View from Seed

JULY 7, 2015

His company is a bootstrapped startup (for now, he says) that helps other software companies price their products based on what customers will actually pay — and essentially avoid leaving revenue on the table. In the episode, you’ll hear about how we got hired in the first place and why we decided to leave. Inside the Episode.

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Bootstrapping Founder Boston Cofounder 120

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Increasingly, seed rounds occur after some sort of pre-seed or at least some period of bootstrapping. And to do that, founders either spend way too much money on a third party dev shop, or hire a “lead engineer” that is capable, but not really a star.

Seed Stage 180

Seed Stage Bootstrapping Demand Early Stage 180

View from Seed

MARCH 16, 2016

These companies have a long way to go until global dominance in many cases, but they are all growing, hiring, and strengthening the local community right now. Look out for bootstrapped CarGurus , one of the leading used-car properties, targeting over $150M in revenue this year. Want the next TripAdvisor or Wayfair?

Boston 215

Boston Early Stage Artificial Inteligence Semantic 215

View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

Although bootstrapping your startup is difficult, that in and of itself is not unique. You have a new hire (if they’re not the CEO or CTO, reporters probably won’t care). As with No. 2, this requires a certain amount of honesty and comfort with vulnerability. The thing is, reporters respond to that because readers respond to it.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage San Francisco Startup CTO Hire 120