Today vs. a Year Ago
- 7:28Acquisition Offers and Why Chris Is Not Selling
- 8:26Profit Margins and Dividend Strategy
- 9:27How Bonuses Are Structured for the Team
- 11:00Notable Enterprise Customers
- 12:28Roll-Up Strategy and M&A Appetite
- 13:13Famous Five Rapid Fire
- 13:58Advice for Younger Founders