A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
It’s often said that you shouldn’t talk about price during customer development interviews. Even bootstrapped businesses can make this work (e.g. If you want to scale faster you’ll need venture funding, both because of the anemic revenue, and because otherwise you can’t afford to advertise.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 16, 2016
Myself and the other founders managed to develop our company and generate more than 200,000,000 visits, hire 22 people, get 3,000+ customers, and promote products for the likes of Creative Labs, Polaroid, and Sony. The other key reason for launching the agency was to fund further development of Gadget Flow. It is tough when you can’t.
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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". WhenBusy is a bootstrapped startup that lets people schedule meetings with you in currently-available time-slots without you having to share your calendar [disclosure: I'm an advisor].
Software By Rob
MARCH 26, 2015
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. But when you’re selling something that has an LTV of $10-15 dollars, you just can’t make paid advertising work. Step 2: Rinse and Repeat.
Software By Rob
MARCH 26, 2015
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. But when you’re selling something that has an LTV of $10-15 dollars, you just can’t make paid advertising work. Step 2: Own Your Time.
entrepreMusings
JANUARY 26, 2011
For other local bootstrapping resources here in Austin, check out the Bootstrap Austin site. Here are just a few tips on bootstrapping your new startup that I have found particularly beneficial from my own experience: Outsourcing. Another effective bootstrapping technique you can use is partnering with a complementary business.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 24, 2017
Plus, starting an online business of course has it’s costs, but with a multitude of solutions out there (with Subbly being one of them) you don’t need to spend thousands on software development or marketing to validate your business idea. It’s clear why positive cash flow is a holy grail of lifestyle businesses, but is there more to it?
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