Grow slowly without Venture Capital (vc) money
Description
The case for growing slowly and not accepting venture funding A collection of resources about growing a business without venture capital funding. This compilation explores alternative strategies for sustainable growth, emphasizing bootstrapping, organic revenue generation, and community-driven support. Key themes include financial management, customer engagement, lean startup methodologies, and the importance of building a strong brand identity. These resources aim to empower entrepreneurs with practical insights and tools to develop their ventures steadily while maintaining control and fostering long-term success.
Resources in this Chunk:
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Article
This post was inspired by a round-table discussion I led on the topics of founding start-ups and personal branding at the Women in Machine Learning... (2018)
Categories: TEAM BUILDING, FUNDRAISING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Book
Learn to build startups the indie way The indie way of building a startup What's the alternative? How about this: do things yourself and bui... (2024)
Categories: BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Article
from Fred Wilson, AVC, 2017: I believe that excess capital makes companies weak and unfocused. I believe limited capital makes companies strong and... (2017)
Categories: FUNDRAISING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Article
Silicon Valley’s Y Combinator wields a powerful influence over the startup world. But president Sam Altman is apparently a bit worried there might ... (2017)
Categories: FUNDRAISING, INVESTING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Article
Frustrated with the perverse incentives of fast growth, founders are criticizing the investment model that built the tech industry as we know it. (2019)
Categories: BUSINESS, FUNDRAISING, INVESTING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Article
A new breed of entrepreneurs is creating huge consumer brands — like MVMT and Tuft & Needle — without venture capital, and laughing all the way to ... (2018)
Categories: BRANDING, BUSINESS, FUNDRAISING, MARKETING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FINANCES
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Podcast
How to Build a Life You Love by Quitting Everything Else with Lynne Tye of Key Values After spending years pursuing a career in science, Lynne T... (2019)
Categories: JOB, WORK, EMPLOYMENT, TEAM BUILDING, CAREER
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Article
In 2011 I left my job as the second employee at Pinterest–before I vested any of my stock–to work on what I thought would be my life’s work. Gumroa... (2019)
Categories: BUSINESS, FUNDRAISING, INVESTING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Article
Google picked JetBrains for key coding language for Android. Founders shunned VCs, bootstrapped to billion-dollar fortunes While investment fun... (2020)
Categories: BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP Locations: CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE, RUSSIA
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Article
Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia finds a way to thrive outside Silicon Valley's cult of big riches. "... Lavingia realizes that other entrepreneur... (2020)
Categories: FUNDRAISING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
