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May 3

Bootstrapped Unicorns Do Exist

While it doesn’t happen that often, Bootstrapped Unicorns do exist. My 2014 Entrepreneur Journeys book, Billion Dollar Unicorns, has a whole section on this topic. You can read an excerpt on my blog titled Bootstrapped Unicorns. In this piece, I discuss three companies, Zoho, eClinicalWorks, and Veeam, that have bootstrapped…

Entrepreneurship

2 min read

Mar 22

Bootstrapping an AI Startup with Services

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course. Co-founder Nitesh Chawla bootstrapped Aunalytics while keeping his academic job at Notre Dame. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your story. Where are you from? Where you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Nitesh Chawla…

Bootstrap

3 min read

Mar 9

13 Courses On Raising Seed Funding In India

I like fundamentals-focused business building, and outline the principles of fundamentals-focused business building in my free Bootstrapping course. Risk tolerance in Indian professionals has risen significantly. It is no longer a goal to seek fat salaries at multinational firms. …

India

4 min read

Mar 7

12 Courses On Raising Seed Funding In Europe

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course. Europe is now home to numerous Unicorns, and investors are becoming more ambitious all the time. Despite this, some of Europe’s traditional practicality remains, and another positive development is growing ties between European investors and their American counterparts. If you…

Entrepreneurship

3 min read

12 Courses On Raising Seed Funding In Europe

Mar 1

11 Courses On Raising Seed Funding In Latin America

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course. If you are building a startup in Latin America, this course may enhance your understanding of Latin American startup financing. …

Startup

3 min read

11 Courses On Raising Seed Funding In Latin America

Feb 28

11 Courses On Raising Seed Funding In The US Midwest

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course. If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course. I publish this series to discuss the nuances of bootstrapped entrepreneurship. Please subscribe to my Best of Bootstrapping series and never miss an article. While the broader trends are similar…

Midwest

4 min read

Feb 21

7 Courses On Building An Online Learning Startup

I like fundamentals-focused business building, and outline the principles of fundamentals-focused business building in my free Bootstrapping course. Online learning has exploded in popularity over the last decade. In Covid, the field has found a tremendous force multiplier. Many founders are now turning to online education for startup ideas. Here’s…

Education

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7 Courses On Building An Online Learning Startup

Feb 15

10 Courses On Building A Startup By Piggybacking On A Platform

I like fundamentals-focused business building, and outline the principles of fundamentals-focused business building in my free Bootstrapping course. One of the most exciting trends in the tech industry currently is Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Developer Ecosystems. …

Startup Lessons

3 min read

10 Courses On Building A Startup By Piggybacking On A Platform

Feb 14

11 Courses On Building A Healthcare IT Startup

If you haven’t already, please study my free Bootstrapping course. Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing startup sectors. If you’re interested in Healthcare innovation, we offer 11 Udemy courses that can help you with building a digital health startup. Use these courses to validate your concept, discover product-market fit, and…

Course

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Feb 7

11 Courses On Building A 2-Sided E-commerce Marketplace Startup

I like fundamentals-focused business building, and outline the principles of fundamentals-focused business building in my free Bootstrapping course. Two-sided marketplaces are becoming increasingly popular in the e-commerce startup world. …

Ecommerce

3 min read