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Is revenue really the only metric though? Bootstrapped means no pressure from investors, potentially infinite (or lifelong) runway. A bootstrapped startup cou

• j45 3y ago
  Bootstrapped and infinite runway doesn’t go hand in hand lol. Runway always costs. By that definition it’s artificially subsidized. That definition sounds more like a project than a product/startup. Bootstrap is a business, cash flow is like blood flowing with oxygen in it, so the body can move and go do thing Steve Blanks’s definition is a good or that a startup is a temporary organization dedicated to finding a repeatable and scalable business model. Life costs money, if a project is coddled to never become a product. it’s artificially subsidized by an investor (you) and default dead.. and it’s not a business that makes profit to pay the Bills or pay for growth.
  • bx376 3y ago
    > Runway always costs. By that definition it’s artificially subsidized.That definition sounds more like a project than a product/startup.