From Dog Walking to Multi-Million Dollar Exit with Mike Benson

Success Story: Mike Benson, Founder and CEO of Chomp Vending, Warmup Inbox, and Dabble Ventures discusses how he built a product in three days that later sold for millions of dollars, when he knew that his startup was going to be successful, and the challenges that rapid growth brings.

Mike Benson built and grew Warmup Inbox from the ground up, a product that is used by thousands of companies and was acquired by private equity for millions of dollars.

Following his successful exit, Mike now searches for gaps in markets that venture capitalists won’t touch and builds sustainable profitable businesses within them. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Cache Flow:

• The disadvantages of service-based sales models.
• How to find new contacts.
• How to stop your cold emails from getting marked as spam.
• The challenges scaling with rapid growth brings.
• How to know if your startup has potential.
• Issues indie hackers often face.
• What makes a successful startup.
• The process of selling your startup.

Dabble Ventures is a startup studio that searches for gaps in markets that venture capitalists won’t touch and builds sustainable profitable businesses within them. To some, we’re a safe haven to sell their profitable business and to others we help build their business idea from the ground up.

Warmup Inbox is an email warmup service that automatically raises your email sending reputation. I built this product from the ground up in 2020 and is currently used by thousands of companies. In 2021 it was acquired by private equity.

Michael Benson is the owner of Chomp Vending, a company based in Philadelphia that specializes in vending machines and vending routes. He is an expert in the field, with extensive knowledge on how to optimize vending routes and find the best vending machine locations for clients. With years of experience in the industry, Michael is dedicated to providing his clients with the most efficient and profitable vending solutions. He is passionate about the vending industry and is always looking for ways to innovate and improve his services. Overall, Michael is a dedicated and knowledgeable professional in the vending industry.