ProfitLed Podcast

Post Acquisition Learnings After 12 Years Bootstrapping | Gavin Hammar, StoryPrompt | S1E10

Melissa Kwan Season 1 Episode 11

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In this episode, Gavin Hammar, Founder at StoryPrompt shares:

  • His most important learnings post acquisition after bootstrapping for 12 years
  • What made him decide to sell the company and how he felt after it closed
  • The things he's doing different this time around with StoryPrompt

StoryPrompt empowers brands to strengthen relationships with customers, employees, and their community through asynchronous face-to-face video conversations – either in groups or one-on-one. 

ProfitLed host, Melissa Kwan and Gavin also discusses:

  • How did you get Sendible off the ground as a side project?
  • What happened when you tried raising capital?
  • What hiring mistakes did you make before and what does culture mean to you now?

Show notes:

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  • Follow Melissa on LinkedIn where she shares stories & lessons from her founder journey weekly.
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