If you haven't already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. E-commerce companies are relatively easy to bootstrap. In 2015, Steve Acree shared his journey bootstrapping Seismic Audio to almost $10 million in revenue. Sramana Mitra: Let's go back to the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Steve Acree: I was born in Tennessee, about 60 miles north of Memphis. I went to school for computers but I've never used my degree. I chose the wrong computer industry. I chose the repair side instead of the software side. Sramana Mitra: What did you do after you finished college? Steve Acree: I only ended up with an Associate's degree because my business had taken off. Sramana Mitra: What business did you start while you were in school? Steve Acree: I was one of the biggest DVD sellers on eBay back when everybody still had VHS and VCR.
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