SaaStr

JANUARY 16, 2024

There’s so much debate on social media and elsewhere on bootstrapped vs VC. Bootstrapped you maintain control, and the unit economics. VC can let you go faster, but it can become an addiction. Now worth $34 Billion, they weren’t sure how big it would get, so they raised just one core VC round.

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MARCH 24, 2020

Contrary to what both proponents of bootstrapping and raising capital want you to believe, choosing between the two sides of the debate is not just a matter of personal preference. There’s been quite a bit of debate on Twitter recently about bootstrapping vs VC funding. They raise a $400 million fund.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 24, 2020

Contrary to what both proponents of bootstrapping and raising capital want you to believe, choosing between the two sides of the debate is not just a matter of personal preference. There’s been quite a bit of debate on Twitter recently about bootstrapping vs VC funding. They raise a $400 million fund.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Venture Capital SaaS Payments Sales Hiring 52

SaaStr

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Prior to their incredibly successful IPO in April of 2017, they raised funding from some of the best in the business including Sequoia, a16z, Greylock, Khosla and Floodgate to name a few. Before Okta, Ryan was the Co-Founder and CEO @ Sproost, a bootstrapped online expert recommendation system.

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