Bootstrapped

What it does

Bootstrapped companies build themselves from the ground up with nothing but personal savings, sweat, and some luck, without raising any outside funding. This is a compilation of some of these companies.

Get the tools, resources, and strategies used by the best companies and startups from all over the web. The Postmake directory contains hundreds of tools and tons of curated resources! Join the founders and makers getting the weekly case studies and resources. We've hand curated more than 3000 tools and resources across a wide range of categories from various online sources. Included with each listing is an overview along with any features and pricing details. You can easily browse the directory using the road-map below, or submit your own startup or toolfrom postmake.io

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  Bootstrappers2021 · bootstrappers.com · ▲788

  Publication dedicated to bootstrapping founders

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  Buy Bootstrapped2014 · ▲112

  A Home for Sustainable Enterprises

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  Bootstrappers.io – A community for business bootstrappers2014 · bootstrappers.io · ▲161
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  Bootstrap2015 · amazon.com · ▲64

  Lessons learned building a successful company from scratch

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  Bootstrap by Fuelfinance2024 · fuelfinance.me · ▲663

  Financial management system for early-stage startups

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  Bootstrap Tools2017 · ▲218

  Resources for the Bootstrapping Founder

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲898

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 1d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 13d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 8d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 12d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

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  MicroAcquire▲1,552

  A free & anonymous startup acquisition marketplace

  Commerce · 2020 · microacquire.com

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  YourStack▲1,251

  A new community for sharing the products you use and ❤️

  Life & fun · 2020 · yourstack.com

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  Become an Indie Hacker▲826

  The ultimate resource for starting profitable side projects

  Growth · 2020 · indiehackers.com

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  I wrote a book for engineers that want to become engineering managers▲695

  Hey folks. Last year I was fortunate enough to sign a deal to write a book with my favorite technical publisher, The Pragmatic Bookshelf. When I started out as an Engineering Manager many years ago, I found that there wasn't a huge amount of material that specifically and practically helped me understand how to do my job. When you learn to program there's all of these amazing tutorials, examples and guides, but what was there for new managers? In response to this, a couple of years ago I started a blog over at https://www.theengineeringmanager.com which got a decent amount of…

  Work · 2020

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  Bannerbear▲652

  Auto-generate IG Stories, Pinterest Pins and more

  Growth · 2020 · bannerbear.com

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  byte▲604

  A new looping video app from the founder of Vine

  Growth · 2020