Ask HN: What are good blogs that focus on bootstrapping a startup?
Published in 2012, this chronicle by @zacharyb details the mechanics of building a profitable, self-funded business without venture backing.
Core Principles for Independent Builders:
Charging customers from day one acts as the ultimate filter for building software that solves genuine, high-urgency problems.
Keeping fixed overhead low and leveraging lean infrastructure allows founders to stay alive until market tailwinds kick in.
Small, repetitive improvements in customer retention and conversion rates yield massive returns over multi-year horizons.
Community Debate Themes:
The community focused on B2B customer acquisition channels, cold email vs SEO distribution, and balancing full-time employment with side-project development.
CATEGORY Bootstrapping & MRR →
HISTORICAL ERA Web 2.0 Genesis (2007–2013)
COMMUNITY SCORE ★ 7 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 5 comments
http://37signals.com/svn
http://37signals.com/bootstrapped <- not a blog but a lot of useful examples
http://unicornfree.com
http://kalzumeus.com
http://blog.asmartbear.com/
These are the best I've ever read.
http://unicornfree.com/30x500/
Do podcasts count?
These are updated weekly.
StartUpsForTheRestofUs.com
Mixergy.com
tropicalmba.com
lifestylebusinesspodcast.com