From Bootstrapped to VC-Backed: Why This Founder Made The Jump

Meet Shane Murphy, a YC founder and the CEO of Boostly. In this episode, he shares his journey of scaling sales at a previous company and bootstrapping Boostly for several years before joining YCombinator in 2022 and raising a seed round in 2024.

He emphasizes the importance of validating ideas through sales and discusses the evolution of Boostly from an online ordering system to an SMS marketing hub for restaurants.

Shane also recounts his early entrepreneurial experiences, including what got him started on the entrepreneurial journey.