Deep Dive
What I learned from 56 $250k+ businesses
Some of the key takeaways from the 2025 Bootstrapped Report
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Data built a $250k Ice Cream Shop
How a data scientist built a $250k ice cream shop before serving a single scoop.
Four Crashes Couldn't Kill This Business
How Geniuslink solved geofragmentation, survived four "revenue-cut-in-half-overnight" catastrophes, and emerged as the leading smart link platform for creators.
Making Candles Instagram Worthy Made Her $250K
Sara Jennetten built Blank Mason into a $250K candle-making experience by designing every detail to be Instagram-worthy from day one.
They turned one viral video into a $200K biz
Chris & Sara turned one viral van tour into a $250K business that lets them travel the world while doing work they love.
My Best Video Isn't the One with 120k Views
A look back at my 2024 creator journey: tracking weekly metrics, focusing on deep dives, and redefining success—less about viral hits, more about building a solid foundation for 2025.
Two Failed Ventures Led to $250k in 11 Months
After two failed ventures taught him hard lessons about entrepreneurship, Phil Hayes-St Clair built The Partnership Lab to $250k in annual revenue in 11 months by teaching founders how to close six-figure partnerships.
She ditched her elite networks to build a $250k biz
Why the local business community mattered more than her corporate rolodex
One bootstrapped biz is solving the nursing crisis
From $40K credit card debt to $4M annual revenue: How one teacher built a bootstrapped business that's solving America's nursing crisis one student at a time.
How a $5,000 Lean Startup Experiment Became Michigan’s Innovation Hub
Launched above a Detroit bail bonds office with borrowed money and Ikea furniture, Bamboo has grown into a community that’s reshaping Michigan’s startup ecosystem.
From Classroom to $25M Software Agency
What happens when a professor trades lesson plans for business plans?
A Baby's Sleep Problem Led to a $3.5M Business
Liz Hilton couldn't sell her baby sleep product through retail or Amazon - until one TikTok video changed everything.
The metrics of a successful online community
If you’re building your own online community, it’s really tricky to figure out what metrics to use for success. Thankfully, Circle provides some answers with their 2024 Community Benchmark Report
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My favorite online community platform
Community businesses are becoming a hot trend. Here is Matt's favorite online community platform.