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how do you actually verify a startup is bootstrapped and not just saying they are, do founders have to share financials or something?

@cemresmyw Great question, Cemre — and honestly, the most important

one for RamenHire to get right.

Right now, verification is a combination of:

- Self-declaration on the job post form

- Manual review of each company (Crunchbase check,

funding database cross-reference, quick Google search

for any funding announcements)

- Community flagging — the bootstrapper community is

small and vocal, and people notice when something

doesn't belong

No financials required — and I don't think they should

be. Most bootstrapped founders share revenue publicly

anyway (Indie Hackers, Twitter/X), and the ones who

don't shouldn't have to just to post a job.

The honest answer is that at this stage it's

lightweight verification, not a formal audit. The

longer-term vision is a community-driven model where

verified founders vouch for each other — similar to

how Indie Hackers has built trust over time.

What would make you trust a "bootstrapped" label on

a job board? Genuinely curious what signal matters

most to you as a candidate.