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6 statements across 6 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 2, 2019 by Olaf Matei · across every show →

Everything said about bootstrapped, oldest first

Nov 2, 2019 negative
Insight
Bootstrapping Is Actually A Code Word For Founder Wealth, Says Matei
“So in my mind a little bit, I think bootstrapped is actually a code word for founder wealth.”
Olaf Matei Nov 2, 2019 ▶ 4:36 1561 How To Get 5 Team Members Paying Personally Onto One Team Account with $5m ARR MixMax
Aug 22, 2020 positive
Disclosure
Ironman Software is an entirely bootstrapped business
“Bootstrap.”
Adam Driscoll Aug 22, 2020 ▶ 12:43 Ironman Software Hits 1500 Customers, $300k Revenue Selling Powershell Microsoft Tool
May 30, 2021
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Robinson: GetEmails operates at a 50% profit margin with six employees
“Okay, and six, six full-time employees bootstrapped, 50% total margin.”
Adam Robinson May 30, 2021 ▶ 2:23 Bootstrapped to $4m, $2m profits, Wants to Exit by End Of Year
Jul 19, 2022
Insight
Latka defines a startup as bootstrapped if funding is under 1x ARR
“Someone to me is bootstrapped if they're very capital efficient, which means the way I measure that is you've raised less than one X your ARR.”
Nathan Latka Jul 19, 2022 ▶ 1:20 She's a 1 person bootstrapped founder with $500k in ARR, here's how she did it
Apr 30, 2024 positive
Insight
Bootstrapped startups retain options when stuck, unlike VC-backed competitors
“When you're bootstrapped and you're trying to run a profitable business, when you get stuck, you have options. And a lot of times, if you're raising VC, you just don't.”
Adam Robinson Apr 30, 2024 ▶ 4:28 Was my $22m ARR bootstrapped good enough? I felt pressure to be a unicorn, tried, and failed miserably
May 16, 2024 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Martin: Bootstrapped SaaS Grows 6.7% Faster Than VC-Backed Past $10M ARR
“Another statistic that I saw was SaaS median growth rate over ten million ARR is 24%, so growth goes down obviously a little bit as you're scaling the organization. However, if you split out venture-backed companies, Bootstrapped actually grows 6.7% faster Tha…”
Liam Martin May 16, 2024 ▶ 1:47 13 Lessons I Learned Bootstrapping to $20m in Revenues
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