A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. No one can compete with my blog because it's copyrighted." Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2011

As a big believer in young business talent, I’d like to share some tips – learned through experience – about honing your skills as an entrepreneur. This post is applicable if you want to set up in business on your own some day, or already have a venture of some sort. This also leads nicely into #2: Start small and build.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 3, 2012

The conflicting (frequently unsolicited) advice startup entrepreneurs too often hear is enough to make you tune it all out. Either you’re told that you need to go big and grab all the angel or VC money you can get your hands on, or that you should start small, do it on your own, and retain control of your company. Bootstrap 1.

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Bootstrapping Software Review Startup Equity 137

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 4, 2023

In a perfect world, small businesses would have an endless stream of revenue coming in and there wouldn’t be need to worry about financing. Sometimes businesses have to get creative when it comes to their small business financing, especially when revenue is low. However, we all know that’s not the case.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Today in Small Business: Hiring Picks Up | by @genemarks – crowdspring.co/1w5hoSn. Small Business and Startups: Best Boss Ever?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link]. How to Turn Your Startup Into a Lean, Mean Marketing Machine – [link].

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Tweet. --> This is a guest post from Robert Graham — a solo bootstrapper who blogs about the experience. Even with my small niche and low traffic keywords, I’d have plenty to get started. I found that my product was difficult to express succinctly within the constraints of a small text ad. (Powered by LaunchBit ).

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

in two discussions about startups. Part of the confusion and discomfort comes from young entrepreneurs creating overly complex visions for their startups. This is one of the key reasons why many startup dreams never get off the ground – they are too complex and expensive to pursue. What worked/didn’t work for you?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! If your small business or startup sends email newsletters or other email marketing campaigns, what is the best time of day to send those emails?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Lean Business: Save Money, Save the Environment – [link]. Forget the coasts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

He is the co-founder of Boast.ai, where he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company. where he leveraged a community-led growth model to bootstrap the company. Then another time was when we were bootstrapping both. He is an entrepreneur, podcast host, and community builder. My guest today is Lloyed Lobo.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. They were lifestyle entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Act big, behave small.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small Business and Leadership: Thinking About Dad – crowdspring.co/1i0PkgN. The Optimal Average Customer Value for SaaS Startups – crowdspring.co/1ib05xm.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

Five months ago, the five members of our Chanty team gathered around a small table in a coffee shop to try to answer the ultimate question for our business: “How will Chanty make money?”. Determining the right monetization strategy is by far the most important issue for every SaaS business. Choose wisely. Freemium isn’t free.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I will describe their businesses briefly, below. With enterprise customers, this would result in tremendous exit barriers, making sales cycles long and involved, which a small startup will find hard to withstand. You can pitch to be featured on my blog following these instructions. GrillGrate. PowerStores.in.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. business model and team.

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Bootstrapping IPO Business Model Software Review 52

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap. But the right funding strategy for her is $900,000-$1 million, potentially from angel investors or small funds. Liana has just launched three weeks back with a list of about 5,000 customers from another e-commerce business she owns. We will work on that with her. Trendy Loot.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Salaries Startup Founders Pay Themselves | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1nHU2OK. Corporate Acquisitions Of Startups — Why Do They Fail?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

I took the audience through five cloud-based business ideas, discussed why they are relevant and pointed them to the sources I derived those ideas from. Now, let us say you are an enterprise that has rolled out a rather extensive private cloud, and all your divisions and business units are using it freely.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Half Of U.S.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

In our societies and business, there’re entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional personalities and demeanor to pull it through business. Here are the entrepreneurs and business owners, other entrepreneurs considered to be successful. #1- In the startup world, this track record is incredible. 1- Jessica Livingston.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

VCs ONLY want to invest in momentum deals, which means you already have serious customer validation and traction and you are looking to raise money to scale your business. Unless you are an experienced entrepreneur with a track record, the chances of your getting a VC behind a concept are very small. Next comes the topic of angels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Act big, behave small.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup tips: track your own customer service data – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Zing!

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup tips: track your own customer service data – [link]. 6 traits of successful small businesses, from Entrepreneur Magazine – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup? It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup?

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Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Act big, behave small.

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entrepreMusings

JANUARY 26, 2011

The following is a guest post by Bill Hazelton , Managing Director of Credit Card Assist , a leading credit card resource site for consumers and small business owners and Sell It! On The Web , an e-commerce and online marketing blog. For other local bootstrapping resources here in Austin, check out the Bootstrap Austin site.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Many businesses were launched and others were closed. In the last few days of 2019, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- 2019 has been a year of growth for my business! I attended two different business conferences and even spoke at one.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Weigh the legal & business risks – [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Weigh the legal & business risks – [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Are you considering starting up your own business? In other words, you must start bootstrapping an online startup , because the future of the global business world is online. Otherwise, this statement is accurate for almost all of the other business organizations. What is a startup?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Act big, behave small.

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Bootstrapping Merger Salary .Net 240

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup issues: paperwork galore&# (about the coming flood of 1099 reports) – [link]. Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

(plus it's faster and costs half as much ), it ranks first in the world for number of blogs per Internet user, and has a formidable market of Internet consumers who spent €5.5 When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. billion online in the first quarter of this year. The Big Players.

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