With around 80 million users and 18 million uploads in forty categories, SlideShare is the biggest presentation-sharing website in the world.
One time, Rashmi Sinha and Jonathan Boutelle wanted to embed PowerPoint presentations into other websites, but they could not find a solution. So they build it.
There was a time when SlideShare was just a tiny startup in the hands of its co-founders Rashmi Sinha and Jonathan Boutelle.
Though they knew their idea was good, they never imagined it would take off as much as it eventually did.
And while they weren’t entirely prepared for the path ahead of them, they learned along the way and managed to create a lasting legacy.
They finally sold it for multiple millions.
What you could learn from this episode:
- How they got the idea for Slideshare from their personal problem.
- What mistakes they made during launch and how they fixed it.
- How did they spread the word about Slideshare?
- What made it easier for them to get funding?
- What did they do to make money?
