Small-business owners who avoid working capital out of principle may be preventing their company from growing.

It's not about how much VC money you raise, but how much equity you keep, which means controlling your own destiny. Arena is a great example. You might need to get used to sleeping in your car. Left ...

Bootstrapping and venture capital are not opposing philosophies. They're tools for different stages and different problems.

There are several ways to fund a small business including taking out a loan, applying for a grant and receiving capital from investors. Another alternative is bootstrapping. Here's what small-business ...

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Explore the contrasts between bootstrapping and venture capital funding for startups, detailing how each option affects company control, culture, and growth. Bootstrapping preserves control and ...

I am issuing a challenge. The rules are simple: 1. I will set a pair of boots in front of you. 2. You put on the boots. 3. You win by successfully pulling yourself off the ground by only pulling on ...

Jon Nordmark is no stranger to venture capital: his dot-com era startup, eBags, raised $35 million from VCs before Samsonite acquired it for $105 million in 2017. But when it comes to his current ...

Ah, the romance. What panache, what bravery, what spirit. Bravo! There’s a devil-may-care, us-against-the-world, Steve-Jobs-in-a-garage aura surrounding the concept of bootstrapping that masks a dour ...