That’s partly tongue-in-cheek but mostly serious, given all the news of markets and investors starting to pay attention to whether companies actually make any money–including in the deified domain of ...

The heyday of VC funding has come to an end and the impact is a pretty bleak picture for aspiring entrepreneurs. Reports show that global venture capital funding declined 30% in the first quarter of ...

In just the past few years, dropshipping has made a massive impact in the realm of e-commerce. In fact, the global dropshipping market has been consistently on the rise and is expected to reach $476 ...

Sixteen years ago, I bootstrapped a services company with a partner who lived 3,000 miles away. We both worked from home. We had pre-owned Macs and fax machines, existing software applications, and ...

Not all startups have the luxury of getting investors right off the bat–sometimes it takes bootstrapping a business by funding it out of your own pocket. While this is an honorable way to start a ...

Bootstrapping your business feels safe. You’re relying on your own savings, reinvesting profits, and avoiding debt. I get it—I took pride in pinching pennies when I launched Options MD, my health tech ...

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.

Provide a valuable benefit; Communicate that benefit to those that need it; and Manage your cash flow. If you do those three things well, your chances of success soar. If you miss any one of the three ...

Silicon Valley headlines often report on the size of venture capital raised by a startup -- the bigger the funding, the bigger the story. But this is a poor way to understand the startup community.