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#79: How I Bootstrapped a $4 Million Company, with Laura Roeder

May 29, 2017 By Paula Pant 2 Comments

How I Bootstrapped a $4 Million BusinessWhen Laura Roeder was 22, she quit her job to become a full-time freelancer.

She earned $30,000 in her first year as a freelancer; $60,000 in her second year.

Ten years later — (Laura is now 32) — her company earns $4 million in annual revenue.

(Can I repeat that? Did I bury the lede? *Laura went from making $30,000 per year to owning 100% of a company that earns $4 million per year.* And she did this within a decade. Oh, and she also had a baby.)

(Like, whoa.)

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: edgar, entrepreneurs, laura roeder, meetedgar

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