…dmirers of Basecamp and MailChimp — it’s just that their paths to success didn’t make sense for us. They both started out as consultancies that discovered their products as part of working with clients. They funded the idea discovery process with customer revenue from their consulting businesses.Bootstrapping vs. VC Funded? You’re asking the wrong question.1133Colin Nederkoornkarl taylorFollowJul 26, 2017 · 1 min readI am always a little surprised by the number of people in the space who forget this: it’s a well-traveled path.