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Clubhouse put a big bullseye on social audio

VC Cafe

Stereo , launched in 2020 and is based in LA. 31 employees according to Linkedin, but seems to be bootstrapped. Capuccino – an audio social network launched in July 2020 by French founders. Bootstrapped. It’s basically an open-source messaging platform like Whatsapp, designed for communities.

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Crisis versus Opportunity: 6 Ways to Bootstrap a Startup in a Post-COVID-19 World While Navigating the New Normal

ReadWriteStart

Current worldwide statistics as of 10 May 2020, (from gisanddata.maps) show that there are over 10 million people infected with this virus and just over 503, 500 deaths. Governor Cuomo, governor of New York State, USA, highlighted the quintessential issue with the coronavirus pandemic in his conversation with Howard Stern on 13 April 2020.

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Why do marketplaces make great businesses?

Austin Startup

One of the highest we saw in 2020 was Ke.com , a Chinese platform for buying and selling properties. It’s looking equally good for the bootstrapped and indie-funded marketplaces too. References: * [link] ** [link] [link] Originally published on Marketplace Design Blog by Fiona MacDougall Why do marketplaces make great businesses?

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How to Start a Business While You’re in College

Up and Running

Using creative skills to design and sell anything from websites to fashion items. The proportion of US workers earning a living on a “freelance” basis was 34 percent in 2016, and the gig economy is expected to grow enough to cause that number to rise to 43 percent by 2020. It’s easier to bootstrap. Writing and editing.

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YouTube Strategy Lessons from a Channel with 1.6 Million Subscribers

ConversionXL

Refine titles, thumbnails, and content to increase those metrics — Eric Bandholz (@bandholz) November 24, 2020. We’re a bootstrapped company that started with more time than money. It has images and indicators that are designed to mislead and trick the viewers. lower views) in our data. Clickbait is fraudulent.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

I can’t wait to see what 2020 brings! What makes me really proud though is we’ve been 100% bootstrapped for our 3.5 years of existence, and with the launch of a series A investment in 2020 I can only imagine how far we’ll go. My business is also nominated for a local award, a first for us. Lancaster ! #2-

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Entrepreneurs They Consider to be Successful

Hearpreneur

Not only is she the CEO of one of the largest graphic design companies in the world (Canva), but she was also the founder – and she has led it to a net worth of over $55 billion. His methods for designing a lifestyle, creating the life you want, and then starting a business to support that lifestyle are undeniably effective.