Feld Thoughts

MARCH 15, 2010

27 of 39 (~70%) TechStars companies have either raised outside funding after the program or bootstrapped to profitability. Applications for the TechStars Boulder 2010 program are still open until March 22, 2010 at 11:59:59 PM Mountain Time. Some of the pertinent summary data follows: In three years, about $16.5

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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Altgate

MAY 14, 2009

As an entrepreneur it means bootstrap, bootstrap, bootstrap. The investment won’t work if you spend $80K on legal fees preparing investment documents that include things like registration rights and all those other terms that will never get used. Spend nickels like they were manhole covers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. I closed down my first business last November and I am bootstrapping the second one currently.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, June 5, 2009 It’s a startup, not a spreadsheet Some people, when they start to realize the power of using data to inform their decisions, become obsessed with optimization. Paul June 6, 2009 8:34 PM Nick Shepheard said. June 8, 2009 1:16 AM Colin said. June 8, 2009 6:11 AM Jason said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 29, 2010 New conference website, speakers, agenda The Startup Lessons Learned Conference on April 23 is fast approaching. These case studies range in size and scope: from pre-product/market fit to already exited, bootstrapped to venture-backed, solo practitioner to large organization.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 20, 2009

. | If you like snipe hunts, join the boy scouts » April 20, 2009. Bootstrap your venture. At last week's Business Plan Competition at Marquette University , the keynote speaker, Greg Gianforte, CEO of Right Now , talked passionately about the keys to bootstrapping businesses.  Bootstrap your venture.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 18, 2010 Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases non-events The following is a case study of one entrepreneurs transition from a traditional development cycle to continuous deployment. Ive previously named his post Achieving Flow in a Lean Startup as one of my favorite blog posts of 2009.

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www.subelsky.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Mike Subelskys Blog Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Lean startup tools for Rails apps A few months ago I was invited to dinner with the Geeks on a Plane crew when they stopped in Washington, and had the opportunity to meet one of my heroes, Eric Ries , author of the Startup Lessons Learned blog. November 30, 2009 10:46 AM charliepark said.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

How To Change The World » December 14, 2009. October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Starting Startups. So, Paul Graham is a brainiac. 

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Sunday, August 15, 2010. 29 comments: Work Equality Aug 15, 2010 04:24 PM I think you hit the nail on the head - any programmer that is good at what they do, will only donate so much of their time without pay. Reply Delete Peter Aug 15, 2010 04:53 PM Absolutely correct. Reply Delete Anonymous Aug 15, 2010 05:07 PM So untrue.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2018

How we got into Y Combinator (OwnLocal W10) OwnLocal received seed funding from Y Combinator in 2010 and has grown to work with 279k+ businesses through 3,500 local newspapers This is a repost from my self-hosted blog that mysteriously disappeared in 2014. This is not that story; this is how OwnLocal got into Y Combinator.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reply Richard Jordan , on November 5, 2009 at 3:36 pm Said: Steve, best article yet. Reply links for 2009-11-05 « Blarney Fellow , on November 5, 2009 at 4:16 pm Said: [.] Reply Knowtu » links for 2009-11-05 , on November 5, 2009 at 5:11 pm Said: [.]

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 18, 2010 Four myths about the Lean Startup Myth: Lean means cheap. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, April 23, 2010 in San Francisco.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010. Has DEMO lost its luster and relevance in 2010? October 4, 2010 11:55 AM. ▼ 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Are DEMOs days numbered? There wasnt a lot of buzz in the air. 1 comment: Terry. Post a Comment.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009. November 19, 2009 8:17 PM. November 20, 2009 8:26 AM. November 21, 2009 6:58 PM. December 29, 2009 9:11 AM. May 14, 2010 10:56 PM. June 3, 2010 9:50 AM. November 11, 2010 9:52 AM. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Come laugh and learn as we dissect the twelve worst social media campaigns of 2009. Bootstrapping a community from zero users. What are the most significant education technology trends of 2010 and beyond? RSVP: [link] 6:30PM SUXORZ: the worst social media campaigns of '09 Think you know everything about social media?

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

However, a perfectly acceptable—and perhaps even better—answer is that there are no investors other than the founders, and the plan is to bootstrap the company as long as possible. Your Money Questions Answered Mint.com on 07/07/2010 0 comments How Much Should I Tip? It’s freakin’ 2010. All Rights Reserved.

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K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The credit for starting this fire goes to Paul Graham from Y Combinator , who wrote a great essay titled The Founders Visa in April 2009. I was bootstrapping the company and started with $5,000 that I had saved up from a prior summer internship. In the past few days there has been a lot of discussion on the topic of a Founders Visa.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 17, 2009

Bootstrap your venture » March 17, 2009. Marquette University today approved the creation of a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship , which will be offered through the Graduate School of Management starting in fall 2009.  October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. March 2011. Categories.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

"         Eric Schmidt ,  University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address, 2009. October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Posted at 11:46 AM | Permalink. Enter your Email.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Introducing the Lean Startup Cohort subscription program Over the past few months, I have been engaged in another customer discovery exercise with passionate early adopters of the lean startup methodology. August 9, 2009 10:28 AM Chris said. August 9, 2009 11:09 AM Anonymoussaid.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

► 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1). A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► October. (2). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010. April 21, 2010 9:26 PM. ▼ 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJs. Well, not exactly.I Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. Newer Post.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee » December 30, 2009. from a new social entrepreneurship Honors Symposium, “How To Change The World,” Fall, 2009 at Marquette University). from a new social entrepreneurship Honors Symposium, “How To Change The World,” Fall, 2009 at Marquette University). October 2010.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

► 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1). A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ▼ January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► October. (2). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Small Business Outlook 2010" is a study issued by Forbes Insights , in association with CIT (the full study is available free on-line, but you do need to register to see it). Those entrepreneurs who have been able to make the hard decisions and get back to their bootstrapping roots have survived the first phase of the recession.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. ► 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1). ► July.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

► 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1). A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► October. (2). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Tim Keane

JUNE 8, 2009

» June 08, 2009. Posted at 09:23 AM in Bootstrapping | Permalink. October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Whats Your Alternative?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

I first captured this pattern in my notebook in early 2009, but I didn’t have enough data to be confident in the theory. I started embracing it as a framework on my podcast around 2010, and in 2013 I gave it a name. I call it The Stairstep Approach. Here’s how it works: Step 1: Your First Product.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

► 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1). A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► October. (2). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Several years later, Bandon Trails opened in 1995 and the fourth course (Old Macdonald) is scheduled to open by summer 2010. ► 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Once the first course opened, ground was broken on the second (Pacific Dunes). Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 14, 2009

Now Is The Time for Entrepreneurs » January 14, 2009. " In some ways this is analogous to bootstrapping, where the first principle really is "go ask the potential customer if they like what you want to do."  October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. Two Rules: No Ask, No Get.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

I first captured this pattern in my notebook in early 2009, but I didn’t have enough data to be confident in the theory. I started embracing it as a framework on my podcast around 2010, and in 2013 I gave it a name. The post The Stair Step Method of Bootstrapping first appeared on Rob Walling - Serial Entrepreneur.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 16, 2013

About 4 years ago, in Feb 2009, we were having breakfast with one of my neighbors when she mentioned that she had just bought a “groupon” to a local restaurant. Today, it was reported that Lynda raised $103M after bootstrapping itself to over $100M in revenue. Really impressive.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

► 2010. (7). ► 2009. (7). Bootstrapping 101. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► February. (1). A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1). How Much Diligence is Due. ► October. (2). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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