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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #8: Bootstrap or VC?

Austin Startup

Although bootstrapping is still an approach in Austin, a lot has changed since I wrote my original challenge to the Bootstrap Austin group back in 2005. Bootstrap Austin, started by Bijoy Goswami. The original Bootstrap Austin was truly special and Bijoy did an amazing job bringing together some terrific entrepreneurs.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

They charge $9, $29 and $59 per agent per month and I am eager to see bootstrapped, scrappy Freshdesk morph their pricing structure to aggressively compete with them. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009. RightNow's per agent price starts at $110 per agent per month.

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Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

ReadWriteStart

I pointed Zubair to a couple of case studies of bootstrapping using services to get more of his core product built; in parallel, I will help him pursue institutional funding. Bolpur is home to the Viswabharati university, as well as several other small engineering and professional colleges.

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Strategy Roundtable: Do Not Spray and Pray

ReadWriteStart

I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation

ReadWriteStart

Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

ReadWriteStart

As far as customer acquisition is concerned, we discussed, again the power of organic search engine optimization. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

Having turned down all overtures for investment, Zoho continues merrily on in its bootstrapping path. Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.