Alexis Piperides discusses the journey of Protoio Inc., a bootstrapped startup focused on product development and building a strong team. Key strategies include prioritizing product quality, maintaining low operational costs, and planning for short-term growth. The company is currently hiring to support its expansion.

1. Bootstrapping our way so far…
Alexis Piperides, Co-founder & CEO
PROTOIO Inc.

2. PROTOIO Inc.
Who am I
Ο βασιλιάς του “if” statement

3. PROTOIO Inc.
1998 2013 2019
SNQ Digital
Design and
development agency
PROTOIO Inc.
Proto.io -
Prototyping software
PROTOIO Inc.
Overflow -
Collaboration
platform for product
design teams

4. PROTOIO Inc.

5. PROTOIO Inc.
Growing organically 35 people Big vision
PROTOIO Inc.

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How can a bootstrapped
startup compete?

7. PROTOIO Inc.
#1
It’s all about the product
Product-first approach

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#2
Build a kick-ass team
People are the engine of a software startup

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#3
Low relative cost
HR & running expenses < 50% compared to Silicon Valley

10. PROTOIO Inc.
Bootstrapping our way so far…

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The Tipping Point
Product & Team may not be enough

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Bootstrapped VS Funded
Bootstrapped Funded
Focus Revenue Growth and targets
Planning 6-12 months 12 months - 2 years
Staff
Understaffed, Missing
departments (outsourced)
Better staffed, All departments
Hiring As we go Strategy
Numbers Sales, MRR, Run rate, Burn Growth, Run rate, Burn
CEO / Founder Jack of all trades Focused more on the role

13. PROTOIO Inc.
Wrapping up

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We are hiring!
https://proto.io/jobs

15. Ευχαριστώ!
PROTOIO Inc.