1244 Why Freshbooks CEO was Anti-VC, then Raised $75m

Published: Dec. 20, 2018, 8 a.m.

Mike is the co-founder and CEO of FreshBooks, the world\u2019s #1 cloud accounting software for self-employed professionals and their teams. Built in 2003 after he accidentally saved over an invoice, Mike spent 3.5 years growing FreshBooks from his parents\u2019 basement. Since then, over 10 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing, and collect billions of dollars. A lover of the outdoors, Mike has been bitten so many times it\u2019s rumoured he\u2019s the first human to have developed immunity to mosquitoes.