YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
Bootstrap was term coined from the computer lingo ‘booting’ which means starting a computer or starting a chain of processes which eventually starts up the operating system. In the startup world, bootstrapping essentially means funding your own venture and not being too dependent on external sources. Spend Wisely. Experiment.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 14, 2009
Perhaps they’ll be able to hire someone especially skilled in the marketing skills needed to find this positioning. People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc., Transitioning from founder sold bootstrapped revenue to a functioning sales team is certainly possible. Fantastic post.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2011
It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. It took Joel awhile to realize that “If you’re hiring very bright people, let them do their damn job&#. Fundraising: Fog Creek was bootstrapped. They want to ensure they can easily migrate to a new system.
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