Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Not yet profitable but invaluable to developers worldwide, the decade-old company bootstrapped, differentiated from formidable competitors GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket, weathered leadership upheavals, and eventually ingested lots of venture capital which helped them weather the challenges they faced. Many tried and couldn’t get in.

Acquisition 71

Acquisition Azure Open Source Seattle 71

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. ” The competition did more than educate and put money in the bank for this otherwise bootstrapped startup.

Small Business 142

Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

css-tricks.com

JANUARY 2, 2013

December 18, 2012. At the outset of a project is a perfect opportunity to build/choose/customize a CMS that works for you. How do you manage those dependancies? How is the customer support at your hosting provider? — Ryan McLaughlin (@ryanmclaughlin) December 18, 2012. Navigation n Search. by Chris Coyier.

Web 96

Web Software Review Technical Review Caching 96

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

We launched the larger channel back in 2012 and the smaller channel in 2019. Typically, people who are going to watch these videos are already customers or at the very bottom of the funnel. It’s a great way to bring value to your customers, but you’re missing out on the leverage that YouTube provides.

Channel 129

Channel Metrics Algorithm Video 129

Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

I took an opportunity selling food trucks and noticed the industry needed improved customer service. At 4Patriots we wanted to present our customers with an enhanced feeling of freedom and self-reliance. After some years with blood, sweat and tears, I founded my current business, Ageras, in 2012. Photo Credit: Kamron Kunce.

Entrepreneur 139

Entrepreneur Technical Review Acquisition Software Review 139

Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

Technology versus market risk in angel investments » June 19, 2012. October 2012. Bootstrapping. Managing Company Growth. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « | Main.

Milwaukee 79

Milwaukee Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 79

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I’ll explain this more later, but assume that only a very few high-growth companies with high-power management teams are venture opportunities. Normally you have to have a team in place, have made progress toward idea validation , or—better still—traction (paying customers). Actually, venture capital financing is very rare.

SBA 161

SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

But, what constitutes success for the parties involved – investors, entrepreneurs, employees, and customers – can vary dramatically. Can you bootstrap your way to positive cash flow? Can you bootstrap your way to positive cash flow?   If the answer is relatively soon, then bootstrapping is a very serious consideration. 

Finance 83

Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

How do we know how much the customer will buy and how long it will take?  How big is the customer problem being solved? How do we know how much the customer will buy and how long it will take?  How big is the customer problem being solved? October 2012. Bootstrapping. Managing Company Growth.

Technical Cofounder 68

Technical Cofounder Wisconsin Cofounder IP 68

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

Based on the latest Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, personal money, or bootstrapping, continued to be the primary startup funding in 2012. At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue.

Startup 264

Startup Burn Rate Bootstrapping Valuation 264

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Our wheelhouse is bootstrapped (or lightly capitalized) SMB SaaS. At least 12 months of customer history, generally 20+ enterprise customers or 200+ SMB customers. Alternative Capital. “

Revenue 60

Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Lighter Capital is a RBI VC which has provided over $100 million in growth capital to over 250 companies since 2012. John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. 2018 also had the fewest number of angel-led financing rounds since before 2010.

Revenue 60

Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2014

billion was pledged to over a million crowdfunding campaign s in 2012. Some of the primary reasons so many businesses have turned to it include: - Prove Market Demand: Determine whether a potential customer base exists before producing your product. In fact, over $2.7 So what’s driving the interest in Crowdfunding?

Campaign 216

Campaign Channel Bootstrapping Database 216

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

   We worked all day building market strategies for customers while we tried to embody our expertise on software that would expand the company's reach.     We worked all day building market strategies for customers while we tried to embody our expertise on software that would expand the company's reach. 

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

blog.teamtreehouse.com

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Dec 3, 2012. In a separate stylesheet, though, it includes styles to manage a site’s baseline, or vertical grid. Twitter Bootstrap : Created by Mark Otto and Angus Droll , Bootstrap makes its learning curve worth the effort. Most options: Twitter Bootstrap had the most widgets and interface options.

Framework 54

Framework HTML Software Review Widget 54

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

The customer comments were entirely negative. We communicate to customers and competitors by how we price, and it is not simple to change. Posted at 05:09 PM in Managing Company Growth | Permalink. The customer comments were entirely negative. October 2012. Bootstrapping. Managing Company Growth.

Software Review 60

Software Review Wisconsin Technical Review Angel Investor 60

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In 2012 I got together with Alexander Osterwalder , Henry Chesbrough and Andre Marquis to think about the Lean and the future of corporate innovation. What CEOs, management teams and shareholders care about is growth —revenue growth, greater user adoption, increased market share, bigger margins, etc. in developing these new models.

Lean 326

Lean Nepal Cofounder Customer Development 326

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

What makes me really proud though is we’ve been 100% bootstrapped for our 3.5 Now we’re a bonafide and recognized medium-sized company that serves customers throughout our State and employs many arborists and serves so many homes and businesses. Thanks to Joe Sinkwitz, Intellifluence ! #3- 3- Publishing a book.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 117

Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

It was bootstrapped.   We had a customer and a value proposition.   We were fortunate enough to have customers like Boston Store, Carson’s, Penney’s, Sears, GNC – and they loved our exceptional customer service and ability to deliver a better value to their customers – and more sales and customer satisfaction to them.

Bootstrapping 60

Bootstrapping Startup America Employee 60

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She focused on her customer. The premise is that you should blog for your customers, suppliers and ecosystem – not for your peers. How’s that for an ex painter?

Silicon Valley 363

Silicon Valley Cofounder Entrepreneur Startup 363

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Management. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. September 19, 2012, 9:32 p.m. Copyright 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Manage Email Preferences. Manage Email Preferences.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

At today's roundtable we saw three very nice businesses, each with pilot customers, and each working on real problems. Antonio has a portfolio of Web-based business process management applications for small businesses with 10-100 employees. And these pilots will pay for her early bootstrapping phase.

Partner 117

Partner Belgium Portugal Bootstrapping 117

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Tools for Hackathons – added Dec 2012. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Tim Keane

JANUARY 11, 2013

.   I digress here, but one of the real challenges is managing sales goals both agressively and realistically.   I digress here, but one of the real challenges is managing sales goals both agressively and realistically. October 2012. Bootstrapping. Managing Company Growth. April 2013. January 2013.

Wisconsin 89

Wisconsin Angel Investor Startup Bootstrapping 89

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Long term thinking -- for entrepreneurs » October 03, 2012.  My advice was to execute with the big player by bootstrapping and then, as the market risk retires, to think about deploying outside capital.  But those are manageable risks to retire with talent and money.  And risk comes in many varieties.

Technology 74

Technology Marketing Intellectual Property Montana 74

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

She partnered with Rett Clevenger who at that time was an online media manager for a large e-commerce site, to launch Steals.com in April 2008. The revenue in 2012 was $16.4 Being a completely bootstrapped company, Steals.com cannot offer its team the best possible pay.

Silicon Valley 266

Silicon Valley Utah India Massachusetts 266

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

All of us like leaders of ventures who:  Have a passion for the customer, and a deep understanding of the customer's business.  This raises the chances for success as it keeps the company itself very close to the customer needs and desires. . October 2012. Bootstrapping. Managing Company Growth.

Ireland 60

Ireland Wisconsin Angel Groups Bootstrapping 60

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Where in your area will you find land or a building with the right zoning, size, facilities, and access for bringing in raw materials, attracting customers, and/or shipping out finished beer for distribution? Breweries don’t really win customers with one beer, but they can lose customers with one beer.”. Relationships.

Oregon 60

Oregon Jordan SBA Cofounder 60

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 4, 2010

If your business sells to a quantifiable and identifiable group of business customers who are in the tens of thousands, or less, there's really no reason not to individually identify every one of them and track all of your contacts with them.  Any former customers from other places now working there? Market Math. Market Math.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Marketing Angel Investor Startup 60

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Didnt get the chance to ask him if managed to visit Berkeley while he was in town and see the 52-7 whupping that the Buffs took at the hands of Cal. However, liked the team, and Dennis Mink, FootFeeds CEO, convinced me of the value in check-ins as a white label service for brands to market to their customers. ► 2012. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The Performance Appraisal » October 08, 2012.   The company prepared, as I recall, several million labels for their big customer (really their only customer) a major retailer based in the midwest.  They failed to mail a substantial portion of the best customers for the biggest event of the year.

Wisconsin 68

Wisconsin Entrepreneur Illinois Startup 68

Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

It welcomes feedback from potential customers and experts, reduces the cost and risk of the startup and can potentially drive success quickly.    An average customer will spend $X per year with us because they spend three times that now.    Customer premise - who will buy and why.    Why?) 

Marketing 116

Marketing Wisconsin Startup Angel Investor 116

Tim Keane

MARCH 24, 2008

You (the entrepreneur and founder of this "company") hire a call center to take calls from customers who want an inexpensive medical diagnosis. Of course, in the interest of being a low cost provider, your call center is staffed by folks with a good customer service orientation, but no medical training. Ridiculous?

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 60

Tim Keane

JUNE 8, 2009

  In my case, in the first company, it was early customer selling that provided the startup cash.  These companies find capital primarily by finding customers and understanding trade-offs.  Posted at 09:23 AM in Bootstrapping | Permalink. October 2012. Bootstrapping. Managing Company Growth.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Bootstrapping Angel Investor Startup 60

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

 They take risks, create opportunities, satisfy customers - the list goes on.  They take risks, create opportunities, satisfy customers - the list goes on. October 2012. Bootstrapping. Managing Company Growth. .  But I would also never "drill" someone just to "toughen them up."

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 60

Tim Keane

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."  " 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." 

Advisory Board 60

Advisory Board Wisconsin Bootstrapping Angel Investor 60

Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

Now, as their revenue grows substantially, its time to make the shift toward a more quantitative management environment. To me, this means moving in the direction of managing more to factual data to help managers make key decisions. Can we quantify success in terms of calls, visits, customer sizes, and so forth?

Ireland 60

Ireland Wisconsin Forecast Sales Cycle 60