The Bootstrapper's Blog

The four Ps- why every founder needs them   The are many different skills or traits that every successful founder has and a huge amount...

The benefits of cofounders   If founding a business is like jumping off a cliff and building an airplane on the way down, to quote Reid...

The rollercoaster life of a founder August 28, 2025 This has to me my favourite way of describing the roller coaster ride of being a...

The value of culture August 13, 2025 Ask most founders, especially when they’re just starting, about what their culture is and they’ll...

Lessons in leadership from pirate captains July 30, 2025 A few weeks ago, I wrote about how founders need to think outside the box,...

How focusing on this drives success July 23, 2025 This is a famous quote from the comedian and actor Steve Martin which he always gives...

Leadership lessons for founders- infectious enthusiasm with ruthless pragnmatism   A few weeks ago I wrote about how as a founder you...

Think creatively and don't follow the establishment- July 8th Last week I wrote about a founder who was becoming blinkered to the...

Why you don't need to follow the VC playbook for success July 2, 2025 I just had an interesting chat with a founder the other day. He was...

Howe to embrace pressure June 25, 2025 Founding a business brings pressure- there is no doubt about that. How you react to it and think...