Behind the scenes of starting out in Hollywood, getting fired, cash flow, bootstrapping, Series A round, and the light at the end of the tunnel. — June 27, 2020: I slept in until 8:09am PDT this morning. It felt nice to get a good night’s sleep after a long work week amid the global pandemic. I brushed my teeth, weighed myself, walked downstairs, fed my dog, and pressed ‘Coffee’ on the Miele.