Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels. This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world. Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to use an affiliate program so our customers sell it for us.". Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. Cue sound of cicadas buzzing. (Or We're going to get reviews on blogs.".

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Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Software Development Process via Wikipedia. I’m continually amazed at the number of entrepreneurs who go for months into a new business without really keeping a formal record of money spent or assets acquired. Customer service and support. Invested Interests entrepreneur funding investor processes' Funding process.

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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. Dig deeper to uncover hidden needs, latch onto popular hobbies or passions, make our customers heroes, and sell what they’ll buy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or angels. This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world. Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

He is an entrepreneur, podcast host, and community builder. He is the co-founder of Boast.ai, where he leveraged the Community-Led Growth model to bootstrap the company. He's an entrepreneur, podcast host and community builder. where he leveraged a community-led growth model to bootstrap the company. Let's get started. (00:30):

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

The aim of many entrepreneurs is to take a business idea and convert it into a professional and functioning business on a low budget. This is typically called “bootstrapping&# and it is fraught with potential pitfalls and dangers. What is bootstrapping? So, what does it mean to bootstrap a company? Why bootstrap?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

Good insights for entrepreneurs & investors – crowdspring.co/1nQhSc9. Entrepreneurs Turn to a New Source of Funds: Neighbors | WSJ – crowdspring.co/UNEYGO. The Optimal Average Customer Value for SaaS Startups – crowdspring.co/1ib05xm. S**t Entrepreneurs Say – crowdspring.co/1i5yb5Y.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 16, 2009 Combining agile development with customer development Today I read an excellent blog post that I just had to share. In most agile development systems, there is a notion of the "product backlog" a prioritized list of what software is most valuable to be developed next.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. 12 Must Watch TED Talks for Entrepreneurs – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. Small business and startups: engage your customers the old(spice)-fashioned way – [link]. Small business and startups: engage your customers the old(spice)-fashioned way – [link]. I’m Starting a Company!

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. Small business and startups: engage your customers the old(spice)-fashioned way – [link]. Small business and startups: engage your customers the old(spice)-fashioned way – [link]. I’m Starting a Company!

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Being bad to your customers is bad for business – [link]. Entrepreneurs Are Living The Dream, But Are They Happy? Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. Stats on rural entrepreneurs – [link]. Being bad to your customers is bad for business – [link]. Ideas for effective testimonials: [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

2500+ Free Custom Photoshop Shapes | [link] – [link]. 13 Resources to Design for Bootstrap | Vandelay Design Blog – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Case Study – Fabule Custom Type Logo | Abduzeedo – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. 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. And no life is more of a constant negotiation than that of an entrepreneur.

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Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

Small business and startup tips: track your own customer service data – [link]. 6 traits of successful small businesses, from Entrepreneur Magazine – [link]. How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

Small business and startup tips: track your own customer service data – [link]. 6 traits of successful small businesses, from Entrepreneur Magazine – [link]. How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The Lean Startup is a practical approach for creating and managing a new breed of company that excels in low-cost experimentation, rapid iteration, and true customer insight. It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2017

One characteristic remains: the products subscription businesses can provide, ranging from magazine subscriptions to literally anything, can appear on a customer’s doorstep every day, week, month or year. As a starting entrepreneur, you might wonder: why on earth would I want to start a subscription (box) business? Conclusion.

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Churn Rate eCommerce Business Model Bootstrapping 149

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Superheroes! Creating Customers for Life: 50 Resources on Loyalty, Churn, and Customer Retention | Help Scout – crowdspring.co/1lD094d. To build all-star teams, entrepreneurs should rank/reward team and not individual performance – crowdspring.co/1k9XDFx. 1iGl0Sr.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Between the long traditions of forum and chat software and the rapidly growing areas of social networking services, you can build a significant community online without much in the way of hardcore development. Certainly, knowing software development in general and web development specially cannot hurt in anyway.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. Good read for entrepreneurs & startup employees on liquidation preferences – crowdspring.co/1neVvzy. 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB.

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. Repeat after me: business is always about the customer – [link]. Women (Entrepreneurs) Who Go Their Own Way – [link]. Repeat after me: business is always about the customer – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 12, 2010

On October 14th Tech Ranch will be hosting a Venture Pitch event, where 10 entrepreneurs will be pitching their idea to a panel including a potential customer, a proven entrepreneur, and a seasoned investor. One of those entrepreneurs is Brian Moeskau. I bootstrapped my first “real&# company 3 years ago.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

I grew up working in flea markets, and my family was entrepreneurial, not in the tech side of things or anything, but in different ways, and was always working side projects and jobs for people as a developer. I was that hired gun in some senses. Would you say it’s fair to say that that was the genesis of Stackify? Matt Watson: Yeah.

Kansas City 40

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Where they don’t belong is with a bootstrapped founder trying to figure out how many customers she can expect to reach next month on her shoestring marketing budget. Or the market for Web photo sharing, where several bootstraps are doing well.

Marketing 64

Marketing Software Review Matching Bootstrapping 64

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Dealing With Customer Resistance To Change – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link].

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

21 Reasons To Bootstrap Your Startup | ZoomShift – crowdspring.co/M5SXUd. Good perspective fon how long it takes for entrepreneur to know if their idea might succeed – crowdspring.co/1cNRjk2. Entrepreneurs Among Happiest People In The World, Except In The U.S. 1cNRjk2. . OPEN Forum – crowdspring.co/1f7YIKA.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

5 Ways to Create an Engaging Customer Experience – crowdspring.co/W6LVm2. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 40 Extensions And Plugins For Extending Bootstrap – crowdspring.co/1w2XjfG. What’s on the MENU?

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

Why the Best Entrepreneurs and Creators are Humble | The Next Web - crowdspring.co/1e9b5t3. 5 Lies That Come Out of Entrepreneurs’ Mouths | by Gene Marks - crowdspring.co/1g18f4s. Why the Best Entrepreneurs and Creators are Humble | The Next Web - crowdspring.co/1e9b5t3. Google, Apple or IPO: What’s Next for Square? |

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I was surprised by this, as I thought Seth was going to discuss another option I’ve seen used with great success: customer financing. Money and feedback from a real customer? These are two of the most valuable assets a startup can have.

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Equity Software Review RSS Widget 42

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. The Web Entrepreneur’s Customer Service Toolbox: 100 Hacks and Resources – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. 3 Keys To Increasing Customer Loyalty With Social Media – [link].

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. The Web Entrepreneur’s Customer Service Toolbox: 100 Hacks and Resources – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. 3 Keys To Increasing Customer Loyalty With Social Media – [link].

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Don’t Accidentally Bootstrap Yourself to Death | saastr – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Apple Falls to Four-Year Low in Online Customer Satisfaction Survey | AllThingsD – [link]. Quora – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Why software startups decide to patent … or not – [link]. Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable & Proud: Github – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Paul Graham says : “ An advantage of consulting, as a way to develop a product, is that you know you’re making something at least one customer wants. I know more than a dozen entrepreneurs who have spent a great deal of time and effort working on their respective businesses. Myth #3: I need a partner. Probably not.

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