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Rob Walling

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Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You can talk maybe a little bit about the mechanics of it, of how it actually panned out, but also personally, emotionally, what that all felt like.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You can talk maybe a little bit about the mechanics of it, of how it actually panned out, but also personally, emotionally, what that all felt like.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You just don't know.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You just don't know.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

It'll be okay.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

It'll be okay.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Yeah, it's brutal. It's brutal on your mental health and on your physical health. Not sleeping is rough, too, because then that's just everything else is distorted. You know, you just you can't get through that. But you made it to the finish line. We started with this conversation hearing. You're refreshing that bank balance and seeing all the zeros. Huge sense of relief.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Yeah, it's brutal. It's brutal on your mental health and on your physical health. Not sleeping is rough, too, because then that's just everything else is distorted. You know, you just you can't get through that. But you made it to the finish line. We started with this conversation hearing. You're refreshing that bank balance and seeing all the zeros. Huge sense of relief.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You're still the CEO of Gemdesk, but what are you doing now? As you look ahead over the next six months, five years, what's on your mind and what are you doing with regards to Gemdesk and with other projects?

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You're still the CEO of Gemdesk, but what are you doing now? As you look ahead over the next six months, five years, what's on your mind and what are you doing with regards to Gemdesk and with other projects?

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You get to see the other side.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

You get to see the other side.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Yeah, this is the best job I've ever had. What I do, like both on this podcast, but running Microcom and TinySeed, like I get to do that every day and you see the appeal of it. It keeps you in the game, it keeps your head sharp, but you don't necessarily have to do the grind that you did for so many years, right? Where everything's hanging by a thread.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Yeah, this is the best job I've ever had. What I do, like both on this podcast, but running Microcom and TinySeed, like I get to do that every day and you see the appeal of it. It keeps you in the game, it keeps your head sharp, but you don't necessarily have to do the grind that you did for so many years, right? Where everything's hanging by a thread.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

If someone just heard you talk about, hey, I am mentoring and potential angel investing, they wanted to reach out to you, what would be the easiest way for them to reach you?

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

If someone just heard you talk about, hey, I am mentoring and potential angel investing, they wanted to reach out to you, what would be the easiest way for them to reach you?

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Yeah, and it's not just, hey, talk to me if you want me to invest or something, but it's like you're pretty free with your advice and you have obviously a lot of knowledge and experience having grown this company in an extremely competitive space and having an incredible, life-changing exit.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Yeah, and it's not just, hey, talk to me if you want me to invest or something, but it's like you're pretty free with your advice and you have obviously a lot of knowledge and experience having grown this company in an extremely competitive space and having an incredible, life-changing exit.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Iran Galperin, thanks so much for joining me on the show today. Yeah.

Startups For the Rest of Us
Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit

Iran Galperin, thanks so much for joining me on the show today. Yeah.