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Bootstrapping Organic Growth Makes Startup Sense

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Despite all the focus you hear on external investors, over 90% of startups today are self-funded. Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering.

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8 Secrets for Maximizing Startup Equity and Control

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. I like his approach, and have extracted some tips from his book and other sources on how to do it: Use a virtual office. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster.

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Eight Tips To Successfully Bootstrap Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. I like his approach, and have extracted some tips from his book and other sources on how to do it: Use a virtual office. Sometimes the tiniest details will throw your startup company into disaster.

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