How a Bootstrapped SaaS Startup Made Its First Million Dollars
Ryan O'Donnell is the co-founder of SellHack, an online platform for salespeople that helps them find targeted prospects, build email lists and verify email addresses.
He started his career on Wall Street as a broker making 500 calls a day prospecting for new clients. He decided to follow his passion for tech and joined Right Media, which was later acquired by Yahoo. After spending 3 years at Yahoo, he left and began his startup journey.
SellHack was founded in 2014 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The Show Notes
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