
Matheus Riolfi: Growing a Venture-Backed Startup
From Founder Views - SaaS, Business, and Beyond by Kosta Panagoulias
May 2, 2023 · 52 min · Episode 95
About this episode
Matheus Riolfi shares insights on growing a venture-backed startup and the lessons learned from his journey as a non-technical entrepreneur.
➡️ The most important lessons from growing and selling a bootstrapped SaaS company, from a non-technical entrepreneur: https://www.hardknocksaas.com/ (use HUSTLE40 for 40% off). Matheus Riolfi is the founder and CEO of tint.ai, a company that provides embeddable insurance to tech platforms and marketplaces. Unlike most founders I speak to that are bootstrapped - Matheus followed a different journey. Launching in 2018, Matheus led his company through YC (Y Combinator), and most recently closed a $25 million Series A round. We cover several topics, including: - Why he chose to get funding, rather than bootstrap - How Tint maintains a positive workplace culture as a fully remote team - How his role as CEO continues to evolve - The most important skills a new founder should possess - Much more Follow Matheus Riolfi on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mriolfi/ Check out Tint: https://www.tint.ai/
People in this episode
Guest: Matheus Riolfi
Topics covered
- venture-backed startup
- bootstrapped SaaS
- workplace culture
- founder skills
Keywords
- tint.ai
- Y Combinator
- Series A
- remote team
Sponsors
Hard Knock SaaS
Mentioned in this episode
Products: embeddable insurance
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