Edit: Bootstrapping does not need to be a "smaller thing" necessarily. Last time I bootstrapped something it ended as an 8 digit acquisition (of which I owned 100%). It is the same outcome as a 9 digit acquisition where you own a single digit equity percentage.
Not to mention the lack of any depression because the process is by definition focused on yourself and your capabilities. You pace it any way you want. You make it as challenging as you want it to be.
Not to mention the lack of any depression because the process is by definition focused on yourself and your capabilities. You pace it any way you want. You make it as challenging as you want it to be.