bootstrapped companies

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 18, 2017 by Wade Foster · across every show →

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Aug 18, 2017 negative

Insight

Freemium is generally a bad business model for bootstrapped startups

“Freemium is a bad idea generally for bootstrap companies because like you're going to have a ton of support for free users who don't pay you anything. And if you're not getting any money from them, it's going to be really hard to bootstrap.”

Wade Foster Aug 18, 2017 ▶ 15:20 The CEO Who Pays Employees to De-Locate From the Bay · Y Combinator

Mar 29, 2023 bearish

Opinion

Flora: Scarcity of giant bootstrapped startups proves bootstrapping forever is suboptimal

“There are very few examples of hundred percent gigantic bootstrapped companies, and I think if it was the way to go, there'd be a lot more of those.”

Brad Flora Mar 29, 2023 ▶ 21:09 How Startup Fundraising Works | Startup School · Y Combinator

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