From a Side Project to an $8 Billion Exit
So, it was 2002 when Ryan’s father, Scott Smith, a professor, was battling cancer and needed an easier way to conduct research surveys.
Thus, Ryan, his brother, and his friend started Qualtrics as a tool to
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Anonymous 3
Hey I am on Medial • 7d
bootstrapped for 10 years? unheard of. vc bros are shaking.
Is it better to bootstrap or seek VC funding for your startup?
The endless debate: Bootstrap vs. VC funding.
- Bootstrapping builds resilience and deep customer focus. You prioritize solving real problems over chasing valuations.
- VC funding can
Professors are teaching from the same PPT since 10 years, and
students are submitting the same project since 5 years.
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mg
News & updates • 10d
Startups in 2015:
- VC funded
- 12hrs workday
- Pizza diet
- Team of 5 employees
- $1,000,000,000 ideas
Startups in 2025:
- Bootstrapped
- 6hrs deep work
- Brain food diet
- Team of 100 AI agents
- $1,000,000 revenue
Healthy founder, healthy b
This guys has officially lost everything. Gotta feel sad for 10 years of work going down the drain. 💀
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jusrin gladson
Currently building @... • 1m
what are best VC firms for social media networks?!
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Nikhil Chaudhari
Entrepreneur • 1m
Anyone have a contact of angel investor or VC firms.
I'm looking for 10 lakh rupees debt funding or loan for starting business.
currently I'm providing service as a freelancer/individual
