Starting a Business

Get advice on how to start — and run — a business, from fundraising to branding.

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Starting a Business
Logos for Bubble.io, Signalfire, and Neo.

Bubble raises $6M to become the platform for building startups

We’re extremely excited to announce that Bubble just raised its first round of financing with SignalFire and Neo.

Emmanuel Straschnov
June 19, 2019 • 2 minute read
Josh Phifer head shot in front of large, red, metal building. He's smiling.

Air Force to AgTech: An Interview with Barn Owl

Josh Phifer is the CEO of Barn Owl, a remote monitoring platform for ranchers, farmers, and asset managers. He has an MBA from Wharton following a career as an US Air Force fighter pilot. How did you become interested in AgTech? I started Barn Owl to solve a problem I

Neerja Balaji
May 17, 2019 • 5 minute read
Mary Fox, Marlow CEO, black and white image, long blonde hair, smiling.

Executive Coaching Meets Design Thinking: An Interview with Marlow

Mary Fox is the Co-founder and CEO of Marlow, a startup that partners with individuals who are ready to take the lead on their career trajectory. Her background is in Product Marketing with a Masters from the London School of Economics. What is the inspiration for Marlow? We started

Neerja Balaji
March 15, 2019 • 6 minute read
Gaurav J. wearing a white shirt and a sleeveless black vest with dark hair and glasses.

Stanford to India: An Interview with Gaurav J.

Gaurav Jain is a cofounder of Venture Catalysts, an early-stage investment firm for startups. His background is in venture capital with degrees from Stanford and IIT.

Neerja Balaji
January 11, 2019 • 6 minute read
Foodie to Founder: An interview with Sharifa F.

Foodie to Founder: An interview with Sharifa F.

Sharifa is the Founder/CEO of App DuJour which helps local restaurants and food trucks connect with local, hungry foodies craving the dishes on their menu.

Neerja Balaji
August 23, 2018 • 7 minute read
Man holding back a huge boulder on a steep side of a mountain.

Should You Bootstrap Your Startup?

With the cost of technology going down, and all the services that can be leveraged on a SaaS-basis, launching a venture is becoming cheaper…

Emmanuel Straschnov
May 03, 2018 • 5 minute read
Video: Webinar with The BMCC E’Ship Show

Video: Webinar with The BMCC E’Ship Show

Our Founder Emmanuel Straschnov was invited to speak on R. Shane Snipes’s show at City, Uni of London. We talk about how we started Bubble and why.

Bubble
December 12, 2017 • A quick read
Canadian flag at half mast.

Bubble User Stories: From Excel to Excellent

How an HVAC designer in Ottawa built a suite of software tools to help his business — without learning anything about code.

Alex Cohen
July 19, 2016 • 9 minute read
Bubble's original listing on Product Hunt

How Our Bootstrapped Startup Got More Than 3,000 New Users With ProductHunt

A story of working three years to become an overnight success.

Bubble
November 09, 2015 • 4 minute read
How I Built My Startup Kollecto With No Code

How I Built My Startup Kollecto With No Code

A story of a non-technical founder who built her product on Bubble, a no-code visual web editor.

Tara Reed
October 15, 2015 • 4 minute read
Woman in blue shirt with polka dots holding hundred dollar bills on fire.

Our Thoughts On (Not) Raising Money

This post (originally from 2015) explains why Bubble decided to bootstrap instead of seek VC funding.

Bubble
September 18, 2015 • 2 minute read
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