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S14AI2014✓ VERIFIEDBOOTSTRAPPED
Pieter Levels
Built a portfolio of profitable bootstrapped companies solo — Nomad List, Remote.OK, PhotoAI, InteriorAI — generating $200K+ MRR without a single dollar of VC.
/ STORY
Applied to YC and got rejected. Decided to build without them.
Built Nomad List from a tweet. Built Remote.OK from a spreadsheet. Built PhotoAI and InteriorAI with AI. No co-founder. No funding. No permission.
Now runs 7 profitable companies simultaneously as a solo founder, generating over $200K in monthly revenue.
/ DETAILS
Founder
Pieter Levels
YC Batch Applied
S14
Rejected
2014
Category
AI
Bootstrapped
Yes
Verified
Yes
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