Ilir Sela, Founder & CEO @ Slice: How Slice Bootstrapped to $40M GMV & Raised Over $100M
The Nichole Wischoff PodcastShow Notes
Ilir Sela is the Founder & CEO at Slice, a technology company helping independent pizzerias manage their day to day operations. Slice has raised over $100M from notable investors like KKR, Notable Capital, Primary Ventures and 01 Advisors. -Not knowing a thing about venture capital and bootstrapping to $40M GMV -Acquiring first customers going door to door in NYC -Why he raised VC when the company vs bootstrap given early traction -Relaunching from MyPizza to Slice in 2016 -The value of VCs when you're a solo founder
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