Ep.576 Mailchimp Was the Side Project. Client Work Paid the Bills.

Before Mailchimp became a global marketing platform, its founders were running a web design agency. That business paid the bills while they quietly developed an email marketing tool for small businesses. What started as a side project eventually became Mailchimp. But the real money lesson is about funding growth without putting your existing business at risk. Many founders chase their next big idea without understanding how much cash their current operations can actually support. In today's e...