In episode 728, Rob Walling interviews Eran Galperin, founder of Gymdesk, about his incredible exit. Eran shares his journey of transforming Gymdesk from "Martial Arts on Rails" into a successful gym management software company. He discusses how they succeeded in a competitive market, the role of TinySeed in their growth, and how feelings of burnout eventually led to a majority buyout for the company.

Topics we cover:

2:02 – Gymdesk Announces a $32.5 Million Strategic Growth Investment
5:13 – How the investment will be used
6:38 – Eran’s projects before Gymdesk
9:21 – Sticking with one idea long enough to see success
12:45 – Entering a competitive market
16:37 – Rapid growth as a marketing leader
20:54 – Dealing with burnout and entertaining an acquisition
26:45 – Handling a stressful sales process
32:19 – The future of Gymdesk

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Episode 728 | Bootstrapping Gymdesk to a More Than $32.5M Exit