English idiom
bootstrapping
Example
“Bootstrapping kept the founders in control and out of the valuation treadmill.”
Dictionary details
Alternate forms
- bootstrap
Tags
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
seed money
CEFR B1the initial capital used to start a business
burn rate
CEFR B2the speed at which a company spends its cash reserves, usually measured per month
runway
CEFR B2the amount of time a company can keep operating before its money runs out
default alive
CEFR C1describing a startup whose normal growth will make it profitable without needing more funding
a rip-off
CEFR B1Something that is far too expensive for what it is.
ballpark figure
CEFR B1a rough estimate, not an exact number
Source methodology
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