Bootstrap Companies
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
Startups For the Rest of Us 
the Official SaaStr Podcast 
Top Founders
5 statements about Bootstrap Companies, every show
Funded startups fail from lack of money; bootstrapped startups from motivation
“Funded companies fail when they run out of money, bootstrap companies fail when they run out of motivation”
Walling: Funded startups die lacking cash, bootstrapped ones lacking motivation
“Funded companies
Fail when they run out of money and a bootstrap companies fail when the founders run out of motivation.”
Latka: Most bootstrapped SaaS firms generate $200K per employee
“Most bootstrap companies at your stage are doing something like a, like 200 K in revenue per employee.”
Lemkin: VCs actually prefer investing in bootstrapped companies
“Investors prefer, actually, if anyone thinks investors don't prefer bootstrap companies, you're wrong.”