The Journey of Bootstrapping to $50M ARR and then Raising a $180 Million Series A

From the SaaStock 2023 Bootstrap Stage, Jonathan Klahr (Managing
Director at Susquehanna Growth Equity) is joined by Gregory Galant
(Co-founder & CEO at Muck Rack) as he shares his journey of
bootstrapping to $50M ARR and then raising a $180M Series A.
Gregory shares: - Top lessons learned - Key moments and changing
challenges on his way to bootstrapping to $50M ARR - When the
turning point was when deciding to become VC backed and more! ---
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