To build a company using only personal finances.
Создать компанию, используя только личные финансы. (Sozdat' kompaniyu, ispol'zuyushchuyu tol'ko lichnye finansy.)
"They decided to bootstrap the business instead of seeking investors."
"Они решили bootstrap the business вместо того, чтобы искать инвесторов." (Oni reshili **bootstrap the business** vmesto togo, chtoby iskat' investora.)
to see things positively rather than negatively
to remain firm in your beliefs or decisions even under press...
far more advanced than others
to be the first to do something or lead the way
to increase one's self-assurance or belief in one's abilitie...
to separate from a group or routine