Wash-Dry-Fold POS launched with just $100 and remains fully self-funded
Brian Henderson · Episode 844 | Building a $1M+ ARR SaaS for Laundromats · Aug 4, 2026 · at 7:23
Brian Henderson, co-founder of Wash-Dry-Fold POS, describes bootstrapping his vertical SaaS company for laundromats without outside venture capital.
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“A hundred dollars to open up a business check-in account is about the only money that we've put into it. The rest has been self-funded by the business.”
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