Bootstrapping a startup to $500K in annual profit is one of the most underrated achievements in entrepreneurship. Think about how crazy this is. You start with a random idea. Build the product. Find some paying customers. Figure out how to get a ton more of them. Eventually you've built a business generating half a MILLION dollars in profit every year. Without raising a dollar from investors. That's ~$45K per month in profit from something you created. If you own 100% of the company,…