How Balsamiq Bootstrapped Its Way Into a $6M Business
Peldi Guilizzoni is the founder of Balsamiq Studios, which makes Balsamiq Mockups a tool for creating quick and intuitive user interface mockups. Peldi launched Balsamiq as a one-man software company in 2008 and within 18 months, Balsamiq reached $2 million in revenue. Balsamiq is on track this year to hit $6 million in revenue.
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Success Quote
- “Be so good they can't ignore you” – Steve Martin Click to Tweet
Book Recommendation
- “Crossing the Chasm” by Geoffrey A. Moore
- “Growing a Business” by Paul Hawken
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