Is bootstrapping a viable growth lever again? 馃摪
My full recap on the macro shifts over the past 3 years and a summary of my webinar I hosted on Monday for hundreds of tech founders and engineers for Dev BG.
The original newsletter goes via beehiiv on Wednesdays, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive – as executives and founders are working on 2026 planning, budget distribution across departments, possible M&A moves, and headcount alignment.
Distribution is the real problem today for new businesses and companies that failed to develop a strong brand in the PPC era.
And pouring more and more capital into this same funnel no longer works.
Executives are busy operating at high velocity in 2025 and forward, with social attention lower than ever since the past 5 years, AI slop online, and quick prototyping opportunities for small tools and bridge solutions. Networking is primarily warm and existing by now – fewer discoveries and lower trust for new relationships.
Read the full issue below.
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Bootstrapping outside of AI scaling in 2026
Mario Peshev
