Carl Pihl
- CEO at TicketingHub
GetLatka interview
How TicketingHub Reached $600K ARR and 250 Customers While 100% Bootstrapped (Interview with CEO Carl Pihl)
Carl Pihl (CEO of TicketingHub) spoke to Nathan Latka on November 2, 2022.
TicketingHub figures from the interview
- ARR (2022)
- $600K
- Customers (2022)
- 250
- ARPU (2022)
- $200
- Net Profit (6-month period) (2022)
- $90,000
- Team Size (2022)
- 9
“So we currently do the reservation software for secret food tours. They are the largest food tour in the world. They operate in 67 cities around the world and they use us to manage all of their ticket sales, distribution, point of sale. So we're Shopify, if you want, for tickets.”
“It's a percentage. Yeah. We're on a 3% fee and then enterprise clients get discounts. So another example of client is Immersive Gamebox. They're the biggest VR company in the world. They operate in 15 locations worldwide and opening three new ones, and they have the the license for Squid Games and Angry Bird.”
“I wanna stay bootstrapped for for a little longer. I wanna reach the the million cap or or 1.5 and then look to raise. To be honest, we have money in the bank now. I'm I'm making a profit every month.”
Bio
Carl Edouard Pihl is the Founder of TicketingHub, a successful serial entrepreneur who was selected to take part in the BBC series The Last Millionaire. Carl started his first business during high school, promoting nightclub events to the young elite of Paris. Whilst studying Engineering at Kings College London, he established an entrepreneurial society and launched a bespoke exotic accessories brand, Monte Napoleone. He has built and sold several other lucrative businesses. Carl reignited his passion for the events industry as the Co-founder and Director of Lost In London, a ticket distribution platform for international students. He resigned to focus his tech and marketing expertise towards launching and scaling booking software provider TicketingHub. Carl Edouard Pihl is a successful serial entrepreneur and the founder of TicketingHub. He started his first business during high school, promoting nightclub events to the young elite of Paris. Whilst studying Engineering at Kings College London, he established an entrepreneurial society and, over the years, has built and sold several lucrative businesses.