If you haven't already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. The theme of entrepreneurs building robust companies without outside capital continues with OnSIP Co-founder Mike Oeth's story from 2015. OnSIP was acquired by an Apollo portfolio company in 2020. Sramana Mitra: Let's start at the beginning of your personal story. Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of circumstances? Mike Oeth: I was born in the MidWest, specifically in Speedway, Indiana. It's the home of Indianapolis 500. I was very lucky in my early life to have three mentors who helped shape different parts of who I am. First, obviously, is my dad. He is a mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. He's retired now but he had worked for General Motors. He was designing aircraft engines. He was very supportive when, in the seventh or eighth grade, I wanted to spend the money that I made that summer cutting grass to go and buy a computer. I bought a Ti-99/4A