Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping is the action of a startup to minimize expenses and build cash flow, thereby reducing or potentially eliminating the need for outside investors.  Bootstrapping can also refer to co-founders self funding the startup through their own capital or through sales.

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Ryan Roberts Startup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.