I will not promote - Founder with 2 exits in 6 years. Key learnings

Hi guys, I started an edtech saas and had it acquired in 2021 by a fintech unicorn. then started an automation workflow saas in 2022, acquired at the end of 2025. Both acquisitions were to companies with about $200M in revenue, 700-1000 employees. Here’s some of my bootstrapped advice- not written by ai so enjoy the slop 1)Find devs that are affordable and that you can trust and talk to them daily. Trust them, which can take time. Way too many “ai engineers” out there without proper engineering background t