Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

I started embracing it as a framework on my podcast around 2010, and in 2013 I gave it a name. I decided it was time to put pen to paper and lay out what I see as a repeatable path with a higher-than-normal success rate, to bootstrapping yourself to the point of quitting your job. I call it The Stairstep Approach.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

If I Launched a Startup - The Startup Lawyer , March 17, 2010 Great advice on initial steps of setting up a Startup. 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. There are MANY of them. You might be surprised why this is the case.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2012

By September that year they would launch what would be one of the first crowdfunding sites on the Internet. But online payment technology didn’t catch up with their vision, until now. How successful have they been?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

In other words, you have done wonders while “bootstrapping.” Before leaving GE Healthcare in late 2010 to start Caremerge, Asif was responsible for a portfolio of healthcare products generating $140 million annually with over 3000 customers (Hospitals and large centers) worldwide. Show Capital Efficiency.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Hopefully this will get more bootstrapping entrepreneurs focusing on making money instead of raising money. Reply Charlie Crystle , on April 8, 2010 at 12:31 pm Said: brilliant post. Reply Here’s how to create your own reality distortion field | Traders & Markets , on April 28, 2010 at 3:15 pm Said: [.]

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

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. We see Bizosys as a promising niche vendor with demonstrated capabilities in creative bootstrapping. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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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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The Next Web

JUNE 18, 2014

In 2010, I started an exploration project based on a common hardware problem: short battery life in mobile devices. Adam Benzion founded Entirely, a network for hardware startups. A Microsoft alumni and a hardware entrepreneur, Adam also moderates The Hardware Startup group on LinkedIn.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Bootstrap for years! You can bootstrap without VC money. Reply dv , on June 11, 2010 at 12:23 am Said: Why are you getting stuck on a word? Yeah, I said. You kids have to learn to do it the old fashioned way they did it before they new economy and Silicon Valley. Vertical markets are a risk and cost reduction strategy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

The State of Web Development 2010 – [link]. Logo Design Trends 2010 – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link].

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I’ll be giving a brief presentation next week when the MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas-Fort Worth puts on Bootstrapping 2010. When: Thursday, Feb 25, 2010. 5:30-8:30pm. Where: Infomart #2019 ( Architel ), 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas 75207. Registration: $20 including dinner. There is a discount for Entrepreneurs (i.e., $1

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

What to Expect in 2010: UX/UI Design Simplicity – [link]. New Photoshop Tutorials : January 2010 - [link]. Fantastic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movie Poster Inspiration, 1925 to 2010 - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link].

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The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

I’ll be giving a brief presentation next week when the MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas-Fort Worth puts on Bootstrapping 2010. When: Thursday, Feb 25, 2010. 5:30-8:30pm. Where: Infomart #2019 ( Architel ), 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas 75207. Registration: $20 including dinner. There is a discount for Entrepreneurs (i.e., $1

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Having turned down all overtures for investment, Zoho continues merrily on in its bootstrapping path. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Zoho is already over $100 million in revenue and is seeing tremendous traction. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Who says a bootstrapped startup can’t succeed? Here are 10 bootstrapped companies that did it on their own with no outside funding. Looking back on their previous experiences working at startup companies, the founders decided to bootstrap their business in lieu of seeking outside funding. Startup #1: Goldstar. How’d they do it?

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Can you bootstrap your way to positive cash flow?   If the answer is relatively soon, then bootstrapping is a very serious consideration.    Even if it isn’t soon, early bootstrapping can reduce risk and increase chances for success, resulting in more aligned interests for entrepreneurs and investors.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Apply in the sky - impressed that the two women founders bootstrapped, but was hoping one of the founders were a techie, the list of potential partnerships is promising, working demo/app is good, but showed too many features in the pitch, liked the idea that AitS could be transferable to life management like job hunting, my vote went here.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 11, 2017

I started WP Engine in a boom (2010) and it went great. Whether you’re bootstrapping like I did with Smart Bear or raising tens of millions of dollars as we did at WP Engine, this is the right question. When the economy rushes back, you ride the wave. When the economy is good and the product fits the market, sales are easy.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

Take the success of ITWatchDogs , the company I helped bootstrap and eventually sell (before Smart Bear). Office 2010 will be the end of Zoho, if we stop innovating, stop being nimble and flexible in our business model. Then again, if we stop all that, Zoho will die anyway , no Office 2010 needed to do the job.

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blog.traindom.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Traindom Traindom Customer Login Sign Up Affiliates Support Information Marketing Conversations 36 places where you can submit your startup for some coverage October 4th, 2010 § 45 Photo used under Creative Commons from theparadigmshifter So you have a new startup company and want some coverage. Are they in any particular order?

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Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. March 2011. Categories. Angels and Advisors. Creating The Opportunity. Funding startups. Investor Relationships. Managing Company Growth. Startup ideas. Books I Like.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

One of the discussions that ensued was about how to bootstrap a freemium venture. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. During this week's roundtable, we had Inoh Choe from San Jose, California, pitch DemoTunes, a freemium concept. I think this is a question on many minds, and we discussed it today as a core topic.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Apply in the sky – impressed that the two women founders bootstrapped, but was hoping one of the founders were a techie, the list of potential partnerships is promising, working demo/app is good, but showed too many features in the pitch, liked the idea that AitS could be transferable to life management like job hunting, my vote went here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable & Proud: Github – [link]. Brilliant Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tutorials From 2010 – [link]. Best of the Vector Web – July 2010 – [link]. Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur – [link]. Legal risks and dangers of $99 logo stores – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Kristen is doing about $70,000 year-to-date, and expects to hit $200,000 for the 2010 fiscal year based on her holiday sales projections. She also has a secondary audience who shop for gifts. These are women in their 40s to early 60s, often shopping for younger women. Her main questions were around customer acquisition and financing.

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Tim Keane

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.    Greg is the well known author of Bootstrapping Your Business , and a frequent speaker on the topic. 

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www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home RSS About Contact Advertise Partners How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k. Posted by Stefano Bernardi On June - 21 - 2010 It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. Entrepreneurs, which by definition are stubborn entities are therefore finding creative and cheap ways to bootstrap their startups.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

October 2010. September 2010. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. March 2011. Categories. Angels and Advisors. Creating The Opportunity. Funding startups. Investor Relationships. Managing Company Growth. Startup ideas. Books I Like.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MARCH 17, 2010

Bootstrapping is back in and is a great path to higher cash reserves. Additional results from the survey include: 15 percent say they would give up 10 percent of their company in exchange for a guarantee that they'd be protected from negative economic effects in 2010.

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nickpoint.co.uk

OCTOBER 23, 2010

We found Keegan through 99Designs and used him for our logo , business cards , Launch page and a new blog for Bootstrapping. « Nickpoint Says: January 15, 2010 at 12:42 pm | Reply [.] « Nickpoint Says: May 13, 2010 at 10:41 pm | Reply [.] - Keegan is one of the best freelancers we’ve worked with.

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Finding a Technical Cofounder by Mike Subelsky on September 17, 2010 Advice View Comments Over the past 18 months I’ve had the same conversation with about ten entrepreneurs looking to start a software-based business. TowsonGlobal Tour Today (10/5/2010) - Who's going? Start here. Elizabeth Eadie: Super fun! Catchy tune.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 7, 2010

Now that the floodwaters have receded, the process of rebuilding small businesses affected by the flood of 2010 is beginning to unfold. The added financial pressures facing small-business owners because of the flood make the use of bootstrapping that much more imperative. This post was my column in today's Tennessean ).

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010. He said, “We estimate that annual RBI market activity has grown 10x in the last decade, from two dozen deals a year in 2010 to upwards of 200 new company fundings completed in 2018.” However, according to Bryce Roberts, co-founder of Indie.VC, only 0.6%

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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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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

Choosing the right corporate form for your enterprise » May 27, 2010. Remarks to the Visionary Companies Conference, Billings, MT May 27, 2010 It’s a fact that all net job creation since the 1980s has come    with under 100 employees. It was bootstrapped. It was bootstrapped. People are the whole game.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. Modern Element Trends In Magazine-Styled Webdesign Of 2010 – [link]. Entrepreneurs Are Living The Dream, But Are They Happy? – [link]. “be better, be different or be cheaper. And the last is no fun&# (Seth Godin) – [link]. Will Freemium Work for You? – [link].

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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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