One-Round Wonder
Can a startup have the best of both bootstrapped and venture funded paths?
About a year ago, I published my thesis on the Silicon Valley Small Business, a new startup archetype that combines big tech know-how and ambition with small business principles. Importantly, the SVSB isn’t about small outcomes; it’s a set of principles for any size outcome. One of the principles is about not relying on outside funding by default, yet not dismissing it entirely. I explore this idea in greater detail in this essay.