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Strategy and product

Bootstrapping

Building a company with its own revenue, or the founders' money, instead of outside investment.

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We're bootstrapped, so we grow as fast as revenue allows.

Why it matters to you.

Bootstrapped companies usually grow slower, but founders and staff keep more control and more of the equity.

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