bootstrapping

Not all companies need to be venture-scale

Companies often attempt to raise from VCs despite knowing they can’t possibly deliver venture-scale returns.

TechCrunch+ Roundup: Generative AI marketing, European edtech report, falling fintech valuations

There’s a lot of performative behavior in startup land, such as foosball tables in reception areas and kitchens with kombucha taps.

TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI catch-up, bootstrapping tactics, hiring a head of growth

Meta acquired 100M users for Threads in just 5 days. You are not Meta, however, which means you'll need to develop and protect stronger IP.

You don’t need VC to develop a consumer tech product

Use the current market downturn as an opportunity to focus on revenue generation by building products that customers are willing to pay for.

Bootstrapped to 800,000 users, online programming community JDoodle lands funding

Started as a side project, JDoodle, which lets developers practice more than six dozen programming languages on one website, hit 800,000 users while being bootstrapped. Now the Australia-based startup

Here’s what I learned while leading a bootstrapped startup to $40M ARR

Since our founding in 2014, we’ve reached $40 million in ARR through bootstrapping. From there, it was off to the races.

TechCrunch+ roundup: 20 questions VCs ask, crypto compliance tips, Indian investor survey

There are a ton of barriers to launching a startup, but impostor syndrome need not be one of them.

Efficient growth? No problem, bootstrapped startups say

When it comes to efficient growth, bootstrapped startups have a leg up, Capchase's recent Pulse of SaaS report shows.

5 sustainable best practices for bootstrapped startups

Don’t for one minute think bootstrapping is a dirty word. Successful bootstrapping shows proof of concept and a sustainable business model.

TechCrunch+ roundup: SBA startup loans, quarterly board decks, bootstrappers’ delight

There's one bright light amidst the gloom: Startups that generate enough revenue to drive steady growth will find many investors willing to take their calls.

Will once-bootstrapped startups turn to venture during a watershed moment?

As venture starts to be more interested in the stable fundamentals of the startup bunch, is it the bootstrapper's time to swing big?

For businesses seeking low-code fintech infrastructure options, there’s a Quiltt for that

Company founders pivoted when customers wanted their fintech data engine over their budgeting app.

Bootstrapping in 2021 goes a long way

The well-worn riff that it’s easier than ever to start a company today could be wed to the concept that it’s perhaps cheaper, too. That should bode well for bootstrapping.

How pitch training can help startups get their story right

When you hire a marketing consultant, you don’t necessarily expect to wind up discussing your life’s purpose. Yet, that is what Spanish marketing expert and entrepreneur Alex Barrera often

In its first funding in 7 years, profitable fintech Lower raises $100M Series A led by Accel

Lower, an Ohio-based home finance platform, announced today it has raised $100 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel. This round is notable for a number of reasons. First off, it’s a larg

Commit raises $6M seed round to match senior engineers to startups they want to work for

Commit, a Vancouver, Canada-based startup that has a unique approach to matching up engineers looking for a new job to early-stage startups that want to hire them, today announced that it has raised a

To sell or not to sell: Lessons from a bootstrapped CEO

Regardless of a young company’s struggles or success, sooner or later the question of when, how or whether to sell the enterprise presents itself. It’s the biggest question a founder will face.

Yak Tack is a super simple app to boost vocabulary

Word nerds with a love for linguistic curiosities and novel nomenclature that’s more fulsome than their ability to make interesting new terms stick will be thrilled by Yak Tack: A neat little ai

Timing your bootstrap with Calendly’s Tope Awotona and OpenView’s Blake Bartlett at TC Early Stage

Once the path less traveled, bootstrapping today has become a much more viable and common approach to building a startup. By not taking venture capital dollars early, bootstrapping can force founders

6 tips for SaaS founders who don’t want VC money

Bootstrapping a SaaS company is not only possible — I believe it’s a saner, more sustainable way to build and scale a business.
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