My own hack: I've started bootstrapping in a totally unknown country. This way, even if the project fails, I won't feel like I've lost my time or my money, because of the great time I had discovering a new country.

Besides, choosing a cheap country to live in means you have more runway to bootstrap. Here in Vietnam, I spend less than $700 / month, so I have almost no money concerns.

I've written about it here: http://gregschlom.com/post/2300487726/geographic-arbitrage-h...