How a Google guy became a bootstrapped founder

13/08/2025 12 min
How a Google guy became a bootstrapped founder

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Carl Nelson spent nearly 8 years at Google working with mid-market advertisers spending $1M–$40M a year across Search, Display, and YouTube. That vantage point changed how he thinks about customers, value, and entrepreneurship. In this episode, Carl breaks down what he learned inside Google, how a single Reddit post sparked his side business, and the early days of building Ham Radio Prep into 50,000+ course sales.Follow our socials Instagram | X | LinkedIn | TikTok