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Scaling a business is a balancing act — especially between bootstrapping and fundraising. Bootstrapping fosters discipline, control, and a lean mindset, while fundraising can inject the capital needed to accelerate growth. The smartest path? One that

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.

Time to redefine your ‘early stage fundraising' strategy? Stop waiting for the cavalry. The narrative of blaming the early-stage investor ecosystem is a distraction from the real work of building value. We hear the murmurs – "lack of capital," "unre

Everyone’s leaving 😬 At every graduation ceremony, the announcements sound like this: – “She’s going to London.” – “He got into New York.” – “Stanford, Harvard, Yale…” No one says: – “I’m staying in India.” – “I’m building something for my own peo

📖 DAILY BOOK SUMMARIES 📖 🚀 20 Lessons From 👉 🔥 The Entrepreneurial Bible to VC 🔥 ✨ Andrew Romans ✨ 1. Understanding Venture Capital • Learn how VCs operate, their goals, and funding structures.l • Types of investors: angels, seed fund

🚀 10-Day Startup Series 🔥 25th June 2025 🧵 Post 🔟 : Today let's talk about raising funds, most important part of a start-up 👀 🎯 Raising funds doesn't only get money but also growth to your company, choose the right investors too 😉 ( Don't b