[HN Gopher] Ask HN: What are your recommended reads for bootstra...
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       Ask HN: What are your recommended reads for bootstrapping a
       business?
        
       My own startup experience is primarily in VC-backed startups. I'm
       starting to believe that there's a whole class of problems that
       can't be tackled using that standard startup playbook of targeting
       unicorns with succeeding rounds of capital. But, I'm pretty
       ignorant of bootstrapping.  What books, articles, forums, discord
       servers etc. would you recommend for how to bootstrap a business?
       I'm personally more interested in the business side, but I'm
       curious about anything the community respects and finds valuable.
        
       Author : mind-blight
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2022-09-13 20:43 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
       | JohnFen wrote:
       | I've read a huge pile of books on this topic, but there's only
       | one that I actually found worth reading. As a bonus, it's short.
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       | The Incredible Secret Money Machine, by Don Lancaster.
       | 
       | It's short, easy to read and understand, and when I look back on
       | all of the various business mistakes I've made over the decades,
       | for every one I can find a place in that book where he warned
       | about it.
        
       | jshawl wrote:
       | The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and
       | What to Do About It -
       | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81948.The_E_Myth_Revisit...
       | 
       | Changed the way I think about being an independent contributor vs
       | an entrepreneur.
        
         | solarmist wrote:
         | Changed in what way?
        
       | wyem wrote:
       | Here are my fav resources:
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       | Micro SaaS Ideas - https://microsaasidea.com - Newsletter (basic
       | is free) + community (pro) for bootstrapped/solo founders. The
       | content is superb - research backed insights & analysis.
       | 
       | Book: http://zerotofounder.co - covers both tech & marketing
       | side. Author himself has successfully bootstrapped as a solo
       | founder.
        
       | tshankar wrote:
       | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payback_period
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       | * https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/payback-per...
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       | * https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/paybackperiod.asp
        
       | didgetmaster wrote:
       | Since every startup is different, I don't know how universal any
       | advice might be. If you are not financially wealthy, be prepared
       | for a long haul if your project is non-trivial. Without
       | significant resources, you have to do everything yourself and
       | revenues could be years away.
       | 
       | Not being able to quit your day job and devote all your time to
       | it can push the schedule back significantly.
       | 
       | Sometimes, you can convince others to join you for a while
       | without pay (only promises of equity), but unless they are 'all
       | in', they generally fall away pretty fast.
        
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