bootstrapping
2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 20, 2025 by Brad DiPaolo · across every show →
Everything said about bootstrapping, oldest first
Mar 20, 2025
DiPaolo: Large companies require outside capital, but quick exits should bootstrap
“If you want to build a big company, then you need the money behind you, I think. But if you're just looking to build a product that you can get to market, get some success and sell it, bootstrap it as long as you can.”
Jun 20, 2025 bearish
Hemeraj: Perennial bootstrapping causes startups to miss markets to competitors
“If you're kind of completely focused on bootstrapping yourself perennially, you miss the market. Because you miss making those investments and somebody else will come and accelerate and, you know, build that build that, you know, 10 X advantage.”