Non-Technical Founder Scaling SaaS Venture to Exit: Velocify Founder Jeff Solomon (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: To underscore what you said about joining the software industry in a business development role, it’s a common path for non-technical people. What you’re describing is a very good example of how entrepreneurs with non-technical backgrounds make their way to technology entrepreneurship. Jeff Solomon: Yes. I learned a lot about how it all

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Non-Technical Founder Scaling SaaS Venture to Exit: Velocify Founder Jeff Solomon (Part 1)

Jeff is an English major who successfully bootstrapped a SaaS company with Services. The company eventually exited at a $130M valuation. Wonderful perspective from a non-technical founder on building a tech startup to success. Sramana Mitra: Let’s go to the very beginning and introduce yourself and Velocify to our audience.

Non-Technical Founder Building a Tech Startup to over $10M: David Moricca, CEO of Socialive (Part 1)

We very often get questions on whether non-technical founders can build tech companies. David’s story is a really interesting one that touches many aspects of the 1Mby1M methodology. Sramana Mitra: Let’s begin at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background?