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$2M ARR Bootstrapped SaaS- Gautam Garg from Trycon

Left alone as the only non-tech founder in a tech company with paying customers → Built it to $2M ARR. Gautam Garg's 12-year bootstrapped journey is pure grit. When both co-founders quit and he had to built everything from scratch. Today, Trycon runs 3 profitable SaaS products with 45 people, zero VC funding. In this episode, Gautam reveals: ✅ How he survived as a solo non-tech founder (when the tech team quit) ✅ The investor term sheet mistake that cost him control (and how he bought it back) ✅ Why he returned investor money after 5 years and went 100% bootstrapped ✅ The pricing pivot that changed everything (free → freemium killed growth) ✅ How to hire when you're a "one-person startup" ✅ Building 3 products within one company (Scanova, Ticket Generator, QR Mark) ✅ Cracking enterprise clients without outbound sales ✅ COVID turning point: 10 people → 45 people in 2 years ✅ Culture secrets: 5 PM tea breaks, fine dining classes, zero micromanagement ✅ Why "not all startups are investible" (but you can still make millions) 🎯 Perfect for founders who: Are solo founders or lost their co-founders Building bootstrapped companies Struggling with hiring early team members Wondering whether to raise VC money or bootstrap Building B2B SaaS products Need validation that slow, steady growth works 💡 ABOUT TRYCON: Trycon offers 3 B2B SaaS products built around QR technology: Scanova - QR code management (flagship product, 12 years) Ticket Generator - Event ticketing with QR codes QR Mark - Document verification tool 12 years, 100% bootstrapped, $2M ARR, 45-person team, serving clients from Vegas casinos to Indian enterprises. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction: $2M ARR, 100% Bootstrapped 2:00 - What is Trycon & How 3 Products Work 8:00 - Why Build Multiple Products (Startups Within Startup) 12:00 - When NOT to Raise VC Funding 18:00 - The Investor Term Sheet Mistake 22:00 - Co-founders Quit: Left Alone as Non-Tech Founder 28:00 - Hiring Your First Team (Convincing Parents Story!) 35:00 - The Pricing Pivot That Changed Everything 40:00 - Building Culture: 5 PM Tea, Fine Dining Classes 48:00 - COVID Turning Point: 10 to 45 People 52:00 - How Enterprises Find You (Not the Other Way) 58:00 - Buying Back Investor Shares & Co-founder Equity 62:00 - AI Integration & Future of Trycon 68:00 - Advice for Early-Stage Founders 📲 CONNECT WITH ME: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ushakumari/ 🎙️ ABOUT THE PIVOT POINT: Real founder stories. No fluff. Just honest conversations about building businesses, the hard decisions, and what actually works. 💬 Question for founders: Are you bootstrapping or raising funds? What's been your biggest challenge? Drop it in the comments! 🔔 Subscribe for more bootstrapped success stories! --- #BootstrappedStartup #SoloFounder #B2BSaaS #StartupIndia #Entrepreneurship #FounderStory #NoVCFunding #SaaSBusiness #StartupJourney #IndianStartups #QRCode #TechStartup #BusinessGrowth --- DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes. Experiences shared are personal to the guest and should not be considered business or financial advice.