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A candid founder conversation on building India's largest brokerage entirely on customer money, with no external capital. The clearest India-specific case study on the trade-offs of bootstrapping vs raising.

Bootstrapping his way to build the largest online brokerage in India (Nithin Kamath)

On blume.vc by Blume Ventures Podcast (with Nithin Kamath) podcast episode

  • A profitable, capital-free business removes the pressure of endless fundraising
  • Zerodha grew at its own pace without diluting founder control
  • Bootstrapping suits businesses that can be profitable early with a clear niche
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Answers How long should building an MVP take? Can I really build a successful startup without raising money? How do I bootstrap a startup with little or no money? How did Zoho and Zerodha bootstrap to billion-dollar companies? How do I reach profitability (or ramen profitability) as fast as possible? Bootstrapping vs raising VC, how do I decide? How do I grow a bootstrapped business without burning cash on marketing? How much should I spend building an MVP as a bootstrapped founder in India, and where does the money actually leak?
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