and of course there are many non-funded, non-tech, startups that make that much after 2-3 years too.
can you list any you can think of please?
What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
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Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#12I'm pretty sure PlentyOfFish.com qualifies.
Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#13and of course there are many non-funded, non-tech, startups that make that much after 2-3 years too.
I've known a specialized contractor who has done as well in his first year.
Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#1437Signals [Signal vs Noise blog] has a feature called "Bootstraped, Profitable, and Proud" latest is below, there is at least one more I've read. http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2385-bootstrapped-profitable-...
That one is Logik and the other one is Campaign Monitor http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2342-bootstrapped-profitable-...
I think that the common thread for many businesses that have bootstrapped to high-profit profitability in very short order, with little startup capital is enterprise software that the founding team has either A) created and has a very good unique value proposition or B) services very well and in either case, has dedicated sales staff.
Most other businesses take a fair amount of money for either equipment or marketing. Logik talks instead about how it's first sale was around $45,000.
Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#15You could try the Inc 5000 list:
http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/the-full-list.html
It's not exactly what you want, as these companies will have been in business a little longer, but you can filter the list by earnings and number of employees to see some higher-earning small businesses from recent years.
For example, there's Logik, discussed here a couple of days ago:
http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/company-profile.html?id=2009...
You might also try Mixergy, which has a bunch of profiles.
Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#16Balsamiq - http://www.balsamiq.com
Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#17I'm pretty sure PlentyOfFish.com qualifies.
They're more than three years old.
Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#18You could try the Inc 5000 list: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/the-full-list.html It's not exactly what you want, as these companies will have been in business a little longer, but you can filter the list by earnings and number of employees to see some higher-earning small businesses from recent years. For example, there's Logik, discussed here a couple of days ago: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/company-profile.h…
You sir win at being useful, I can't wait to get this list scraped in.
Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#19Re: What companies that are making at least $1 million a year didn’t take funding?
#20You could try the Inc 5000 list: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/the-full-list.html It's not exactly what you want, as these companies will have been in business a little longer, but you can filter the list by earnings and number of employees to see some higher-earning small businesses from recent years. For example, there's Logik, discussed here a couple of days ago: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2009/company-profile.h…
You sir win at being useful, I can't wait to get this list scraped in.
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