I love founders who bet on themselves!

I love founders who bet on themselves

→ Henry 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 $25𝗞 on his CC in 2007

→ ZoomInfo wasn't always the $8B giant it is today

→ At 23, he was his first investor

→ He invested $25k on his credit card

→ He invested in himself and his startup DiscoverOrg (Now ZoomInfo)

𝗛𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱

It took him 6 months to land his first customer

It was a $14,500 first sale

But it started with Henry Schuck betting on himself

And then, his customers funded his business

→ Five mergers and acquisitions later

→ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲

→ Literally zoomed to over $1B in revs

→ With a market value of over $8B today

→ Henry is the CEO of ZoomInfo (an acquisition)

I love his bold humility

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 — 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳

I bet on founders – who bet on themselves.

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