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Should You Boot Strap or Raise Capital
Manage episode 353335861 series 3440653
If you are on a startup for a tech or SaaS product, which is the way to go? Bootstrapping or getting VC funding?
Join us and discover in this episode as we delve into the ongoing debate of bootstrapping vs. venture capital funding for tech and SaaS startups. Listen in as Dan Lok, CEO of Dragon X Capital, and Ivan Nikkhoo, an industry veteran with 36 years of experience in senior roles across the globe, offer their expert insights and perspectives on this crucial topic.
Timestamps:
[0:29] What is the best thing you need to do if you are starting a company?
[1:53] Why is it better to raise institutional venture capital vs bootstrapping in the long run?
[3:07] Here are the reasons why you should never be worried about your ideas getting stolen.
[4:52] Worried about getting diluted? Here are the reasons why you shouldn’t.
[5:41] Reasons why Ivan Nikkhoo believes in the early adoption of institutional capital.
[6:41] The best reason to bootstrap before raising capital from venture capitalists.
16 episodes
Manage episode 353335861 series 3440653
If you are on a startup for a tech or SaaS product, which is the way to go? Bootstrapping or getting VC funding?
Join us and discover in this episode as we delve into the ongoing debate of bootstrapping vs. venture capital funding for tech and SaaS startups. Listen in as Dan Lok, CEO of Dragon X Capital, and Ivan Nikkhoo, an industry veteran with 36 years of experience in senior roles across the globe, offer their expert insights and perspectives on this crucial topic.
Timestamps:
[0:29] What is the best thing you need to do if you are starting a company?
[1:53] Why is it better to raise institutional venture capital vs bootstrapping in the long run?
[3:07] Here are the reasons why you should never be worried about your ideas getting stolen.
[4:52] Worried about getting diluted? Here are the reasons why you shouldn’t.
[5:41] Reasons why Ivan Nikkhoo believes in the early adoption of institutional capital.
[6:41] The best reason to bootstrap before raising capital from venture capitalists.
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