bootstrapped
Built without investors
Bootstrapped describes something built or started using only existing resources, without outside funding or assistance.
A bootstrapped company grows from its founders' savings and early revenues rather than investor capital.
The image comes from the impossible feat of pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps—yet the word now celebrates self-reliance and resourcefulness.
In computing, bootstrapping refers to a system loading itself from a minimal starting state.
Paid with own resources
- leanLacking fat; incline
- solopreneurSelf-employed business owner
- shoestringCord for footwear
- scrappyAggressively spirited despite odds
founder · garage · MVP · self-sustaining · microenterprise · self-starter · home-based · unfunded
Able to provide independently
- frugalSparing with resources
- DIYAmateur home projects
- make-doManage with less
- thriftyPrudent with resources
ingenuity · improvisation · scrappy · gumption · self-reliant · resourcefulness · penny-pinching · bare-bones
Educated without instructors
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
perseverance · resilience · underdog · hard-won · self-educated · street-smart · self-motivated · driven
Initial startup program
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- kernelSeed or essential core
Repeated random selection method
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- simulationImitation of real processes
- sampleSubset for study
- varianceSpread around the mean
jackknife · permutation · parameter · dataset · iteration · randomization · distribution · nonparametric
self-funded
Paid with own resources
- leanLacking fat; incline
- solopreneurSelf-employed business owner
- shoestringCord for footwear
scrappy · founder · garage · MVP · self-sustaining · microenterprise · self-starter · home-based · unfunded · cash-strapped
self-sufficient
Able to provide independently
thrifty · ingenuity · improvisation · scrappy · gumption · self-reliant · resourcefulness · penny-pinching · bare-bones · stretch
self-taught
Educated without instructors
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
tenacity · perseverance · resilience · underdog · hard-won · self-educated · street-smart · self-motivated · driven · ambitious
bootloader
Initial startup program
- initializationPreparing system for operation
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- rebootCycle power intentionally
resampling
Repeated random selection method
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- simulationImitation of real processes
- sampleSubset for study
variance · jackknife · permutation · parameter · dataset · iteration · randomization · distribution · nonparametric
- funding statusfunded, unfunded, underfunded, overfunded, self-funded
- private companiesstartup, Ltd, LLC, partnership, sole proprietorship
- revenue streamsad revenue, subscription, commissions, fees, direct sales
- startup fundingseed round, venture capital, angel investment, angel investors, seed funding
bootstrappedfunded
Provided with money
Series A · crowdfunded · financed · capitalized · debt-financed
bootstrappedestablished
Formally set up
big business · corporate · enterprise · Fortune 500 · multinational
bootstrappedsubsidized
Offset by external funding
bankrolled · backed · supported · underwritten · sponsored