If I only had a million dollars…
If you are in the start-up world, I’d bet you’ve heard that you’re fair share of times. VC’s hear it all the time, execs hear other execs wine about it all the time and I’ve even been guilty of it. I mean c’mon, everyones had at least one cash crunch in their life, usually more than one.
What does it mean? — That it’s time to be creative. As soon as you utter those magical words, that should be a wake up call to stand erect and get to work because it’s time to bootstrap. Don’t wine, win! If you think you need a million dollar, earn it, go out and sell more widgets. Take a second job as a mortgage broker and convince all your friends in the valley that it’s time to cash in on their million dollar mansions. Whatever you do, don’t just sit around and wine and hopefully to find an investor cause unless you’re in the been there done that crowd, don’t bet on it. Bootstrap on it.
