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Investors these days want to see toptechtrends.com/2022/11/01/are-investors-really-paying-more-for-profits-than-growth-today/”>not only growth, but also a path to profitability — and it isn’t always easy for venture-backed startups to suddenly correct course. But their bootstrapped peers have a leg up, a recent report shows. Let’s explore. — Anna
Cheaper growth
In 2021, Alex and I wondered out loud if startups eschewing venture capital toptechtrends.com/2021/09/24/bootstrapping-in-2021-goes-a-long-way/”>could have it all. The answer this year seems to be yes.
Indeed, Capchase’s recent Pulse of SaaS report contains an interesting finding: In 2022, bootstrapped SaaS companies are doing better than VC-backed startups in many respects.
“Despite the war chest of funding that VC-backed firms raised last year, bootstrapped companies are doing better than VC-backed companies across nearly every metric we analyzed,” the SaaS-focused fintech wrote.
toptechtrends.com/2022/11/26/efficient-growth-no-problem-bootstrapped-startups-say/”>Efficient growth? No problem, bootstrapped startups say by toptechtrends.com/author/anna-heim/”>Anna Heim originally published on toptechtrends.com/”>TechCrunch
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