Mastering Bootstrapping: 6 Essential Courses for Launching a Capital-Efficient Startup

Most businesses can be launched in a capital efficient manner. Most businesses can go a long way in a bootstrapped mode. As long as you’re not taking on capital guzzlers like drug discovery or semiconductor chips, you have many options to explore.

At 1Mby1M, we don’t insist on fund raising. A bootstrapped, capital-efficient, million-dollar business is considered a success in our worldview, as long as you are profitable and sustainable.

What is bootstrapping? It’s what happens when you use your own resources, which you control, to build a business. 

The first six courses below focus on different bootstrapping methods, so if you study all of them ahead of time, you’ll be able to cross the first barrier of getting your venture off the ground.

Remember, a bootstrapped, capital-efficient, million-dollar business can offer you a wonderful lifestyle and a rewarding journey.

Bootstrapping:

Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later with Sramana Mitra

Bootstrapping a Startup with a Paycheck with Sramana Mitra

Bootstrapping a Startup with Services with Sramana Mitra

How to Bootstrap Startups by Piggybacking with Sramana Mitra

How to Bootstrap a Startup to Exit with Sramana Mitra

How To Succeed As A Solo Entrepreneur with Sramana Mitra

How Investors Think:

VC Due Diligence Questions For Startups With Sramana Mitra

Alternatives to Unicorn Chasing Investors with Sramana Mitra

How Pre-Seed Investors Think About Startups with Sramana Mitra

How Seed Investors Think About Startups with Sramana Mitra

Post-Seed and Pre-Series A Investors on Startups with Sramana Mitra

How Seed Investors Think About Deep Tech with Sramana Mitra

How Investors Think About Startups in India with Sramana Mitra

How Investors Think About European Startups with Sramana Mitra

How Investors Think of Startups in Latin America with Sramana Mitra

How Investors Think About Startups in the Midwest with Sramana Mitra

How Women Investors Think About Startups with Sramana Mitra

Lessons From the Trenches:

From Developer to Entrepreneur Case Studies | Sramana Mitra

How To Build Unicorn Tech Startups with Sramana Mitra

Entrepreneurship Case Studies from India with Sramana Mitra

Entrepreneurship Case Studies from Europe with Sramana Mitra

How to Build Tech Startups in Latin America with Sramana Mitra

Keys to Success for Women Entrepreneurs with Sramana Mitra

How Non-Technical Founders Build Startups with Sramana Mitra

Domain-specific Case Studies and Startup Ideas:

Startup Ideas for the Post Covid World with Sramana Mitra

How to Build E-commerce Startups with Sramana Mitra

How to Build 2-Sided E-commerce Marketplaces with Sramana Mitra

How To Build AI Startups with Sramana Mitra

How to Build Online Education Startups with Sramana Mitra

How to Build Digital Health Startups with Sramana Mitra

How to Build an Online Fashion Startup with Sramana Mitra

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