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The Startup Life · Track 5

Not Venture-Scale

Indie Folk-Rock · Defiant, bittersweet, warm

Jason Fried · Jason Fried challenges your thinking on fundraising, goals, growth, and more

bootstrappingindependencefounder identity
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“They want a unicorn. I built a home.”- Narrative voice

The Story Behind This Song

Three characters: the founder rejected by a VC at slide eleven, the buddy who took the money and ended up on a golden treadmill owning 10% of what was once his, and Patrick Campbell who bootstrapped to $200M, sold it all, and still whispered 'left a billion on the table.'

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Jason Fried challenges your thinking on fundraising, goals, growth, and more
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