Well-funded companies can look healthy long before they actually are. Large budgets allow for oversized teams, vague roles, ...

Bootstrapping, or funding your own company, has long been the first route many founders take when they set out on their entrepreneurial journey. But it’s not a decision that they have any say in.

Bootstrapping sounds romantic until you are three months in, staring at Stripe payouts, credit card balances, and a ...

Resource Explores How First Customers Can Fund Product Development and Why “Impossible” Problems Create Opportunities Venture capital is not the right choice for many businesses. It works best for a ...

The boom in venture capital fundraising that the technology startup market has enjoyed since the back half of 2020 has been eye-popping. Record sums have been disbursed around the world as more firms ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY Nacho De Marco In 2009, ...

Explore the contrasts between bootstrapping and venture capital funding for startups, detailing how each option affects company control, culture, and growth. Bootstrapping preserves control and ...

Bootstrapping is an approach where entrepreneurs use their own resources and rely on revenue generated by the business to grow. Bootstrapping is when an entrepreneur starts a company with little ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’m a major advocate of bootstrapping — I believe the lessons learned along the way are priceless, and owing 100 percent of your business ...

Entering ‘20 Kathy Kuo was planning on raising money for the first time for her business Kathy Kuo Home, an online full-service design boutique offering a carefully curated selection of luxury ...