How to Win podcast with Peep Laja
How to Win podcast with Peep Laja
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Bootstrapped to IPO - with Backblaze's Gleb Budman
18 minutes Posted Nov 27, 2023 at 11:00 am.
Focusing on underserved mid-market02:15 Low pricing from efficient infrastructure07:45 Content and community marketing11:30 Bootstrapping forced efficiency13:20 Building own platform from bootstrapping16:15 Staying power and not getting ahead
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This week on How To Win: Gleb Budman of Backblaze, which offers affordable, easy cloud storage. You’ll hear how bootstrapping forced them to make efficient decisions, how focusing on underserved mid-market customers helped them compete with Amazon, and how building their own platform gave them a structural advantage.Timestamps:01:45 Focusing on underserved mid-market02:15 Low pricing from efficient infrastructure07:45 Content and community marketing11:30 Bootstrapping forced efficiency13:20 Building own platform from bootstrapping16:15 Staying power and not getting ahead