Both Sides of the Table

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The Changing Venture Landscape

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In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.”

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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But when I look at my list of what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur Tracy is all over it: she hustles, has street smarts, is persistent, has domain knowledge and is still standing despite having a tough few years of bootstrapping.

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Why The ‘Fail Fast’ Mantra Needs to Fail

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Failing fast may be an out for our bootstrapped lives, but it’s not an option.&# Think about that. Paying customers. My business has a bunch of them, and a lot more users who really depend on our service. They’re relying on us. People gave you money to use your service. And they’ve invested their time and trust in you.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

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Fundraising: Fog Creek was bootstrapped. WoW and social gaming addiction. However, we have built in controls so you don’t get too addicted. You can only gain a certain amount of reputation in a day. Raising money in the ash of the dot-com fallout was not a possibility. Fog Creek now has 35 people.