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CHAPTER 5

Early Funding

Business? It’s quite simple. It’s other people’s money.

—ALEXANDRE DUMAS (1802–1870)

Even if you can afford to work without pay, inevitably you will reach a point when hard work in exchange for sweat equity is not sufficient to keep your company moving forward. You will need to find a source of money that allows you to operate until you either break even or transition toward a more scalable funding model such as venture capital. Which bootstrapping approach is best for you very much depends on the type of tech company you are building.

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