Bootstrapping

Also called: bootstrap, bootstrapped, self-funded, self funding

Building a company with your own savings and the money customers pay you, instead of money from investors.

For example: A founder keeps her day job, builds a booking tool on weekends and uses the first customers' payments to cover costs.

Connects to 7

Runway Concept
Revenue Concept
Venture capital Concept
Non-dilutive funding Concept
Grant Concept
Indie hacker Concept
Indie Hackers Tool

This glossary is plain-language orientation, not legal or financial advice. Before you decide on a company structure, a contract, taxes or a fundraising deal, talk with a lawyer or an accountant.