#12 - Bootstrapping a B2B SaaS to 150+ Million Yen ARR with Iqbal Abdullah of Xoxzo Tech Culture Podcast - Conversations With Successful Founders In Japan

Kaustubh (@_ofkaus) and Prashant (@primaprashant) sit down with Iqbal Abdullah (@iqbalabd), founder of Xoxzo Inc., and LaLoka Labs, to talk about:


bootstrapping Xoxzo to >150M JPY ARR,
uniqueness in B2B sales in Japan,
selling 67% stake in Xoxzo,
advice for people who want to build their own business in Japan, and more.



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Topics:


00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Xoxzo's pronunciation and history
05:05 - Beginnings of Xoxzo
08:25 - Evolving use-cases of Xoxzo
13:27 - Continuous improvement in the long-term
16:56 - B2B sales in Japan
21:30 - Selling majority stake in Xoxzo
25:15 - Bootstrapping Xoxzo
27:02 - Open-source grants
29:25 - Contribution to Python community
33:01 - Adventures at Laloka Labs
38:12 - Book recommendations
42:30 - Advice to build your own business in Japan

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