From 2013 to 2023, Tongbo Huang worked as an engineer or manager at three high-growth companies: Pinterest, Chekr, and Amplitude.

After 10 years working in startups of various sizes, Tongo decided to start his own: [Sidr Tax](https://www.sidr.io/). In the past year, Sidr Tax has surpassed 6 figures of revenue and is growing rapidly. 

In this talk, Tongbo will share: 

- How he thought about taking funding (he previously went through Y Combinator) and why he decided to bootstrap for Sidr. 
- How he ended up working on a tax startup and how Shopify is fueling his growth.
- The problem with founders today looking for "exciting" ideas.

Connect with Tongbo here: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tongbohuang/>