crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Life After Kickstarter: 5 Costly Lessons From A Kickstarter-Backed Designer | Co.Design – [link]. 25 Art Deco Design for Inspiration – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. 27 Beautiful Red Business Card Designs | iBrandStudio – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

Here are some tips for bootstrapping your business. Don’t pay a website designer, when there’s so many good software options that can help you design your own site. Utilize the Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS). It’s much easier when you don’t require lots of space or expensive equipment. Work in a Spare Room.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers, or a mobile smartphone app. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software – [link]. Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software – [link].

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

31 employees according to Linkedin, but seems to be bootstrapped. Bootstrapped. Mumble – the first wide spread free and open source software for VoIP. Mumble is a low-latency, high quality voice chat software primarily intended for use while gaming. Stereo , launched in 2020 and is based in LA. Open Source.

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Audio Software Review Open Source Social Network 139

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 44 Fresh Excellent-Quality Free Fonts for Designers | InstantShift – [link]. How to Nail the Coveted Flat Design Look (9 Actionable Tips) | PSDFan – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

That's what you sound like when you claim that getting a software patent will protect you from competition. Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. If you've lived in the software world for a few years you know the stuff they teach you in school is irrelevant, so who cares what degree you have?

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Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. 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.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Bootstrapping. I always recommend that you start with bootstrapping. Bootstrapping is when you put your own money or borrow from friends and family to set up your business. Sources of funding. ? Seed stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. 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.

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entrepreMusings

JANUARY 26, 2011

For other local bootstrapping resources here in Austin, check out the Bootstrap Austin site. Here are just a few tips on bootstrapping your new startup that I have found particularly beneficial from my own experience: Outsourcing. Another effective bootstrapping technique you can use is partnering with a complementary business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Designing Style Guidelines For Brands And Websites – [link]. Super awesome subway ads – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Designing Style Guidelines For Brands And Websites – [link]. 75+ Social Media Resources for Artists and Designers – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link].

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

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? Bootstrapping involves launching a business on a low budget. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 14, 2015

An excellent understanding of front and back-end web development skills including, HTML/5, CSS, JavaScript, Responsive Web Design, PHP, MySQL, HTML email, Bootstrap, Flat UI, Symfony. Experience of maintaining and testing online platforms and interfacing systems and source control software, e.g. Understanding of design principles.

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Web Development Web Developer HTML 66

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. 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.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

As a result, most venture capitalists are reluctant to touch hardware projects, opting for the lower costs and smaller risks of software. Manufacturing innovations like 3D printing support quicker and cheaper prototyping and design. Hardware requires time, money, and inventory. For example, Softtech and True Ventures funded FitBit.

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Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Software Development Process via Wikipedia. Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, Angel investors, and institutional investors. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Funding process.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2012

Founded by interaction designer Brad Damphousse and software engineer Andrew Ballester, GoFundMe was first conceptualized back in 2008 when both were driven by personal tragedies that led to want to use their talents for good. The site lets users manage their campaigns, thank donors and even communicate with supporters.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system? Go to user groups. Refine your elevator pitch.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Bootstrapping your startup and finding low-cost CRM, marketing, design and everything else solutions isn’t easy, and can be downright overwhelming. Reset is bootstrapped currently, which not only means a lot of fun conversations about Accounting best practices but also finding ways to leverage the most bang for our buck at every turn.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Designing Your Business Model Crafting a business model is like building a blueprint for your venture. They allow you to easily edit, share, and collaborate on documents without the need for multiple software solutions. Use analytics tools to gather information and monitor the landscape you’re about to enter.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 131

Diego Basch

JULY 12, 2019

The bulk of it is not even designed here. That is where the kitchen is, you cannot really design consumer-grade devices if you are not immersed in the manufacturing ecosystem. They use commodity hardware, and reuse as much software as they can. Hardware is not made here anymore. VCs do not invest in hardware.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

At Dribbble, we stumbled into ours – we were just building a side project, but it was a site for designers, and Dan is a designer with lots of recognition and credibility. 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.

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Cofounder Founder Startup Bootstrapping 164

Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2018

Using creative skills to design and sell anything from websites to fashion items. It’s easier to bootstrap. Bootstrapping your business , which involves self-funding everything as you go along, without resorting to raising money from anywhere else, keeps you in complete control of your company. Writing and editing.

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Bootstrapping Colorado Internet Software Review 66

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. When one designer raised over $900,000 for his Kickstarter project, Su says, “Seeing that, it was sort of like a light bulb moment.

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Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Robert has been working in software since 2005. You need clever, carefully crafted copy and well-designed landing pages. Those higher costs make learning to write ads, manage campaigns, A/B test, and design landing pages a very expensive activity for an early stage, bootstrapping startup. (Powered by LaunchBit ).

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Campaign Software Review Brazil Conversion 272

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

We run into this kind of software services every day—Google, Youtube, Instagram, and so on. By offering a free trial you are basically telling your customers that there are no strings attached and they are not obliged to pay unless they like the software. Duolingo lingot store. Free with ads. It’s mostly popular with B2C markets.

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Startup Non-Compete Viral Software Review 110

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2018

But what about founders who want to build a profitable software company with annual revenue in the $1M, $10M or $20M range? These bootstrapped (or mostly bootstrapped) startups are who I come into contact with while running MicroConf , hosting Startups for the Rest of Us , writing books , speaking at conferences, etc.

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Design Bootstrapping Startup Restful 49

Hearpreneur

MAY 26, 2017

Right now, we’re focused on teaching two verticals: Web Development and User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) design. We actually treat it as if it were a software product, in that we’re always releasing a new and improved version. They are experienced professional programmers and designers who have a passion for teaching.

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Miami Software Review Technical Review Investment Bankers 48

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

Coming from the financial world to the software world taught us a lot about bootstrapping and finding valuable outsourcing tools. This is how we found crowdSPRING to do some logo and website design work for us. One example is outsourcing our original software development and it eventually had to be redone.

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Small Business New Jersey Internet Bootstrapping 105

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. If you use software like LivePlan, you can create this initial “lean plan” in under an hour and then spend your time where it really matters—on validating your idea. Wireframes.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

The Next Web

AUGUST 22, 2014

Mikita Mikado is the co-­founder and CEO of designing software PandaDoc. And whether you’re just beginning to bootstrap or hustling to get funded, your time is your most valuable asset. This article was co-written by Christy Delehanty, the Content Manager at PandaDoc. There isn’t enough time.” It’s a common complaint.

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