With the rise of the modern venture capital industry, the notion of needing institutional funding to start a technology startup has been challenged by many founders. Bootstrapping, or using one’s own resources to build a business, has been a longstanding practice, with successful companies like Spanx, Craigslist, and GoPro starting this way. Today, there is a renewed interest in bootstrapping among founders, with the emergence of “seed-strapping” as a new concept in the startup world.
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BBC rejects incorrect White House claims on Gaza coverage
The BBC has refuted White House claims regarding its Gaza coverage, stating that it did not retract any stories and stands by its reporting. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of relying on Hamas for casualty figures and criticized its adjustments to the reported numbers, which the BBC clarified were standard practice as new information emerged. The BBC emphasized the challenges of reporting in Gaza due to restrictions on journalists and called...
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