The 10 biggest mistakes I made bootstrapping to $1M ARR

How Melissa Kwan built eWebinar without an abundance of resources or friends in high places

Nov 13, 2024

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I’ve been a fan of Melissa Kwan’s for quite a while now. She’s a 14 year startup founder and 3x bootstrapper, currently the co-founder and CEO of eWebinar. Melissa is extremely generous about sharing her bootstrapped journey to $1M ARR and beyond on LinkedIn, through her ProfitLed Podcast, in the ‘your founder next door’ newsletter.

Melissa built a software company without an abundance of resources or friends in high places. Now she’s letting us in on exactly what didn’t work on their journey.

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A guest post by

Melissa Kwan

I share relatable stories of my human journey bootstrapping 3 startups over 14 years (w/ 1 exit). No-BS startup reality. Cofounder, eWebinar. Host, ProfitLed & UnicornPrn Podcast.