When you’ve painstakingly bootstrapped a software business and built it into a successful, cash-generating company, the last thing you’re probably thinking about is letting an outsider in on the ...

When resources are tight, creativity becomes your most valuable asset in marketing. In this challenge lies an opportunity to innovate, stand out and boost marketing ROI. Storytelling is a crucial ...

If you have ever built without a safety net, you know the feeling. Every hire feels heavy. Every tool subscription gets ...

It may come as a surprise to some, but not every startup is clamoring to raise venture capital. The reasons some founders shun the process of raising institutional funding vary based on individual ...

Founders who have traditionally bootstrapped their companies—funding their businesses themselves, without help from outside investors—can struggle to maintain robust growth rates as they get larger ...

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Following a funding cooldown in 2022 and 2023, more founders are bootstrapping their startups. Bootstrapping lets founders keep more control over their companies compared to taking VC money.

Bootstrapped growth, pivots, and the challenge of scaling were front of mind for several tech leaders who recently came ...

Because I am a higher ed person, almost nothing related to my job is done alone. Every project, initiative and service that I work on, I do so with colleagues. The online programs I work on can’t ...

The startup life is nothing short of an adventure that is made of a series of mini-quests along the way. Those quests become increasingly difficult to complete when operating in bootstrapped mode, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. It’s no secret that female-led companies secure between just ...

BLACK HAT USA – Las Vegas – Tuesday, Aug. 5 – While many security startup founders look for venture capital, a Black Hat USA 2025 panel of three founders said it doesn't always have to be that way.