In this episode, Ilias Ism shares his journey from building Chrome extensions as a teenager to launching and selling his HR SaaS startup Officient. He talks about how Officient evolved from tracking company assets to managing all HR documents and data, and grew to over 20,000 customers with a team of 30 people before being acquired.
Ilias also discusses other projects he worked on over the years, including climate/sustainability initiatives like Bank Green and Extinction Rebellion. He shares his experience taking a sabbatical after selling Officient, and how he's now focused on his new venture Magic Space which helps other founders improve their SEO and online visibility.
So if you're interested in bootstrapping, growing and selling a SaaS business, side projects with impact, and optimizing online marketing, then don't miss this episode!
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