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DECEMBER 7, 2012

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

If you really want to start a business your way without a boss or professional investor hovering over you, then just fund it yourself or through friends and family, and grow it organically. It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. Operate small, but show a big-company image.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Others may indeed make good family businesses, but are usually deemed worth investment. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the aftermath of the recent pandemic, which caused many businesses to close, a new raft of business workers and entrepreneurs are deciding to pursue their own dreams of being a new business owner, and controlling your own destiny. Do a written business plan to validate your thinking.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Angel Investor Metrics 245

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. We're better at SEO and social media. Social media and SEO is ever-changing quicksand. It should be part of your business plan that other people will copy you. Except in certain industries (e.g. Can't be true, right?

Intellectual Property 319

Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Espousing that borrowing money and debt are optional, the book proposed that entrepreneurs starting such businesses were more interested in the lifestyle it offered rather than making oodles of cash. 3 One-page business plan. Develop a one-page business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Others may indeed make good family businesses, but are usually deemed worth investment. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Others may indeed make good family businesses, but are usually deemed worth investment. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family.

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New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. million in grants to emerging businesses since 1999. Ben Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, WeDidIt cofounders.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

According to Lee M Von Kraus, PHD and a mentor at Clarity.fm, “Early stage startups are usually pre-money startup that are bootstrapping the early development of a product.”. Business plan. What is your business going to be? Make sure you have links in the media to spread your message. Next is marketing.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

What about bootstrapping? When you’re starting a business to build your own luck, you don’t often have a lot of start up capital. Plan ahead. Business planning has been a big factor for Theme Dragon since the beginning, and in any smart business, you want to know where you’re headed.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2021

Whether you choose to set up an online savings account and start saving months in advance, or you reach out to investors, you will need some money to kick-start your business. Depending on your business type, you may be able to bootstrap your startup with very little cash. Create A Solid Business Plan.

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Up and Running

MARCH 8, 2016

Getting funded and writing a business plan. If you’re going to need an injection of capital in order to get your business going, you’re more than likely thinking of getting a bank loan. If this is the case, you will need a business plan. Let’s review them: Bootstrap your business with a side business.

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SBA Technical Review Software Review Business Plan 60

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. 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. Of course, every approach has pros and cons.

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Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Advertising was one of those extensions that we visioned in the first business plan for Bazaarvoice. Now at Bazaarvoice we have acquired Longboard Media, which in a way concludes our original vision in our first business plan. Sales people take awhile to payback, even in the best of business models.

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Bootstrapping IPO Business Model Software Review 52

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

While you are working away on your business plan, looking for ways to raise capital, finding the right people to hire, etc., Bootstrapping can be fun, you get to iterate quickly, turn on dimes, invent new features on the fly. We should have slowed down just a tad to plan a few steps further out when naming things. “On

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

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]. Of course it's not that simple, and many business plans I've seen (unintentionally) omit many of the true costs of acquisition.

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Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The reality is that over 80 percent of new businesses will never attract venture capital or Angel funding, according to experts , and there are many good reasons for skipping that painful and distracting process. A limited budget makes for a better business plan. Bootstrapping doesn’t mean that you don’t share equity.

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Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Exit Strategy 120

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Granularity and Consistency of Startup Metrics - SoCal CTO , March 11, 2010 Tim Berry has a great post on Why I Hate Those Huge Market Numbers tells us that he doesn’t like to see business plans with multi-billion market numbers used as the basis for projections. It’s the old – 5% of massive market gives us a big number.

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Software Review Startup PR Exit Strategy 150

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

We didn’t throw away all of our business plan, but tabled some ideas with the mindset of re-introducing them when the company could support and scale them. Because we bootstrapped, the biggest challenge right out of the gate was getting customers on board fast.

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Business Model Technical Review Advertising B2C 133

Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

” During this same time, I had decided to audit an MBA Entrepreneurship class at my alma mater American University in order to learn more about business plans and starting a business. As media / communications professional my business chops were lacking. We’ve bootstrapped since we launching.

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Technical Review Equity SBA Software Review 50

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Starting a business during these hard economic times might have been difficult, but it isn’t entirely impossible. Have your business funding figured out. You need to be clear on the source of the all-important starting capital for your business. Here are seven practical tips on how to jumpstart your startup: 1.

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Startup Bootstrapping Finance Social Media 178

Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

.  For instance, I've recently written "Bill, I'd like you to consider talking to Ned at Newco who has an intriguing start up that's made some traction in the party planning/social media space as evidenced by some good stats on customer sign-up and early salres results. Bootstrapping. October 2010.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 79

Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

” During this same time, I had decided to audit an MBA Entrepreneurship class at my alma mater American University in order to learn more about business plans and starting a business. As media / communications professional my business chops were lacking. We’ve bootstrapped since we launching.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Equity SBA Software Review 48

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). Play Video. Play Video.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Raise your first round of money, or bootstrap. There are two ways to start a tech business. You either do it on your own, taking all risks and responsibility yourself (“bootstrapping”), or you find investors that believe in your company. I honestly had a very simple strategy, I hired Wunderlist users to build Wunderlist.

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Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

Poorly written or missing business plan. If you recently sold your last startup for $800 million, you probably don’t need a business plan at all to get money for your next startup. When Facebook first started looking for investors, there was so social-media market. Find existing cases to validate your numbers.

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Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Investor Reputation 120

Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. First develop a business model.   If you've been through a plan review with someone like a potential investor, think for a moment about the questions you get asked. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. Bootstrapping.

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Forecast Business Plan Sales Wisconsin 68

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Sometimes it’s necessary to bootstrap your company as a home-based business while managing fewer resources. This might be because you don’t wish to burden a new business with debt before it’s even had a chance to find its first customers, or simply because you disagree with borrowing money. Starting any new business is daunting.

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Cloud Bootstrapping Social Media Security 93

Up and Running

OCTOBER 24, 2017

This can easily be accomplished by surveying current and potential business customers, testing focus groups, conducting one-on-one interviews, utilizing social media polls, and observing data through platforms like Google Analytics. Step 3: Determine your capital needs and write a business plan.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Angel Investor Campaign 135

Business Plan Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Companies raising this type of capital typically have been bootstrapped for quite some time, boasting revenues of $10M+ and looking for institutional capital to grow fast with goal of reaching a not too long term IPO. Average and Media Seed and Series A Deals.

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Technology Early Stage Venture Capital Bootstrapping 49

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

OSEO can be involved during very early stage activities, such as business plan creation and feasibility studies. They're going strong , and constantly adapting their platform to users' changing needs for information and social media aggregation. All those struggling, bootstrapping, Ramen-eating founders?

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

As an instant-messaging and social media service, Meebo never really had trouble finding and attracting talent. Dig Deeper: How to Use Social Media as a Recruiting Tool 1 | 2   NEXT More in: Recruiting and Hiring Employees Quiz: Whats Your Hiring Style? Create an Inc.com account: Home Magazine Blogs Ask Inc. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to meet Lon Safko, probably most recognized as the author of his best-selling book " The Social Media Bible.” Lon: I'm just getting ready to release my updated book " The Social Media Bible Second Edition ” and I just started a new company last week called Extreme Digital Marketing.

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Entrepreneur Advisory Board Social Media Washington 208

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

Through peers, social media or connections, make every effort to meet one or more of the investors before the actual pitch. Registered investment brokers, who assist in business plan and presentation preparation, as well as sourcing investors, may expect a $10,000 retainer per month, as well as 5 percent of investor money raised.

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Cost Angel Groups Due Diligence Silicon Valley 120

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

She’s a seasoned entrepreneur, a professional speaker and small business coach, and she develops audio video and written content to fulfill her mission to end small business failure. We’re also going to talk about developing a business plan. I want you to have a plan for success, so we’re going to talk about that.

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Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

Up and Running

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This is why ancillary marijuana businesses are doing so well—they aren’t burdened with all the red tape and high taxes. From hydroponics and cultivation products to professional training and education, consultancies, media companies, the plethora of new technologies—the list is endless, and so are the opportunities.

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