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How To Save Money In Business: 10 Tips For Young Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

The internet has a ton of open-source software and other free services you can use for your business. If you haven’t been able to save up for your capital, consider bootstrapping your business. You can also save on your office equipment like copiers and computers if you buy used ones. Use Free Online Resources.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. June 17th, 2012.

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Real Unfair Advantages

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

About twenty people on Answers OnStartups have asked this question in one form or another: When I meet an angel investor, he may ask: "What if a big company copies your idea and develops the same website as yours after your website goes public?". This is Part 2 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.???

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Twitter Link Roundup #26 – Design, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. “3 Types of Angel Investors and How to Pick the Right One (or Two)&# - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Nice work from Facebook on HipHop (open sourced today) – [link]. Yeah – UTAH! - [link].

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TechWildcatters Applications Due March 19

The Startup Lawyer

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. Apply to TechWildcatters here.

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TechWildcatters Applications Due March 19

The Startup Lawyer

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc. Apply to TechWildcatters here.

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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

Startup Professionals Musings

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with.

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