Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Software Development Process via Wikipedia. Even when your startup is a one-man show and lots of fun, a “business” needs some discipline and controls to keep it from being defined as a hobby by investors, and assure some financial return. Develop your business plan. Funding process.

Startup 187

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. Life is more fun that way. Marty Zwilling.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Most of the great software startups that I’ve been involved in have at least one technical co-founder (and many have more than one.) In my experience, it’s naive to think you can just “get developers to build the product” although it does sometimes work. How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea Another option is sweat equity.

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Technical Cofounder CTO Hire Equity Sweat Equity 241

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. For example, Restaurant: From “Food and drinks” to “Relax and let us take care of you after a busy day”. 3 One-page business plan.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review South Carolina Startup 100

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. ” By August they had filed their incorporation paperwork and started marketing their new business.

Small Business 142

Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. Frightening honesty.

Software Review 261

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. 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.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 11, 2015

How ironic that it seems like more than 90 percent of the online information on startups is about getting financed—but more than 90 percent of startups are bootstrapped. What does bootstrapping mean? ” See Also Should I Borrow Money, Seek Investment, or Bootstrap My Business? How many startups are bootstrapped?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 5, 2013

No strategy is ‘one size fits all,’ and all entrepreneurs should take the necessary steps to plan ahead and build a foundation for where their business is heading. Lean startups —also called “bootstrapping” startups—build as they grow, rather than accepting huge investments early on in their development.

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Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2018

Presumably, you do actually want to complete and pass the courses you’re paying for, so it’s important to balance your time and ensure you don’t allow your business plans to eclipse your reason for being at university in the first place. It’s easier to bootstrap. These include: 1. Use college systems with care.

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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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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., When I started Shapeways, complex software needed to be built and when I first reached out to developers, a lot of them laughed and told me it was impossible. Never take no for an answer. Don’t listen.

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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.

Bootstrapping 107

Bootstrapping Cofounder Portland Burn Rate 107

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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Up and Running

MARCH 8, 2016

At Palo Alto Software, we use a lean planning process to determine whether or not an idea is likely to succeed or to fail. You can use our feature in LivePlan, or do the business validation on your own using this guide. Getting funded and writing a business plan. If this is the case, you will need a business plan.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

For instance, the pool of software developers is not as deep here as it is in Silicon Valley, and finding the right people, with the right skill-set can be daunting. They introduced us to others in their own networks; they set up meetings for us to make our pitch; they gave us invaluable feedback on our ideas and our business plan.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. How to Write a Business Plan in Under an Hour.

Software Review 74

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. Plan and execute a pilot or local rollout.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Business Plans Are an Historic Artifact | WSJ – [link]. Micro VC’s and Super Angels Two Years Later – Looking Back and Some Predictions for the Future | Business Insider – [link]. The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.     We worked all day building market strategies for customers while we tried to embody our expertise on software that would expand the company's reach.  Bootstrapping. Categories.

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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 50

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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

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2021

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. Plan and execute a pilot or local rollout.

Technical Review 399

Technical Review Product Advisory Board Business Model 399

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. 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.

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Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. 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.

Entrepreneur 235

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

To help establish firmer boundaries between business and personal finances, pay yourself a regular salary. This amount should be enough to cover your basic personal expenses and can also be factored into your company’s operating expenses as well as your overall business plan. Get creative through crowdfunding campaigns.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Often I find that experienced investors flip to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. Experience and expertise in this business area. Network of followers and business associates. Every investor is looking for the “dream team” of executives to put his money on.

Startup 235

Startup Bootstrapping Social Network Internet 235

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

We tried to buy some software recently that the vendor wanted to price on the basis of third party uses, a category of activity uncontrolled by us. In addition to an unlimited liability, the vendor wanted to charge the third party visitors a fee, which isnt standard in this business. Bootstrapping. Here are two examples.

Software Review 60

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Up and Running

APRIL 10, 2019

We documented our processes from day one in some software called Process Street. The software lets you create checklists and workflows that any of your staff can run at any time. After some searching around in the early days, we found some software called AppogeeHR. The software boasts: Centralized employee information.

Marketing 79

Marketing Bootstrapping Sweat Equity Harvest 79

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Often I find that experienced investors flip to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. Experience and expertise in this business area. Network of followers and business associates. Every investor is looking for the “dream team” of executives to put his money on.

Startup 233

Startup Bootstrapping Internet Restful 233

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2010

He is a 26-year software veteran who has survived both startups and big companies. This usually involves some level of CEO advising/mentoring, business plan development, market definition, money raising, team building, etc. Tell us what you really do these days. Vitrix was started in an old tanning salon.

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Angel Investor Arizona Entrepreneur Phoenix 211

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. 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.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. OSEO can be involved during very early stage activities, such as business plan creation and feasibility studies. All those struggling, bootstrapping, Ramen-eating founders?

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

John Jantsch (02:29): So I'm curious, how did you get into the business of advising startups? Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. You know, could you look at my business plan? See if the business model works, all these questions.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. 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.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125

Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

   He's also requiring that you source your software development through his consulting company at a price "to be negotiated."    And, while you haven't really spent the money, you have certainly got plans.  Bootstrapping. October 2010. September 2010. Categories. Funding startups.

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