Explore the contrasts between bootstrapping and venture capital funding for startups, detailing how each option affects company control, culture, and growth. Bootstrapping preserves control and ...

The boom in venture capital fundraising that the technology startup market has enjoyed since the back half of 2020 has been eye-popping. Record sums have been disbursed around the world as more firms ...

People sometimes conflate bootstrapping with starting a small business, but the reality is that most bootstrappers have huge ambitions—they just prefer to go it alone. Bootstrapping means maintaining ...

Product-led growth is all the rage in the Valley these days, and we had two leading thinkers discuss how to incorporate it into a startup at TechCrunch Early Stage 2021. Tope Awotona is the CEO and ...

Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurs don’t have to choose between wealth and control — successful bootstrapped companies like Spanx and GitHub prove it’s possible to have both. Bootstrapping, the ...

Avoiding overcommitment to new and developing technologies such as artificial intelligence and leaving room to adapt in the future is the core of an approach known as bootstrapping. To prepare for a ...