# @tarakeeney on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DM5n4FVsux2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59922229-tarakeeney-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/343776d5ce.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-03T16:57:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tara Keeney (@tarakeeney) — https://gondola.cc/tarakeeney

## Caption

I laughed with aleen, co-founder of betches - the most influential female first media platform in the world!

Betches started as a college blog in 2011. Three women, each putting in $1,500. No outside capital. No playbook. Just a deep understanding of what women actually care about.

📱 250M+ reach
📺 4B+ video views
🤯 15x higher engagement than competitors

In 2023, ladbible acquired a majority stake in Betches, valuing the company at up to $54M - a rare, bootstrapped media success story.

They didn’t wait for permission. They didn’t ask investors for approval. They just started. And never stopped.

If you’re waiting for a sign to start, this is it.
If you’re waiting for perfect, you’ll be waiting forever.

🇬🇧 To my UK crew - go follow betchesuk immediately. You’re gonna be obsessed.

👉 I walk & connect with founders. Follow me to discover who’s next!

#Founders #Entrepreneurship #StartupStories #Innovation #Tech #Inspiration #VentureCapital #AI

## Stats

- **Views:** 47,229
- **Likes:** 384
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 49

## Tags

founders, startupstories, innovation, entrepreneurship, ai, venturecapital, tech, inspiration

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