When people say their bootstrapped business was profitable from day one, they're usually not getting paid any kind of salary from it. When I started Lighthouse

When people say their bootstrapped business was profitable from day one, they're usually not getting paid any kind of salary from it. When I started Lighthouse, we were "profitable" right away because of a few strategic deals. Our only monthly bill was to our CC gateway. At the time, my partner and I were both consulting to make ends meet. Essentially, we were working our asses off on two jobs and only getting one real paycheck out of it. I think it was about a year before Lighthouse could sustain us both.