Bootstrapping Avoids Building Your Business for an Investor's Model
Dave Bell · 1546 $4.8M ARR, Bootstrapped, Major Media Brands and Games Use This To Optimzie App Store Apps · Oct 18, 2019 · at 15:15
Dave Bell is the co-founder and CEO of app store optimization platform Gummicube, reflecting on the strategic benefits of bootstrapping versus venture capital.
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“I think that one of the benefits of being bootstrapped is that, you know, we really get to build the business in a way that makes sense instead of building a business for someone else's model. And so I think that's helped us grow much faster. I think it's helped us be much more nimble.”
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