Best of Bootstrapping: FinTech Founder Bootstrapped with Services

George Anderson, Founder and CEO of Ninth Wave, offers another case study for our very popular Bootstrapping Using Services series. Here is our conversation from 2021.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have?

George Anderson: I was born in Long Island. I found myself in technology by accident. My first job was through a referral from my family. My father sent me for an interview. I got a job working for an analytical laboratory in New Jersey.

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Bootstrapping a New Age AI Services Venture: Anji Maram, CEO of CriticalRiver (Part 1)

Anji has bootstrapped CriticalRiver to $50M in revenue and is introducing AI into his services business model. We expect to see a lot of this happening all over the tech services ecosystem. AI Services is going to become a massively valuable category.

Colors: Illusion IV

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Illusion IV

Illusion IV | Sramana Mitra, 2019 | Watercolor, Ink | 16 x 20, On Paper

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Colors: Illusion III

I’m publishing this series on LinkedIn called Colors to explore a topic that I care deeply about: the Renaissance Mind. I am just as passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and business, as I am about art and culture. In this series, I will typically publish a piece of art – one of my paintings – and I request you to spend a minute or two deeply meditating on it. I urge you to watch your feelings, thoughts, reactions to the piece, and write what comes to you, what thoughts it triggers, in the dialog area. Let us see what stimulation this interaction yields. For today – Illusion III

Illusion III | Sramana Mitra, 2019 | Watercolor, Ink | 16 x 20, On Paper

March 27 – 678th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 678th FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 4 p.m. CET / 8:30 p.m. India IST.

If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to Pitch and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your questions. Others can register to Attend to watch, learn, and interact through the online chat.

You can learn more here and REGISTER TO PITCH OR ATTEND HERE. Register and you will receive the recording by email, even if you are unable to attend. Please share with any entrepreneurs in your circle who may be

677th 1Mby1M Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

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Roundtable Recap: March 20 – AI Investment Thesis with David Hornik, Lobby Capital

During this week’s roundtable, we had David Hornik, Founding Partner at Lobby Capital, discussing his firm’s AI investment thesis. It was an excellent discussion spanning Agentic AI and Ultralight startups.

i-Resonate

As for the entrepreneur pitches, up first we had Maitreyi Sharma from Dehradun, India pitch i-Resonate, a social media content marketing suite.

A9Y

Then we had Dege Nsoki from Geneva, Switzerland pitch A9Y, a career advancement site.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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Ultralight, Fast Growth Bolt Has VCs Salivating

According to a recent report, the AI code tools market is projected to grow 23.2% annually to $30.1 billion by 2032 from $4.8 billion in 2024. The growth in the industry is being driven by the increasing adoption of DevOps practices and the need for efficient software development solutions. AI-driven coding tools are enhancing developer productivity and streamlining workflows, leading to higher adoption.