... made it easier than ever to build and ship with a small team and no funding- but is that a better playbook than raising VC? I see it from both sides: Getting to production, ramen profitability, etc. seems easier than ever. Yay bootstrapping. Because it's so easy, getting blown out of the water by a VC-funded competitor

... your product enough to lay down money for it. That s further than most products get. You now have permission to dive deeper. The next most important milestone is $10k MRR . Assuming you have expenses in check, this is ramen-profitable for most people and it unlocks huge potential because now time is your side. The constant daily urgency can be traded out for more controlled, longer-term thinking. This is where momentum-building really gets going ...