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 ...

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 ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Nov 14, 2016 at ...

Finding funding to launch one’s business is at the top of every founder’s mind, but taking on debt could be a stressful headache if they aren’t ready. Before taking on debt from investors or bankers, ...

Firefly co-founders meet regularly in First Round Capital’s office space in University City. Firefly cofounders meet regularly in First Round Capital’s office space in University City. From L to R: ...

Even after your business is off the ground and growing, there are several bootstrapping options you should consider to keep your company lean. Anyone who’s started a business on a shoestring is adept ...

One of the main drivers of innovation in our classic business market is funding. To innovate costs money, and so obviously, that money and where that money goes drives who gets to innovate and even ...

“Bootstrapped” is code word for “dirt poor.” But, since ”bootstrapping” sounds sexier, that’s what entrepreneurs call it. Bootstrapping is the process of launching a business using only your existing ...

The rise of the side hustle culture has been remarkable in recent years. Approximately 36% of working Americans are engaged in one. For many, a side hustle isn’t just a passion project; it’s a ...