I've seen 1000+ student startups. Here's what works.

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The Quarter

Matthew Gira

27 episodes

3 months ago

The stories of how bootstrapped businesses go from $0 to $250k in annual revenue

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The stories of how bootstrapped businesses go from $0 to $250k in annual revenue

I've seen 1000+ student startups. Here's what works.

The Quarter

12 minutes

3 months ago

I've seen 1000+ student startups. Here's what works.

Download the Bootstrapped Report: https://www.jointhequarter.com/bootstrapped

We're heading into the start of the academic year where many students want to start their own business while taking classes. Building a startup within a university is actually a great time to do it – you have stability from classes and lifestyle, plus lots of people to bounce ideas off of quickly.

But your time as a student entrepreneur is extremely limited, especially if you're an MBA student with two years max. Two years might feel like forever right now, but that's nothing in the grand scheme of building a business.

How do I know this? My full-time job is leading student entrepreneurship at Yale, and as a creator, I've developed The Bootstrapped Report where I've analyzed 50+ bootstrapped businesses that have grown past $250,000 in annual revenue. It takes on average two and a half years to reach that mark.

In this video, I'll cover:

- The biggest traps for student entrepreneurs
- How to overcome the most common challenges
- How to make the most of university resources that you only have access to as a student founder