From Design Agency To $419 Million Holding Company In 8 Years

Synopsis

Tiny Capital's Chris on going from a design agency to a $419M holding company in 8 years: humble beginnings, Tiny's first acquisition, 50X return on Dribbble, skip cash-flow statements, spotting the opportunity, stomaching low offers, crushing cold email, worst deal (lost everything ignoring red flags), best deal (Mealime 25X return), and a $36 acquisition.

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  Chris (Tiny) on going from a design agency to a $419M holding company in 8 years — Dribbble 50X return, Mealime 25X, cold-email acquisition, $36 throwaway acquisition.

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