bootstrapping

“We bootstrapped our businesses and, you know, kind of plan to do the same in the future. It just makes it for us, it really de-risked That whole process. Cause we know even if we don't have like a, you know, a huge winner, like we can still get something out o…”

“If you want to bootstrap a company and you have no, no, no money whatsoever. Right, and to build a product. Go and get 10 customers to pay you for a service that you deliver behind the scenes Wizard of Oz manually. Customers want an outcome anyway. They don't …”

“If you want to create wealth, bootstrap. If you want to change market raise venture because your odds are, I mean Mike requires venture backed. I know my odds. I got a one percent lottery ticket.”

“Maybe in the future, if I create more startups, which I will, I would rather go to the bootstrapping and doing it myself rather than raising money and having that, you know, Strong metrics to be met constantly, and that big backpack, backpacking your shoulder …”

“Bootstrapping is more like building a business around your life. Whereas raising VC or P capital is more like stretching your life Around the business. At least that's how it feels to me.”