These Sisters Relied on Side Hustles to Pay the Rent While Bootstrapping Their Food Business: “We Were Pinching Pennies Then Would Walk Into a VC’s Office and Act Like We Didn’t Need Their Money” Posted byMita Mallick June 17, 2021 Leave a comment on These Sisters Relied on Side Hustles to Pay the Rent While Bootstrapping Their Food Business: “We Were Pinching Pennies Then Would Walk Into a VC’s Office and Act Like We Didn’t Need Their Money” Vanessa and Kim Pham are sisters, co-founders and the incredible driving force behind Omsom.