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MailChimp’s Bootstrapping Journey: From Garage to $12B 🚀 The Problem:In 2001, Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius started MailChimp as a side project. No VC funding, just a small web design agency struggling to meet client demands for email newsletters.

Everyone wants FUNDING Lets address the Elephant in the room Funding ≠ Success 💰Myth:More funding=guaranteed success. Reality: 70% of startups fail despite funding in 2-5 years(ex:Byju's huge funding and name like SRK) What matters more: 1️⃣Pro

🚀 India’s Biggest Bootstrapped Startups! 🇮🇳 No VC money, no external funding—just pure hustle! Here are India’s top bootstrapped giants in 2025 ranked by valuation (in ₹ Cr): 1.Serum Institute of India - ₹2,19,700 Cr 2.Zoho Corp -₹1,04,000 Cr 3.

Why Are Startups Still Chasing VC Funding Instead of Bootstrapping Their Way to Success? In 2025, venture capital is tighter than ever—yet startups are burning cash to impress investors with flashy growth metrics. Meanwhile, bootstrapped companies

Startups Are NOT Glamorous – Here’s What No One Tells You! ❌Myth 1: You need a unique idea to succeed. ✅ Truth: Execution matters more than the idea. Facebook wasn’t the first social network, and Google wasn’t the first search engine. They just exec

Mailchimp's Bootstrapped Success Story How does a side project become a multi-billion dollar company without a single penny of outside investment? I'm about to share the inspiring journey of Mailchimp, a testament to the power of patient growth. ✅

Exploring Bootstrapping: Self-Funding Your Startup Hey everyone, Today, let’s dive into a popular and often underrated funding method—bootstrapping. This is when you start and grow your business using your own savings or the revenue generated by the

How a Bootstrapped Startup Grew to a $12 Billion Exit This is Mailchimp, a 2001 startup by Ben, Mark, and Dan, which was started as a side hustle to support small businesses with email marketing. It was a basic paid tool that let you send emails to

Zoho Corporation: 🚀 founded by Sridhar Vembu in 1996 as AdventNet, started as a network management software company. In 2005, it rebranded to Zoho and shifted focus to cloud-based business applications. Unlike most tech startups, Zoho chose to rem

Found this amazing VC vs Bootstrap Analogy! Give it a read. VCs sell you dreams. But bootstrappers build wealth today. Turning down every investor pitch for 12 years to bootstrap to $5M ARR has proven to be the best bet of my journey. Here's the