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Commerce · June 30, 2020

Zero to Sold

How to start, run, and sell a bootstrapped business

Zero to Sold launched on June 30, 2020 with 605 votes, #7 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

Zero to Sold is a guide documenting how to build and sell a bootstrapped business. Arvid shares lessons from creating FeedbackPanda, an EdTech SaaS company that reached $55,000 monthly recurring revenue in two years before being sold. The book covers starting, operating, and eventually selling a bootstrapped business, making it relevant for entrepreneurs interested in building independent companies without external funding.

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From the sources

Arvid shares his learnings from building FeedbackPanda, a bootstrapped EdTech SaaS business that grew from 0 to $55,000 MRR in two years and was then sold for a life-changing amount. You will learn how to start, run, and sell your own bootstrapped business.

Zero to Sold is an actionable guide through all stages of a bootstrapped business: from idea to exit. Sold on Amazon and Gumroad.

“If you’ve ever even just had the thought of starting your own business, you need to pick this one up. That value he provides in this book is beyond anything you could learn elsewhere.” From your first idea to successfully selling your business for life-changing amounts of money, this book will help you become a world-class entrepreneur. Zero to Sold is a comprehensive and actionable guide through the four stages of a bootstrapped business: Preparation, Survival, Stability, and Growth. The book tells the story of FeedbackPanda, a sustainable, bootstrapped software business that grew to thousands of customers before it was acquired. If you want to build a self-funded business…from thebootstrappedfounder.com

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