From Knives to SaaS: Building, Scaling, and Exiting with Jim Kolchin of iWallet
In this episode of Ventures from the Valley, host Victor Orlovski sits down with Jim Kolchin, a serial entrepreneur and founder of iWallet. From a Soviet childhood to his successes in Silicon Valley, Jim shares his entrepreneurial journey, including the bootstrapping story behind iWallet. They explore the hard-learned lessons of launching hardware products, the advantage of a solid market entry strategy, and Jim’s insights into building scalable ventures without outside capital.