and How to Bootstrap among others. Back in what seems like forever ago, I started freshman year of college in 2002 with the full intention of majoring in Computer Science. Since I began writing several years ago, I've written exclusively about the business side of startups; my most popular articles being What's a Non-Programmer To Do? MORE >>

One day, Russell Willis Taylor , the President and CEO of National Arts Strategies told me this :  “Many towns look alike. There is a Starbucks at every corner. There is a Walmart in every town. But you know where you are by the art that is being enjoyed and created — that is what gives us that important sense of place now.&# And he did both. MORE >>

So many things resonated with me, I've been bootstrapping my startup for the last 2 years and feels great to know that there other people that think that, leaving a safe job, getting deep in personal debt and the pain and hardship that you go through when you're trying to build your dream isn't a fools quest. Part II! er, Dorsey. MORE >>

August was among the slowest months weve had here at VentureArchetypes since 2002, when the funding market hit bottom in the last recession. Now there are signs that things may be (slowly) starting to turn around. Ive had a couple lunches with attorneys this week which were illuminating. as well as the network. Please share it! Many Thanks! MORE >>

We sold an issue tracking system called Jira, we make continuous integration, we make code review, we recently acquired a web hosting business called “Bitbucket”, and for eight years we were bootstrapped. When we started off last year in 2002, it was pretty much just the enterprise model was all that existed. Is it working? Great. MORE >>