Comment on What went wrong at TechstarsparentComments−quickthrower22yThe fusion example is extreme. That sort of thing needs government funding.But say you want to make a new gadget, yeah you would find it hard to bootstrap unless you are already a multimillion dollar company.−spacecadet2yEven gadgets can be bootstrapped, I have several toys I could productize tomorrow that cost me very little to prototype.−TaylorAlexander2ySure I’m bootstrapping a small toy now. But to suggest that every single business idea worth building right now can be bootstrapped - I don’t see it.−pyb2yWhy not ? Boostrapping + Kickstarter for instance is a well trodden path at this point.−quickthrower22yI didn’t consider kickstarter. Good point.
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The fusion example is extreme. That sort of thing needs government funding.
But say you want to make a new gadget, yeah you would find it hard to bootstrap unless you are already a multimillion dollar company.
Even gadgets can be bootstrapped, I have several toys I could productize tomorrow that cost me very little to prototype.
Sure I’m bootstrapping a small toy now. But to suggest that every single business idea worth building right now can be bootstrapped - I don’t see it.
Why not ? Boostrapping + Kickstarter for instance is a well trodden path at this point.
I didn’t consider kickstarter. Good point.