MailChimp’s founders built the company slowly by anticipating customers’ needs and following their instincts. As a private company, MailChimp has long kept its business metrics secret, but Mr. Chestnut wants to publicise its numbers now to show the road less traveled: If you want to run a successful tech company, you don’t have to follow the path of “Silicon Valley.” You can simply start a business, run it to serve your customers, and forget about outside investors and growth at any cost. Read More>>