Bootstrapping

Is comfort a disadvantage?

$150m exit at 29, grew up in a trailer park.

Sep 9 • Melissa Kwan

The 1.5% that almost killed my exit

The signature I couldn’t get a day before closing.

Aug 25 • Melissa Kwan

The most positive person I've ever met

The true value of positivity.

Aug 19 • Melissa Kwan

3 people bootstrapped to $60M exit

A success story so unbelievable I had to fact check…

Jul 8 • Melissa Kwan

Every founder has a war story

Even that carefree guy had been through the trenches…

Jun 24 • Melissa Kwan

Can money buy happiness?

"When you have money, you're not allowed to be sad."

Jun 10 • Melissa Kwan

Why funding is a lifestyle choice

The question isn’t: Should I raise VC or bootstrap? It's…

Jun 2 • Melissa Kwan

This is how reputation gets built

In a hundred small non-asked deliverables.

Apr 28 • Melissa Kwan

The strategy that got us to profitability and kept us small

I thought purple ocean was the holy grail of bootstrapping, it also turned out to be my biggest blindspot.

Apr 8 • Melissa Kwan

How to say no to discounts

A template for saying no to anyone who asks you for a discount.

Mar 24 • Melissa Kwan

7 reasons why self-service SaaS is the hardest thing I've ever built

Self-service SaaS is the hardest thing I've ever built. The lifestyle? 10x more rewarding than sales-led.

Mar 3 • Melissa Kwan

Bootstrapped 13 years to exit: A true founder story

Why a "boring" founder exit is the extraordinary outcome most of us should be chasing.

Feb 3 • Melissa Kwan

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