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Microsoft owns VSCode and makes money from OpenAI. OpenAI invested in Windsurf and Cursor. Cursor, now worth more than Windsurf, started by copying/modifying Microsoft’s VSCode. So Microsoft indirectly helped create Cursor - but doesn’t control i

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀? Bootstrapping refers to starting and growing a business using only personal savings, cash flow from initial sales, or minimal external help. It means building a startup without relying

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

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.

Term of the day: Bootstrapping Ever wondered if a company can scale big without external funding? That's exactly what a bootstrapped business tries to achieve! When an entrepreneur goes all in and tries to grow his company without any financial ass

Day 5 : Competition is for Losers - Insights from Peter Thiel (PayPal, Palantir, Founders Fund) • Aim for monopolies, not perfect competition • Capture massive value, don't just create it • Being the "last mover" dominating a market is better than

Startups: Investors or Bootstrapping? Which is the Better Path? Every startup dreams of success, but the journey to the top varies. Some founders secure investors to scale fast, while others bootstrap to maintain full control. But which path truly

5 things I am expecting from FM Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the union budget today: 1. Simpler tax structure: Less confusion, more coffee breaks for our CAs! 2. Support for startups: Because creating jobs > chasing MBA grades. 3. Infrastructure

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Silicon Valley is built on "𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐬." A group of brilliant minds works at a breakt