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title: "Sitting down with Senra"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/sitting-down-with-senra-iqybbzx19
source_url: https://world.hey.com/dhh/sitting-down-with-senra-69f5e368
type: article
source: "David Heinemeier Hansson"
published: 2026-07-26T17:31:00.166Z
updated: 2026-07-26T17:31:17.409Z
tags: ["startup"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 17
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Sitting down with Senra

**[David Heinemeier Hansson](https://daily.dev/sources/dhh)** · 2 min read · 17 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

DHH shares a conversation with David Senra recorded in Malibu, revisiting the long-held argument that small teams can build successful, profitable businesses without venture capital. The discussion covers bootstrapping philosophy, the value of constraints, achieving meaningful revenue ($5–10M/year) without chasing unicorn status, and the importance of independence, quality, and control over outside investor pressure.

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