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Bootstrapping

Building a company with little or no external funding, using personal savings, revenue, and lean operations to grow the business.

  • Mailchimp, built without VC funding and sold to Intuit for $12B
  • Calendly, bootstrapped to substantial revenue before raising $350M
  • Zapier, bootstrapped to profitability before taking on investment

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