While the media may saturate the startup world talking about which startups raised the most venture capital over the weekend, the vast majority of successful startup founders are busy building their businesses, not trying to raise capital.
We call these entrepreneurs “Bootstrappers”. According to Wikipedia, Bootstrapping refers to a self-sustaining process that proceeds without external help. In other words, Bootstrappers build successful businesses without raising venture capital or outside funding.
To read the original article: 5 Awesome Entrepreneurs Who Bootstrapped Their Startups
