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Why do some SaaS startups succeed while others fail? The best ones take a grounded approach to launching and growing the business — putting customer service and value at the center…
Bootstrapping is a mindset — centered in creating value over valuation. We write about it often on the blog and we even started the Bootstrap Movement at www.bootstrap.company.
Why do some SaaS startups succeed while others fail? The best ones take a grounded approach to launching and growing the business — putting customer service and value at the center…
What is more important for a startup — growth or profitability? The truth is that it does not need to be binary. The idea that a company can either grow fast or be profitable is…
Autonomy is strength. Profit is freedom. Software companies in particular do not need an extraordinary amount of capital to get started. Choosing to bootstrap and grow…
Growth-at-all-costs thinking is pernicious. And the temptation is not reserved for startups. As an organization grows and becomes established, it takes continued strength…
Bootstrapping is more than how a business is funded. It is a mindset. But it is not for everyone. There are real pros and cons to being bootstrapped — you work hard, you…
Raising money is not necessarily a logical first step for a startup. Bootstrapping is often a better way forward for the majority of seed-stage companies. Founders can…
Aha! is now well past $100 million in annual recurring revenue. The core learnings of being a bootstrapped company powered our exceptional growth — any company founder or…
One way that we celebrate the Aha! team’s performance is through profit-sharing twice a year. Because we are a 100 percent bootstrapped software company, we can reward…
Bootstrapped companies typically have less waste and overhead. The benefits of bootstrapping also include greater depth of knowledge, less distractions, more creative…
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