Bootstrapping: What are some of your funding sources? Apart from your wallet! 😂

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Seriously, I am starting a bootstrap startup involving AI, LLM and Computer vision..everything was going great and now I am feeling the financial pain 😂!!

I have a steady passive income coming in from sources like: e-commerce, affiliate marketing, wellness services and networking marketing!

Tell me your secret sauce? GO

Mahsima Dastan · Accepted Answer

My fathers wallet :D

Slim Geransar · Answer

Have you thought about any incubators or accelerators? They have access to a lot of discounts and can help propel you forward through training and contacts?

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@roger_mendoza1 That's impressive. Thank you for sharing.

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I would love to know more about your e-commerce and affiliate marketing success. Great share 👍🏿 Thank you 🤗

Eden · Answer

@roger_mendoza1 for storage right now i'm using the free tier of planetscale which works pretty well and is a lot cheaper than RDS

Eden · Answer

taking advantage of all the startup programs/credits. Lots of companies (e.g. AWS, Azure, etc) provide a ton of credit to startups. Those funds basically are how all my apps are currently running! All I've paid for is my domains

Slim Geransar · Answer

@mahsimadastan I died ☠️ lol. Best comment to any thread here on PH.

Leo · Answer

Hey there Roger, we actually just launched DutchFunding.com ; excellent if you are looking to publicly fund your startup and provide equity to your investors. Let me know if you would like to discuss it.

Slim Geransar · Answer

@roger_mendoza1 yes I am familiar with them. Reach out to me on linked in and I’ll share some info. Also you don’t need to have a fully launched product. That’s the beauty of an incubator.

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@_leo_ I will take a look. I appreciate it.

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in business, maintaining diverse revenue streams, effective cost management, and continuous innovation are often key elements for financial sustainability. I consider evaluating your current business model, exploring new opportunities, and optimizing costs to address the financial challenges.

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@mahsimadastan 😂😂

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@entreeden I have applied for the AWS Activate..storage is a big expense. Have you used any other storage solutions?

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@patrick_sao_e14 it has been an ongoing battle for the last 14 years of creating a big network of contacts and niches. Everything from Etsy, Network Marketing and affiliate marketing with PPC awareness strategies. You can check out my linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roge...

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@slimmy82 I have not yet. Do you have experience with any good accelerators?

Some I noticed ask to be in the POC stage, we are still knee deep in development. 😂

Bootstrapping: What are some of your funding sources? Apart from your wallet! 😂

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