> How do you bootstrap a company that requires significant R&D before an MVP can be shipped?
First you bootstrap something less ambitious. Then you can use that money to start more R&D heavy companies.
First you bootstrap something less ambitious. Then you can use that money to start more R&D heavy companies.
Of course many natural-going ideas are also amenable to being bootstrapped (software development tools/services would probably be a good example), but key here is ideas that naturally arise from your area of expertise.