Bootstrapping a Startup: Build a Multimillion Dollar Business on Less than $250k | San Francisco
About this event
Join Alexandra Connell, CEO and Co-Founder of Pluma a rising star in the $12 billion executive coaching industry, as she shares her experience creating a thriving, successful company without outside capital by remaining stalwart and steady and leading with authenticity.
In this one hour session you will hear firsthand what it truly means to be unwavering in your principles and truly live your values in growing and leading your business. While many start-ups begin with a highly principled and conscious approach, they often find when they accept outside investment capital, the tradeoffs can be unmooring.
As a female entrepreneur in the $12 billion executive coaching industry, Alexandra Connell, CEO of Pluma, has built a highly in-demand, people-first, profitable company by relentlessly leading with authenticity and uncompromisingly focusing on the highest level of customer service. She has a unique and personal viewpoint on what it means to be principled in her approach and the tradeoffs she makes — particularly with respect to bootstrapping her way to profitability with global clients like Adobe, Gap Inc., Dropbox and others.
Takeaways
- What “bootstrapping” is and what it’s not
- What kind of businesses are primed for this approach
- What are the tradeoffs of going it alone
- Creative approaches to self funding