LESSONS FROM BOOTSTRAPPED COMPANIES FOUNDED BY SOFTWARE ENGINEERS

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Bootstrapped companies are businesses that don’t take external funding. Many of these companies fly under the radar. This article focuses on five bootstrapped companies that started in various ways, like as a side project, and grew over time. The key takeaways are that bootstrapped companies usually grow slower, focus on simplicity, and make pragmatic engineering choices. For engineers, they offer more flexibility and stability during downturns compared to VC-funded companies.