Bootstrapping: What are some of your funding sources? Apart from your wallet! 😂
Roger Mendoza
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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
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Leo@_leo_
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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.
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My fathers wallet :D
Thinksy
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
@entreeden I have applied for the AWS Activate..storage is a big expense. Have you used any other storage solutions?
Thinksy
@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
REI Litics
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?
REI Litics
@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.