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This Guy Quit Everything to Build a $200M Company
The Unknown Story of Patrick Campbell and ProfitWell
Uzman Ali
September 15, 2024 • Read time: under 7 minutes
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This journey started in 2012 when Patrick quit everything to start his own company.
In 2022, his company was acquired for $200M.
In these 10 years, he captured an entire market by giving away software for free while making profits and being 100% bootstrapped.
Patrick grew up milking cows. Today he has the largest subscription financial database in the world.
His product ProfitWell is:
Used by 30,000 companies
Did a revenue of $22M in 2022
Turned 13 employees into millionaires when it was acquired
Let’s dive into his founder story.