Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurs don’t have to choose between wealth and control — successful bootstrapped companies like Spanx and GitHub prove it’s possible to have both. Bootstrapping, the ...

Bootstrapping your startup means growing your business with little or no venture capital or outside investment. It means relying on your own savings and business revenue to operate and grow. We ...

If you could create your own fantasy board of directors, who would be on it? CO— connects you with thought leaders from across the business spectrum and asks them to help solve your biggest business ...

Strong financial planning can help founders to better understand how much capital they actually need and when they might need it the most, supporting better planning for the ebbs and flows of the ...

In one of the pitching sessions we hosted last week at Tangaza, a young enthusiastic start-upper was making his presentation. He said he had run his enterprise for a year and during this period, he ...

Bootstrapping a startup is a tuition-free business school. Of course, nothing is ever truly free. What you don’t pay in enrollment fees may cost you some gray hairs. It will also cost you time. But as ...

Startup columnist Andy Dunn on when startups should bootstrap and how to vet a VC.

Bootstrapping a startup is the usual route taken by prospective business owners. Yet, startup failure rates are high, with almost half of new companies shuttering before their fifth year of operation, ...

Want to build a startup in India without spending your savings? Here's how to do it with limited capital, using clever ...