“We don’t need external capital”: How Sleeping Duck bootstrapped its way to 500% revenue growth, and “tens of millions” a year
Having bootstrapped for the best part of six years, mattress startup Sleeping Duck is now seeing revenues in the tens of millions.
Six things that have changed (for the better) in startupland, according to Fishburners’ Pandora Shelley
Pandora Shelley got involved in startupland eight years ago. In this piece, she reflects on the startup economy’s significant transformation.
When is a startup not a startup, and why can’t we agree?
Here at StartupSmart, we spend all day every day talking to startups and those investing in them. But, never has an industry been more difficult to define.
Indie, bootstrapped and lifestyle businesses: What they are, and how to fund them
Everyone in the ecosystem seems to forever be confused about the differences between these business subcategories, so here is a comprehensive explainer.
SmartCompany explainer: What is bootstrapping and why should I do it?
The concept and practise of bootstrapping is something often talked about and lauded in business circles, but what is it exactly?
