#136: Practical Founder Has Big Exit and Un-Retires to Build 2nd SaaS Success -  Brian Dosal

#136: Practical Founder Has Big Exit and Un-Retires to Build 2nd SaaS Success - Brian Dosal

Author: Greg Head March 21, 2025 Duration: 1:11:26

Brian Dosal was the founder and CEO of BrightGauge, a software company he bootstrapped and grew to almost $10M ARR with his brother before successfully selling the company in 2019. BrightGauge was a business analytics and dashboard for key metrics for the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry.  

After his intense 9-year journey at BrightGauge, Brian "retired" to spend more time with his growing family. He enjoyed his free time but eventually returned to the software startup game with his second company, Strety.  

Strety is a fast-growing SaaS business with a popular app for small businesses using the EOS® approach to manage their businesses. It has 10 employees, hundreds of customers and partners, and no outside funding. Brian brought back some of his previous team to build another sustainable and valuable software company.

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