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SubscribeEric Bahn was the Founder and CEO of Beat The GMAT (www.beatthegmat.com), the largest MBA applicant social network on the Internet serving 3 million people each year. His company was acquired by Hobsons, Inc. in 2012.
In 2005, Eric began Beat The GMAT as a hobby test prep blog from his college dorm room. His hobby evolved into an enormous MBA admissions community featuring 100 expert writers, a 100,000+ member discussion community, and the world’s largest GMAT scholarship program ($200,000 distributed to date). Beat The GMAT never received any outside funding and was profitable for years prior to its acquisition.
Eric has been featured in numerous press outlets like TechCrunch, Huffington Post, and BusinessWeek. He holds a BA and MA from Stanford University.
Eric Bahn, Founder and Vice President of Beat The GMAT, discusses tactics for successfully bootstrapping a profitable business.
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