Ervin Kalemi at Leadership Forum Networking Night

​What does it take to build a $3M company from Tirana?

​Ervin Kalemi did it with no VCs, no external funding. No outside help.

​Ervin was working full-time for a start-up in the US when I decided to quit my job and focus entirely on his side project.

​That idea started as a favor for Ervin’s brother who needed a free social media scheduling tool. This MVP built over a holiday weekend became Publer, one of Albania's most successful bootstrapped startups, reaching $3M in revenue in 2025.

​Now Ervin is at it again. His latest venture, Linkie, is taking aim at LinkTree with this positioning: "Your link in bio. Unbranded. Uncompromised."

​During the conversation, Ervin will share:

• ​How Elon Musk almost crushed Publer and what Ervin did to avoid this

• ​How Ervin & his team use AI and what they don’t use AI for

• ​What bootstrapped growth looks like from Albania

• ​Ervin’s thinking behind Linkie

• ​What Ervin recommends to folks building for the first time

​Come ready with your questions for Ervin.

​Join us for an evening of insights and connections.

​Payment includes one drink.

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