Made with Grit

From bootstrapped solopreneur to raising $2mm with Pete Bernardo of Punchlist

Episode Summary

Landon brings Pete Bernardo of Punchlist back on the pod. The last time Pete was on the podcast he was a bootstrapped solopreneur. A couple of years later, he's got a co-founder, run through Techstars accelerator, and raised $2.1mm for his startup, Punchlist.

Episode Notes

Links

• Punchlist.com: Close the loop on creative feedback and get your projects done
• Techstars Atlanta
• Overline VC

Notes

• Why raise money vs. continuing to bootstrap?
• How to get the most out of an accelerator?
• What were the most interesting startups to come out of Techstars?
• How to find a co-founder?
• How did you raise $2mm?
• "Team, team, team, product"
• How are you finding great people to hire remotely?
• Quantifying success by time spent in the product vs. revenue (early on)
• What are the weirdest use cases you've seen with Punchlist users?
• How do you sell to agencies?
• Paying over $20k for the .com and why it's a no-brainer