jpdpeters

And what are cool ideas that have yet to be built? I'm very curious to explore this space a bit further.

My co-founder and I are based in Germany and are currently evaluating in which European country we should incorporate. Maybe someone here can weigh in. We are not super happy with the process in Germany (having to go to the notary, long waiting times etc.) and taxes are so-so. Do alternatives like Ireland (low taxes) or Estonia (easy process) make sense when we would never actually move to those countries? Especially considering we might scale up, have employees etc.?

I am curious about incorporating in the UK, but I assume that Brexit made operating there a lot more difficult.

Any shared experiences would be much appreciated!

I am trying to compile a list of bootstrapped founders who have sold equity in their startup not to finance the company, but to simply pocket the cash.

One example here could be the founders of Basecamp, Jason & DHH, who sold a minority stake to Jeff Bezos back in the day to make sure they have something to show for in case the business failed.

There appear to be many founders of VC-backed startups who do this in later funding rounds, but I am trying to understand if this is also something in the world of bootstrappers as well.