Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

What about bootstrapping? If not, be agile enough to change direction and re-focus,” Nelson advises. ” The post Dragons, Bootstrapping and Women in Tech appeared first on Bplans Blog. Bradford and Nelson thought that those brands who feature an avatar or character (think Moz robot ) were memorable.

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Bootstrapping Cofounder Portland Burn Rate 107

Street Smart Product Manager

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of my free product help calls are about ways to pursue customer development and gather VOC, bootstrap new product efforts, and apply lean principles to product management activities. Long Live “Agile Conversations” appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager. The post RIP PRDs.

Agile 46

Agile Conversion Lean Bootstrapping 46

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Bootstrapping not only reduces cash needs, but increases commitment. Hitting a broad market initially with multiple fully-featured products and a huge marketing campaign is a recipe for disaster that bootstrapped startups never try. Bootstrapping continues to be the preferred approach, giving you maximum ownership, control and agility.

Bootstrapping 120

Bootstrapping Cofounder Equity Agile 120

Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 19, 2014

I’m finding many business advantagesb in this world for a group of websites I am building to bootstrap a few “baby startups” in areas I’m already interested in – #travel, #classic-cars, #SaaS #Art sales, #techjobs, etc. It’s a somewhat different world than the VC funded startup world that is my day job.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Bootstrapping Agile Web Development 20

Street Smart Product Manager

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of my free product help calls are about ways to pursue customer development and gather VOC, bootstrap new product efforts, and apply lean principles to product management activities. Long Live “Agile Conversations” The post RIP PRDs. Long Live “Agile Conversations” The post RIP PRDs.

Agile 22

Agile Conversion Bootstrapping Lean 22

YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

You’ll find content categorized into different topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Aggregator Curation Widget Angel Investor 170

ReadWriteStart

MAY 30, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how bootstrapping makes you a better business – a leaner, smarter, more agile company that can roll with the punches. Bootstrapping Minimizes the Number of People Cashing in on Your Success. Bootstrapped founders don’t have these concerns. Secondly, just how badly do you need that funding?

Bootstrapping 147

Bootstrapping Startup Equity Silicon Valley 147

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, Hey Someone else who is extending the agile/lean approach beyond just developing software. and lean manufacturing to guide the creation of technology businesses that create disruptive innovation. Labels: events 2comments: Andrew Meyer said. Expo SF (May.

Lean 68

Lean San Francisco Web Advisory Board 68

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

Intellectual Property 175

Intellectual Property Aggregator Startup IP 175

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Go on an agile diet quickly. With a product development team that is not shipping, any agile methodology will surface major problems quickly. Labels: agile , customer development 15comments: Scott Shapiro said. People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc., Great post! You do a great job articulating.

Customer 167

Customer San Francisco Lean Hockey Stick 167

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

Content companies, for example, should be able to amass traffic and sell advertising on a bootstrapped budget before they come close to seeking equity financing—because you can, and because that’s the market expectation and that’s what your competitors are already doing. How about doing what Gilt Groupe did?

New York City 113

New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 113

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

I closed down my first business last November and I am bootstrapping the second one currently. We changed our model to B2B and adopted Agile around 2002. I would love to attend one of the Lean Start-up Workshops, but unfortunately that would be difficult for me to do so financially. Cash is tight. Expo SF (May.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

The Entrepreneurial Mind

JANUARY 2, 2012

We chose to stay agile and not lock ourselves into a rigid trajectory unnecessarily," Brody-Waite says. Our company is built on maintaining less mass, agility and out-simplifying our competition." Bootstrapping your growth allows you to grow at a pace that is comfortable for you," Jorgovan says.

Bootstrapping 76

Bootstrapping Agile LLC Cofounder 76

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

Ash Maurya is the founder of WiredReach , a bootstrapped startup that he has been running for seven years. My transition to Continuous Deployment Prior to adopting continuous deployment, I used to release software on a weekly schedule (come rain or shine) which I viewed as pretty agile, disciplined, and aggressive. Read on to find out.

Continuous Deployment 151

Continuous Deployment San Francisco Lean Wiki 151

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

These case studies range in size and scope: from pre-product/market fit to already exited, bootstrapped to venture-backed, solo practitioner to large organization. These case studies range in size and scope: from pre-product/market fit to already exited, bootstrapped to venture-backed, solo practitioner to large organization.

San Francisco 120

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 120

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. Myth: Lean Startups are small bootstrapped startups. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down?

Lean 167

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Startup 167

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

This model of joint accountability is at the heart of the lean startup, and is just as applicable to venture-backed, bootstrapped, and enterprise startups. As with most startup practices, it requires us to do a constant balancing act between execution and learning – both of which require tremendous discipline. . Expo SF (May.

San Francisco 102

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Startup 102

Street Smart Product Manager

JUNE 2, 2015

A few weeks ago, I spoke at the Modev MVP Conference and the Lean+Agile DC Conference about using a bootstrapped Customer Development approach to pursuing a new product idea in an existing company.

Customer Development 20

Customer Development Developer Customer DC 20

Street Smart Product Manager

JUNE 2, 2015

A few weeks ago, I spoke at the Modev MVP Conference and the Lean+Agile DC Conference about using a bootstrapped Customer Development approach to pursuing a new product idea in an existing company.

Customer Development 20

Customer Development Developer Customer DC 20

NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

While intrapreneurship and agile development is on the up, large businesses often prefer to innovate by acquiring the smaller, nimbler businesses in question, sitting back, watching the fireworks, and swooping in when the smoke has cleared. rather than risk taking. 5) Small businesses are the genesis of big business.

New Zealand 75

New Zealand Small Business Global Dividend 75

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

I continue to work on additional programs and products for bootstrapped and angel-backed startups, as well as for enterprise and future entrepreneurs. "Lean Startups" just jumped the shark and became consultingware, like "agile" did. 3,000 / month doesn't sound very, um, lean. Expo SF (May.

Lean 102

Lean Programming San Francisco Continuous Deployment 102

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 23, 2019

I was forced to, as they say, “pull up my bootstraps” and get to work. Entrepreneurship makes you agile, able to view the world more clearly and truly live it to its fullest potential. Urgency and fear are often stronger emotions for an entrepreneur than doubt in oneself. Now, I was feeling these emotions myself.

Entrepreneur 67

Entrepreneur Employee Community LLC 67

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

They will realize that you have built a startup that’s agile, resilient and customer-centric. Good to see someone with authority advocating an approach to building startups that we at Agile Entrepreneurs focus on, week after week. Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development.

Customer Development 262

Customer Development Developer Customer Silicon Valley 262

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

You could bootstrap your startup and do most of the tough legwork on your own, perhaps while you hold down another job. On the one hand, bootstrapping your business gives you much more control over it. Noah says, “Agile is what most software companies use. The Complete Guide to Registering Your Business Name.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Don’t Accidentally Bootstrap Yourself to Death | saastr – [link]. Is Agile Marketing the Future of Search in 2013? How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. Will 2013 be the year of conversion optimisation?

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2017

Whereas when you’re running your own startup or managing the marketing for a smaller organization, the bootstrap mentality is acceptable if not entirely encourages, which means you can be much more flexible, agile, and creative in your business’s marketing solutions.

SEO 56

SEO Small Business Metadata Software Review 56

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). Even "cool, agile" companies like 37signals are trapped. The elements of our Dream Team were obvious from the start: Varied skillsets.

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Bolivia 325

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

It’s basic bootstrapping; you’ll want to leverage a little bit of high-level technical expertise to minimize risk. To date we’re bootstrapping to get to an arbitrary step 2 to get to proof of concept and so we can get the people we want to take us seriously, both angels/VCs and CTOs.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

css-tricks.com

JANUARY 2, 2013

And all too often in an agile approach, tweaks are made for business and dev requirements. ” Chris Coyier: I’m serving responsive layouts, use of Twitter-bootstrap, Skeleton, and custom media query based responsive layouts. There are proven development methodologies out there like Lean, Agile, Waterfall.

Web 96

Web Software Review Technical Review Caching 96

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

In part one, How To Bootstrap Your Startup , we outlined the process of bootstrapping your company into existence. Posted by: Neil | October 4, 2007 2:24 AM I am not sure if I am misreading this - but are you suggesting that a top down, water fall process works better then an agile /iterative development approach?

Web 40

Web AJAX Software Review Development Team Review 40

market-by-numbers.com

DECEMBER 7, 2009

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 26, 2016

Despite being a bootstrapped company with little revenue, we over-invested in a central New York City office at a rate of 15% rent to revenue. There are also unforeseen disasters, such as the 2008 financial crisis, that businesses need to be agile enough to overcome.

Software Review 100

Software Review New York City Salary Employee 100

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Apply Agile Thinking To Everything You Do (especially helpful for startups & small businesses) - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Im a UX and front end designer bootstrapping my own products with pure sweat equity at night but always looking for someone else to partner with(engineer/programmer)to bring these ideas life. Harry (2010-06-19) # Derek, I just discovered your blog and this article from Hacker News. Insightful. Thanks much. BTW: great keynote at Railsconf!

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration. Agile project management. agile product management. agile product management and Scrum tool. Automates Agile / Scrum development. Agile eLearning.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53