Here at the New York Business Journal, many stories crop up about startups focused on growth rather than fundraising.
They bootstrap.
This year, I spoke with many founders who opted to bootstrap before hitting up investors for capital: Betr, founder and CEO Tom Arrix; Flytographer founder Nicole Smith; Scruff founder Eric Silverberg; and Jessica Rovello, the CEO and co-founder of interactive content company Arkadium.
Steven Li, founder of The Rising, did a swell job breaking down the benefits…