more founders should burn their own money / be resourceful with grants and revenue BEFORE raising any / big funds — believe this ACTUALLY increases your chance of 'success'.

when you're bootstrapping, you tend to be way more scrappy and resourceful — simply because you have no other choice. don't ask investors to sponsor your idea maze — sponsor it yourself and pitch when you're ready. even better — attract, don't chase.

the way you attract is by being resourceful and building great product people want. as the saying goes, BE SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU.

Doing this right now with Bountycaster! Forces us to prioritize ruthlessly since it's our own money

Hi! My name is Daniel. I am building bountycaster.xyz

Ex Phantom, 0x Project engineer.

From Italy originally, currently live in NYC

Co-founder @bountycaster (bountycaster.xyz). Co-producer @ethereumfilm. Previously co-founder of Scalar Capital and product at Coinbase

been thinking of you & @pirosb3 as a great example of this — lots of respect.

Same with Base Colors, part of why I am using Bountycaster so much instead of adding employees!

What way forward with limited funds available? Especially for first time founders in the global south, it’s near impossible to bootstrap. 


p.s did do this for 2 years, would def do it again just make sure I stop before the burnout 😅