2025 Resolution: Bootstrap a Startup with a Paycheck to Mitigate Risk

Let us say you start your entrepreneurial journey in 2025.

The question of funding looms large.

If you want to raise funding, most likely you would need to quit your job and go full-time.

Investors generally don’t fund companies that are led by part-time founders.

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2025 Resolution: Find an Experienced Mentor to Make Your Startup Fundable

As a startup mentor, I always think about how I can make the most impact.

These days, everyone claims to be a startup mentor. Whether they have ever done a startup or raised money, they are ready to give advice on how to raise money.

Most of the advice you get this way is blind leading the blind.

What constitutes good startup mentoring?

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2025 Resolution: Secure Meaningful Investor Introductions for Your Startup

Will you be seeking investor introductions for your startup in 2025?

Top VC funds operate in the 98% rejection rate zone.

Let’s avoid the pitfalls of wasting time and money without achieving results.

If you are looking for investor introductions, you have to be READY.

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2025 Resolution: Make VCs Pursue YOU to Fund Your Startup

Please post this on your wall in 2025:

“Startups: Do NOT Go to VCs as Beggars. Go as Kings.”

This is the 1Mby1M mantra and it works.

Over 99% of founders chase funding before they are fundable.

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2025 Resolution: Bootstrap Your Startup to $1M Revenue

Can you hit $1M+ in Revenue in 2025?

In working through the current landscape of our industry, a few trends become evident:

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2025 Resolution: Bootstrap Your Startup to an Early Exit

Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of working with many bootstrapped entrepreneurs. I’ve helped several of them find Early Exits.

I love working with self-financed startups and modestly capitalized ones that operate in a capital-efficient manner applying the principles of bootstrapping.

I’ve also interviewed hundreds of investors, especially micro-VCs and angels who are playing in the early stage game.

I’ve asked all of them the following questions:

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2025 Resolution: Plan Your Startup Exit Strategy

As the new year begins, entrepreneurs need to think about new year resolutions.

Perhaps you have come to the conclusion that you will not seek further funding.

Instead, you will look for an Exit.

Now you have to show potential strategic acquirers how they can quickly drive revenues by pushing your product through their existing channels.

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2025 Resolution: Make Your Startup Fundable

As you know, I categorically support bootstrapped entrepreneurs.

There are numerous startups now that have achieved some revenue without any external funding.

However, it has taken time. Sometimes, it has taken 5-7 years to get there.

VCs, however, are looking for velocity.
Their goal is to achieve $100M in 5-7 years.

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