The current trend in startup land, especially in the ideation or initial product development phase, is to validate, validate, validate. Thought leaders proclaim, you MUST know there’s a customer base needing your product and eager to buy before you build or launch anything. …

Recently, a movie came out called “The Big Short” which delved into the US mortgage crisis in 2007. In summary, it portrays several extremely intelligent, enterprising bankers who scrutinized the numbers behind mortgage backed securities…and realized the entire industry around mortgages was a broken system waiting to implode. …

I’ve always been a big fan of simplicity even before it became trendy, so I’ve had the pleasure of seeing it catch on in society. From web design…to electronics design…to software design…I’ve been observing how people have been captivated by the beauty of simplicity over the years, especially in the…

When you take VC funding, one of the core expectations is exponential growth. A lot of times, those expected growth patterns actually makes sense for well-run VC funded startups. The VC thesis is that most of these startups has already achieved product market fit, with either their own funds or…

Having a business that’s consistent with the values of my lifestyle has become an increasingly important factor for me. I used to hate the term “lifestyle business”, cause I think it often conjures the vision of a small tiny business that generates just enough revenue to feed the entrepreneur packs…

Since the majority of the posts on Bootstrapology will cover bootstrapping exclusively, I thought it fitting to dedicate at least one of my first articles to the other oft-travelled startup path…the VC route. I actually started this post with the intention of writing a polarizing rant against VC funding. …

I recently read that over 80% of Americans want to write a book…that’s a pretty huge number! I’m sure if I asked 10 random friends if they’ve ever written a book, the result is probably closer to zero. …

About a year ago, I decided to write a book. I couldn’t find many books covering the fundamentals of my field, product management…so I was excited about the prospect of writing my own book, titled “Product Management for Startups”. I had the vision of the entire book in my head…