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I think bootstrapping might be impossible for non-programmers

The Startup Toolkit

(Note: In this post I’m talking specifically about tech startups, and especially non-sales-driven tech startups). Attach google analytics to your site. Now you can bootstrap. Clever landing page tests and interviews can tell you whether an idea is bad , but not whether it will work. Make it look nice. That’s it.

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Bootstrapping Relevance: Making Web Conversions Meaningful for Long Sales Cycles

ConversionXL

Often, little more than a form fill tells you about the potential for a five-figure sale months down the road. Google Analytics insights frequently end with raw counts of goal completions, leaving a yawning gap between on-site behavior and sales for companies with long sales cycles. Analytics incentivize behavior.

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Intermediate C++ 3D Graphics Developer

Transformify

Some of our projects that have involved 3D graphics development have included 3D modeling software for commercial real estate sales reps, 3D printing, cutting and editing software, as well as 3D visualization applications for science and medical purposes. Our clients are mostly located in North America and Europe.

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Dragons, Bootstrapping and Women in Tech

Up and Running

At this point, it’s Nelson and new cofounder of her latest venture Jason Champion gearing up to break new ground in video analytics (Bradford now stays on in an advisory capacity). What about bootstrapping? Yesware is a sales and tracking gmail extension. Their latest product, Statdragon, launched just last week.

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[Infographic] Inside The Mind Of A Startup Entrepreneur

YoungUpstarts

Become a Google analytics expert. Assemble an email blast. Develop and track a funnel. Make decisions off cohort tracking. Write a blog post. Deliver a keynote. Build Links. Conduct customer interviews. Segment a market. Understand a term sheet. Recruit and Train. Train an intern. Hire A Players. Replace B Players. Write a novel. Raise Money.

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How to Fund Your Startup Without Losing Control

Up and Running

Rule 1: Bootstrap until you have a viable product. Background: Justin Klemm’s analytics and website uptime startup, Ghost Inspector , wants to revolutionize the way businesses manage their ecommerce funnels. That is to say, they’d want to be able to control costs and revenues at a high level.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

ReadWriteStart

Yogesh already has 45 employers onboard, but while discussing his customer acquisition strategy it became clear that he needs to figure out some way to close sales by phone or online without personally traveling to close every sale. The first step is to develop some reference customers, something all early-stage startups should do.