bootstrap | adjective | (of a project) using one's own resources rather than external help. [1]

Bootstrapping refers to a self-starting process that is supposed to proceed without external input, a principle popularized in the 🏷️#startup-lexicon by 📝Eric Ries in 📝The Lean Startup.

References

1. Bootstrap, wikipedia.org
1. Who gets left out of ‘bootstrapping’? by 📝The Hustle

Contexts

• 🏷️#startup-lexicon (See: 📝Startup Glossary)