Startup Founders Debate: Venture Capital vs Bootstrapping
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EconomicsSuperDebate curates debate, discussion, and civic discourse events from across the country. This event was discovered via Google Events and complements our mission of making arguing fun again. SuperDebate is not the event host — visit the original listing for registration and details.
Date & Time
Thursday, May 14, 2026
6:00 PM UTC - 8:30 PM UTC
America/Chicago
Price
$15
Organizer
Techstars Austin & Indie Hackers
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