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Investor Connect 874: Mathias Ihlenfeld on Bootstrapping Woom Bikes, Scaling, and Founder Coaching

In this episode of Investor Connect, we welcome Mathias Ihlenfeld of ByMathias, who shares his journey from growing up near Frankfurt, Germany, coming to the U.S. to play college tennis, earning a business degree and an MBA from the University of Alabama, and working in consulting at IBM SAP before launching Woom Bikes in the U.S. in 2014. Mattias recounts bootstrapping the kids' bike brand from selling 13 bikes in year one to over $20 million in revenue within five years, landing on the Inc. 5000 list three years in a row, and learning key lessons around creating market awareness, funding…

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