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"VC'd yourself" is the definition of bootstrapping. You either take money from someone else or you bootstrap it yourself.

• nrmitchi 5y ago
  It's kind of disingenuous to try to make this same comparison across different people. What if you borrow money from family in order to start your business? Are you no longer "bootstrapping"? What is Bezos decides he's bored, and wants to start something new. Really looking forward to seeing the "most successful bootstrapper of 2030" be Jeff Bezos with his self-funded $5B "startup".
  • artembugara 5y ago
    This
  • Cederfjard 5y ago
    I mean I understand the concepts you’re talking about, but maybe you need other terminology? Bootstrapping doesn’t make as much etymological sense if it also covers ”got some outside funding, but not too much”.
  • Zababa 5y ago
    Bootstrapping is not a statement about difficulty, bootstrapping is a statement about where the money comes from. That's it.
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