If you haven't already, please study our new Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. We're big fans of bootstrapping, virtual companies, and domain knowledge. FPD Solutions (formerly Field Pros Direct) Founder CEO Matt Anderson's story from 2020 has all these ingredients. Sramana Mitra: Let's start at the beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born and raised? What kind of background did you have? Matt Anderson: I'm from a small town northeast of Tennessee called Rogersville. It's a rural area in the foothills of the Smokies. It's very beautiful there. I went to East Tennessee State University. I had an aspiration to play football. That's what drew me to that college. I grew up in that rural town and went on to East Tennessee State. Sramana Mitra: What did you do for education? What year did you graduate? What did you do after that? Matt Anderson: Growing up in a rural area and going to East