Bootstrapped Business with Fexingo · 2026-08-18 · 8 min
Lucas and Luna dig into the Quietly story - how a two-person team built a seven-figure B Corp without outside funding, by paying living wages, capping the founder's salary, and giving away software to nonprofits. They unpack the trade-offs: slower growth, higher prices, and a balance sheet that works differently. Why a lender actually liked their low-profit model. What 'stakeholder governance' means in practice. And the one thing Lucas thinks most bootstrapped founders get wrong about margins. A focused look at profit-first growth that isn't really profit-first. #BootstrappedBusiness #BCorp #StakeholderCapitalism #ProfitFirst #LivingWage #FounderSalary #Nonprofit #SoftwareBusiness #SevenFigures #TwoPersonTeam #Quietly #Business #Finance #Entrepreneurship #LeanOperations #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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