Startup: Bootstrap First, Raise Money Later | Sramana Mitra

Case studies of how to bootstrap a tech startup first to raise funding later w business model and innovation discussions

Created by: Sramana Mitra
Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million / 1Mby1M

What Will I Learn?

• How to bootstrap a startup through in-depth interviews with successful entrepreneurs who have bootstrapped first all the way to building multi-million dollar bu
• What the new innovations and business models are that will allow bootstrapping an idea to validation and profitability.
• When to bring on a team when bootstrapping a startup.
• When to start raising funds for your startup and go to VCs as kings, not beggars.
• How to scale your startup when bootstrapping with limited resources.
• What the exit options are when bootstrapping a startup.

Requirements

• The only requirement for this course is an open mind and a willingness to learn.

Target audience

• Ambitious entrepreneurs with limited resources who want to pursue an idea for which they have both passion and expertise.
• Engineers who want to turn their tech knowledge into a multi-million dollar revenue businesses by becoming startup founders rather than remain employees.
• Aspiring founders who want to increase their chances of getting accepted into a top startup accelerator such as Y Combinator, Techstars, and 500 Startups
• Any entrepreneur who wants to learn from successful entrepreneurs who have done it before and from investors who have supported them.
• Professors teaching technology entrepreneurship courses anywhere in the world.