20 Apps Launched, One Hit at $500k/Month: The Bootstrap vs VC Playbook
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-11-06
- alexmacgregor lays out a simple framework: if you're VC-backed, build one thing and go all in; if you're bootstrapped, build many things until one hits.
- The quoted case: a developer launched 20 apps, only one succeeded — but that single success earns roughly $500k/month, making every other experiment irrelevant.
- Takeaway: bootstrapping is a portfolio-of-shots strategy, fundamentally opposite to concentrated VC bets.
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