Many people do. Take a stroll through 'Ask HN' and you'll find some of the (and lots of the not-so) successfully bootstrapped businesses. VC funding is all abo

Many people do. Take a stroll through 'Ask HN' and you'll find some of the (and lots of the not-so) successfully bootstrapped businesses. VC funding is all about eating the world. That's a high bar. But a burning passion, persistence, a virtual server - and some luck - should be enough for anyone to take a bite out of it.