I'm a firm believer that perfection doesn't exist and even less so for a new
startup. When it comes to startups, I think the "Done is better than perfect"
[http://lifehacker.com/5870379/done-is-better-than-perfect] mantra fits
perfectly. And if a startup holds that mantra close to heart, it should result
I guess this is likely the most obvious thing I can say about bootstrapping or
running a lean startup: it seems that the obvious thing to do is to cut away all
of the unnecessary expenses and only spend money on things that are needed in
furthering the business.
Yet
This is the second post in my "Bootstrap Mondays" series. Read last week's post,
Revenues & Momentum is Everything
[http://adii.me/2012/01/bootstrapping-revenues-momentum-is-everything/], first.
Bootstrapping obviously works best when you don't have loads of expenses &
overheads burdening you down. One of these expenses that seems unavoidable in a
startup,
For the next couple of weeks, Mondays will be "Bootstrap Mondays" on the blog &
I'll try to share some insight into how we've bootstrapped WooThemes to the size
& significance it is today.
Way back in 2007 (2 November 2007 to be exact) when I first released the
original product that
Obvious answer: we had no money and probably didn't know enough or think far
enough to consider outside funding (not that I think we would've gotten it had
we look for it).
But seeing this post - Ten Highly Successful Bootstrapped Startups
[http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/09/01/ten-highly-successful-bootstrapped-startups/
A couple of weeks ago I was wondering out loud whether I might just be a
one-hit
wonder [http://adii.me/2011/03/one-hit-wonder/]. The fact that I did not share
at that time, was that I had already made the decision to close down Radiiate
[http://radiiate.com] (my
This is a great write-up by the 37Signals crew about WooThemes which focuses on
being bootstrapped
[http://rockstarbusiness.com/cash-flows-financing-wasting-money/] and building a
global business without any VC funding.
If you’re keen to get to know WooThemes in any way, this post is a great start.
This is a great write-up by the 37Signals crew about WooThemes which focuses on
being bootstrapped
[http://rockstarbusiness.com/cash-flows-financing-wasting-money/] and building a
global business without any VC funding.
If you’re keen to get to know WooThemes in any way, this post is a great start.