bootstrap

• independently build
• self-finance
• self-fund
• self-start
• start from scratch

• depend on support
• get backing
• outsource
• rely on investors
• seek external funding

• noun
  1. A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
  2. A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
  3. The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.
  4. The process necessary to compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
  5. Any method or instance of estimating properties of an estimator (such as its variance) by measuring those properties when sampling from an approximating distribution.
• verb
  1. To help (oneself) without the aid of others.
  2. To load the operating system into the memory of a computer. Usually shortened to boot.
  3. To compile the tools that will be used to compile the rest of the system or program.
  4. To employ a bootstrap method.
  5. To expand or advance an activity or a collection based solely on previous actions, work, findings, etc.

• Many entrepreneurs try to bootstrap their startups without external funding.
• He learned to bootstrap his project by using only the resources he already had.
• The company managed to bootstrap its way to profitability in just two years.
• She advised young founders to bootstrap carefully to maintain control of their business.
• By finding creative solutions, they were able to bootstrap their app and launch it successfully.

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