The Bootstrap vs. Raise Analyzer

Help me decide between bootstrapping and raising external capital.

The venture: [DESCRIBE — CAPITAL INTENSITY, GROWTH POTENTIAL, MARKET
DYNAMICS]
My goals: [BIG OUTCOME / INDEPENDENCE / LIFESTYLE / SPEED]
My financial situation: [DESCRIBE]

Provide:
1. Whether this business can be bootstrapped or genuinely needs capital
2. The trade-offs: control and ownership vs speed and scale
3. Whether the market is winner-take-most (favours raising) or not
4. What each path means for my goals and my life
5. A recommendation, and a hybrid path if one fits

Match the funding path to the business and to what I actually want — not
to what founders are "supposed" to do.