Real people, real stories

Speaking up and out is the first step to changing the bootstrapper narrative. We love highlighting our community members' stories, showing us there's nothing "one-size-fits-all" about enterpreneurship.

Wolfgang Winkler — Community Member

"Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. It is all about your mindset."

Dagmar E. Köhler — Community Member

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."

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Real people, real stories

Powerful stories of people just like you who became successful in starting their company from scratch.

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Wolfgang Winkler: Pivoting from CyberSec Freelancer to SaaS Platform

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Dagmar E. Köhler: Prioritizing Growth & Supporting Women's Financial Independence

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Eva Camila Lindig: Make seven digits from a small village in Austria

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Bene Heinrich: No country for old men, or how to reinvent an old idea

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Rufus Ogibowsky: eCommerce for agriculture in the deep Germany

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Felix Krause: Branding your bootstrap idea under 1000 Euros

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Kathrin Neumann: Running three business at the some time and not to die trying

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Burak Bardakci: Selling ten thousands cakes from my grandma's kitchen