crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. The Importance and Different Types of Community Driven Websites – [link]. Outstanding … 10 Things CEOs Need to Know About Design – [link]. Think Different: How To Make Your Tagline Stand Out From The Crowd – [link]. image credit: Rosaura Ochoa.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. Lebron decision was a PR fiasco – but this response from Cav owner is stupid – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. But I Just Wanted To Be Fair… – [link]. Three Kinds of People (from blog archives) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. Lebron decision was a PR fiasco – but this response from Cav owner is stupid – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. But I Just Wanted To Be Fair… – [link]. Three Kinds of People (from blog archives) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable & Proud: Github – [link]. Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur – [link]. 10 Legal Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Small Business And How To Avoid Them – [link]. Legal risks and dangers of $99 logo stores – [link]. image credit: Todd Barnard.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5 My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I was working full-time for Bread & Butter PR, but the balancing act of being a single mother and working full-time for someone else was too much.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

You’ll find content categorized into different topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

Now, we have a well-calculated formula for launching businesses that are 100% bootstrapped with a very small amount of initial capital. I grew up in Nigeria, and have seen up close the health and safety concerns posed by communities lacking clean toilets and running water. 20- Add value to the global human community.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

You could bootstrap your startup and do most of the tough legwork on your own, perhaps while you hold down another job. On the one hand, bootstrapping your business gives you much more control over it. Do your own PR. Whether or not you’ve got the budget, doing your own PR to start with is a good idea.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Raise your first round of money, or bootstrap. You either do it on your own, taking all risks and responsibility yourself (“bootstrapping”), or you find investors that believe in your company. And your first community person is not likely to be your VP Marketing. There are two ways to start a tech business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. Why Do Some People Learn Faster? – [link]. Why You Need Marketing Analytics, Not Web Analytics – [link]. Women (Entrepreneurs) Who Go Their Own Way – [link].

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Human Resources Play Video Shark Tanks Barbara Corcoran on Bootstrapping a Growing a Business (Video). Being an entrepreneur is lonely, but there are better ways to make friends or build a community of credible supporters than by giving early-stage equity to people who make small contributions to your business.). Play Video.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2018

Over my career, I’ve built–and successfully sold–several software companies by bootstrapping. Yes,we entrepreneurs focus on getting sales, getting PR, getting awards and accomplishments,but,the one thing which matters the most is relationships. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link]. The Jeff Bezos School of Long-Term Thinking – [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link].

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blog.traindom.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

We didn’t have a PR company or a bunch of contacts, hence we needed to start from scratch. 36 places where you can submit your startup for some coverage | Traindom Blog (tags: startup pr) [.] 36 places where you can submit your startup for some coverage | Traindom Blog (tags: startup pr) [.] Here are my lists.

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Community Partners. Startup PR. Bootstrapping. Newsletter Sign up to receive our weekly community newsletter. Ultra Light Startups®. What is an Ultra Light Startup? Who We Are. Our Technology Platform. How To Get In For Free. Media Partners. Sponsorship. Office Hours. Apply to Pitch (New York). Pitch Application Example.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2014

Fund R&D: Bootstrapped raising funds is far ‘cheaper’ than debt or equity. Develop an Initial Audience: Tap into a large existing community of potential customers who could evangelize your product even before launch. Test Positioning: See what marketing messages resonate behind your product. Delivery Issues.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 19, 2011

Turning an Addiction into a Bootstrapped Startup – [link]. The False Choice Between Babies & Startups – [link]. Research suggests entrepreneurs are not very good at making financial projections – [link]. Not a good trend – word of mouth on the decline, based on recent consumer survey – [link].

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 23, 2011

With all of this news about Brooklyn 's tech scene , I've been thinking a lot about what made the NYC innovation community grow so quickly. The "meetup" culture of NYC, where there are three great educational events to go to every night is how the community bootstrapped itself.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

Usually these discussions focus on Marketing, PR, Customer Service or an Agency. RSVP: [link] 5PM NY Tech Meetup Student Mingle The NYTM Student Group's mission is to encourage the involvement of students and student leaders in the New York City tech community and thereby better educate and prepare tomorrow's entrepreneurs.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

While I benefited from networking in my local community and attending trade shows, I found the best ROI on my marketing efforts came from the work my team did to improve our visibility online. The best self-promoters and marketers get actively involved in communities where their products or services are used. Knowledge is power.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 10, 2017

Seriously, this is not an exaggeration I think people throw around the word “bootstrapped” too casually. I hate to break it to you, but raising 500K from a friends and family round is not being a bootstrapped startup. When you’re scraping together cash to get by, offering people money just isn’t an option.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. Entrepreneurs Are Living The Dream, But Are They Happy? – [link]. “be better, be different or be cheaper. And the last is no fun&# (Seth Godin) – [link]. Will Freemium Work for You? – [link]. Groupon, Cinderella and Opportunity – [link].

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Thanks to Linda Pophal, Strategic Communications, LLC ! #12 When we were deciding what to call our new PR agency we started by writing down a bunch of words that describe what we do, that we felt passionate about. While we were working on the logo it dawned on us that PR was actually uPRoar’s middle name. No one else.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Cocktail Connecting, educating and amplifying the startup technology community and having fun doing it since 2006. Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2017

Starting in 2011 and over the course of four years, my startup pivoted from an online community tool, to a live sales and support tool, to an outreach platform for businesses, to finally finding its identity in a campaigning and advocacy tool. Starting the journey with a community tool. Why did it fail? How did it help?

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2012

When he was 14 years old, he started Luke's Garbage Service, a waste disposal and recycling service for a rural community in Georgia. In Luke and PlotWatt's case, their marketing efforts were aided by the PR they received from winning GE's Ecomagination Challenge. Last year, Luke Fishback was bootstrapping PlotWatt.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

Or, perhaps your story is about how you bootstrapped your business by starting several side businesses and never gave up on your dream, even in the face of adversity. Tom Smith of Insights From Analytics recommends doing PR outreach to local media and sharing your story. Opening a brewery?

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

On any given day I could be acting as bookkeeper, HR person, PR agent, or people manager. “Bootstrapping” and organic growth are our methods of operation. I hired outside consultants for expert advice, but then I am the person responsible for the day-to-day execution. If so, what and why?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

It’s usually hard to figure out who to meet and there’s a range of events within the events, entertainment cocktails, Pr events in restaurants nearby, but there’s no easy way to find out about them. It’s great to see an early stage company bootstrapping and trying to make a difference in an area ripe for disruption.

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

Designed as an online “community marketplace,” BloomNation allows customers and florists to come together, giving florists a platform to sell their works of art, and consumers a vehicle to purchase beautiful flowers from local vendors, conveniently and quickly. Funding a Business BloomNation bootstrapping funding startup VC venture capital'

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up. Jones This is roughly how I bootstrapped my current startup (just raised a decent series B so things seem to be on the right track). From Nothing To Something.

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