What It Takes To Go From Bootstrap Start Up To Successful Exit
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Scott Harper, Managing Partner at Harper Belmont, shares his entrepreneurial journey from bootstrap startup to successful exit. We discuss the strategic role of content in deal-making, how The Deal Table podcast creates relationship capital at scale, and what it takes to build a diversified investment platform.

Dialexa Co-Founder Scott Harper Exits CEO Role, Hands Leadership to Ellen Dowd
After 14 years at the helm, Scott Harper steps down as CEO of Dialexa—now an IBM company—passing leadership to Ellen Dowd and marking the end of his journey from startup founder to successful exit.

The Last Word: Dialexa Co-Founders on How They Started Their Company With a Beer
Scott Harper and Mark Haidar share the story of founding Dialexa in 2010, growing it into a market leader in digital product engineering, and ultimately selling to IBM.

IBM Acquires Dallas' Dialexa to Tap Its Product Engineering Expertise
IBM acquires Dallas-based Dialexa, co-founded by Scott Harper, to deepen its product engineering expertise and provide end-to-end digital transformation services for clients.


