Acquisition Bootstrapping Burn Rate Finance 
Up and Running
OCTOBER 1, 2014
What about bootstrapping? Nelson has some tips: Know your burn rate. And this isn’t just for your business, but as many startup founders know, your personal finances can matter just as much (especially if you aren’t profitable yet). Inspiration Managing a Business Self-Financing Strategy Success Stories'
ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 27, 2011
For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. It certainly will be a better way to bootstrap the company. Jeff also described a compelling in-game offer-based customer acquisition model that is proving quite effective for him.
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Professor VC
JULY 22, 2009
The burn rates of my portfolio companies is certainly top of mind right now, but thats not what this post is about. Since Im not a fan of any of those genres, I have been looking forward to the release of his latest work, Burn Rate. Bootstrapping 101. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.
Professor VC
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
In the trailer below, Brad Pitt in describing the new player acquisition philosophy, says "we are card counters at the blackjack table were going to turn the odds at the casino" I look forward to checking out the movie and seeing if RSCM can exploit the odds on early stage investing. ► October. (1). Bootstrapping 101.
Professor VC
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. He raised less financing than originally planned but was able to launch the site and was running a business by the time his classmates graduated 9 months later.
Professor VC
JUNE 20, 2011
Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. Most companies dont come close to their rose colored financial models prepared when going out for Series A financing. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing.
Professor VC
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
The LinkedIn acquisition of CardMunch a few weeks ago caught my attention. Techcrunch called it one of the " most like-minded and forward-thinking acquisitions I’ve ever seen " I met with the founders of CardMunch several months ago when they were out raising their Series Seed round. Bootstrapping 101. ► September.
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