Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. Steve Hoffman (06:08): If you don't get the right people on board, you know, hire them really hard to succeed, marketing, getting your name out. Show us that demand. Show us that demand.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

DECEMBER 9, 2022

You’re wearing many hats and trying to balance the demands of work with those of family life. This blog will discuss five such measures: self-funding, bootstrapping, government grants, crowdfunding, and investing. Bootstrapping. Government Grants. It’s not easy, but it is worth it.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

And, depending on the business you start, there may also be various government incentives. Are you going to be hiring employees? Do you think there is demand for this type of business in your city? Gather information from government sites like the U.S. Will they have to park a car when they visit?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

Government grants and industry partners are you best bet here, but Angel investors might give you $250,000 to $1 million, if you have the right business case and credentials. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process. Congratulations!

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

Government grants and industry partners are you best bet here, but Angel investors might give you $250,000 to $1 million, if you have the right business case and credentials. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process. Congratulations!

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

I used my experience gained while hiring, creating job descriptions, interviewing, and being part of several promotional processes to start a coaching business which I absolutely love. Now, we have a well-calculated formula for launching businesses that are 100% bootstrapped with a very small amount of initial capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2011

The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

Government grants and industry partners are you best bet here, but Angel investors might give you $250,000 to $1 million, if you have the right business case and credentials. You are now entering the rollout stage , with money required for marketing, hiring a full-time team, and a production process. Congratulations!

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

You and your team must know how to think about problems from new angles and adapt to changing market and customer demands. For example, having flexible work hours means you can hire talented candidates from different time zones, which will increase your productivity while keeping the costs down. Secure timely funding.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

A new system might be subject to delays, especially if demand from other breweries is high, but you’ll be able to design to your needs and specifications, and you’ll have support when issues arise (and they will). Friends and family are the most common backers, and many startups bootstrap. Relationships. Brewing is not a solo endeavor.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Hire the right team. What you need to know about buying new.

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

However, a perfectly acceptable—and perhaps even better—answer is that there are no investors other than the founders, and the plan is to bootstrap the company as long as possible. If the answer is, “Scaling fast enough for our anticipated demand,” try not to laugh. Ask me these questions, you’re definitely not hired.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Most people who bootstrap their business do it on their personal credit card and if yours are maxed out from the day you start your business you’re going nowhere fast. You got to be strategic especially with your time, with the partners that you align yourself with and even with the hires that you make. You are your own secretary.

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