This VC Taught Himself How To Code And Is Bootstrapping His Own Startup
Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?
My name is Phil Strazzulla and I run SelectSoftware. We are an expert online review site for HR software - basically the NerdWallet/WireCutter for all of the different HR software categories out there.
I started my career working in venture capital at Bessemer Venture Partners, went to Harvard Business School to get my MBA, learned to program, and then started my first business, NextWave Hire. NextWave is a b2b SaaS business that helps HR market their company as a place to work. 6 months ago we hired a general manager to run that business, and so I had time to work on something new!
Over the past 3 months, the organic search traffic to SelectSoftware has been growing at around 30% per month, and in August 2019 we had our first month of revenues with a little over $1k/mo.
