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Venture capital isn’t the necessity it once was for tech startups. We've chosen to bootstrap because it gives us flexibility in the way we build. Here's why.
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Venture capital isn’t the necessity it once was for tech startups. We've chosen to bootstrap because it gives us flexibility in the way we build. Here's why.
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