The virtues of bootstrapping your startup

Mitos Suson · October 21, 2014 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/39ca

Naveen Jain with founders of Fark, Driversed.com and Backblaze

Naveen Jain, Founder of Immunity Project, joined us as moderator for the panel: "The virtues of bootstrapping" at Vator Splash Oakland. On the panel were Gleb Budman, Founder and CEO, Backblaze, Drew Curtis, Founder and CEO of Fark, and Gary Tsifrin, Founder and CEO of Driversed.com.

Thanks to our Vator Splash Oakland video sponsor, Oakland Forward and Bryan Parker, Oakland Mayoral candidate.

Mitos Suson

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