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“The fear of being poor or broke is a blessing, if you are a successful entrepreneur; but is a curse, if you want to be an entrepreneur.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Having the least usually forces us to make the most of what we have.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Being poor or broke is made to seem worse than it is by the myth that we need to eat three meals a day.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“You need to become intimately acquainted with the value of adding value.⁣”

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Author:Richie Norton

“Having the money to buy something, or pay someone, often robs us of an opportunity to be creative.”

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Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Whatʼs a bootstrapper to do? You have to go where the other guys canʼt. Take advantage of what you have so that you can beat the competition with what they donʼt.”

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Book:The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

Source: The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

“Given the choice between building a thriving, profitable business with a niche and a really boring product and putting your life savings into an intensely competitive business where youʼre likely to fail but the product is cool, the experienced bootstrapper will pick the former every time. If you find an industry filled with wannabe entrepreneurs with a dollar and a dream, run away and look for something else!”

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Book:The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

Source: The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

“The entrepreneur is comfortable raising money, hiring and firing, renting more office space than she needs right now. The entrepreneur must dream big and persuade others to share her dream. The freelancer, on the other hand, can focus on craft. She can most easily build her business by doing great work, consistently.”

Business Enterpreneurship Bootstrapping

Book:The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

Source: The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

“If you try to steal the giant’s lunch, the giant is likely to eat you for lunch.”

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Book:The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

Source: The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

“Most entrepreneurs donʼt think about money too much when they decide to start a business. Whenʼs the last time you asked someone at a cocktail party what he does, and he responded, “Every month, I generate more cash than I spend”?”

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Book:The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

Source: The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business With a Great Idea and (Almost) No Money

“What sets bootstrapping apart from other forms of business funding is that it relies heavily on entrepreneurs’ frugal thinking, creativity, thriftiness, planning and cost-cutting efficiency skills.”

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Book:Quotable Quotes For Business: Lessons For Success

Source: Quotable Quotes For Business: Lessons For Success