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Adam Sandman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
453 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

So hiring a customer success person, a partner person, people who do demos that aren't me.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

That was a big change.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

You're going from basically the brains of the builder to being the manager and the coach.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

Full-time today, or full-time equivalent, 50 full-time equivalents, about 40 full-time, plus some part-time.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

40 full-time plus 10 other part-timers.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

15 to 20.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

15 to 20.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

So I say?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

At a company level, yes, but we reinvest most of it to grow the company.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

So as a personal level, not as much as I could, but I want to grow the business and build a long sustaining business with a great culture.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

So I'm actively reinvesting everything we can apart from what I need.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

We have a 2006 Subaru.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

That's one of the oldest cars on the team.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

I take the bus to work.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

Actually, mainly because I like to work on the bus and get things done.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

But I stand on middle-class existence.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

We've got a kid going to college.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

Shout out to USC in a few months.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

So I've got to pay enough to cover that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
He's the Real Unicorn: Bootstrapped to $10m, Owns 100%, Shares Profits with Team

But my wife works full-time, which really helps.