ReadWriteStart
APRIL 17, 2012
Steve Davis packed his laptop and his Spanish phrasebook and moved to Chile. On arrival, a government program called Start-Up Chile handed him $40,000, no equity required. Davis and his partners, Amit Aharoni and Nicolas Meunier, were members of Start-Up Chile's freshman class, arriving in August 2010. What to do? Discuss.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 24, 2015
By bootstrapping, bartering, reducing overheads (rental and manpower), and leveraging technology (especially the web), one can start one’s own business almost on a dime without being beholden to creditors or venture capitalists. Positioned as a guide for bootstrapping solopreneurs, the book doesn’t dive deeply into any one specific domain.
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The Next Web
AUGUST 5, 2013
B: No, the business is bootstrapped. Last year while participating Startup Chile, I got the chance to meet Kevin Koym , a serial entrepreneur running an accelerator in Austin. B: I’m working on a SaaS tool that foos bars. A: Oh cool, where are you guys based? B: Well, it’s just me, I’m actually traveling, not based anywhere.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company - Ben Casnocha: The Blog , August 14, 2010 Governments round the world are trying to stimulate entrepreneurship. You can bootstrap your way into existence. Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”. equity debate.
sivers.org
JUNE 25, 2010
Bless you, chile! Im a UX and front end designer bootstrapping my own products with pure sweat equity at night but always looking for someone else to partner with(engineer/programmer)to bring these ideas life. This is really helpful, Derek. You are also timely.just when I need help here you come with the correct suggestions.
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