Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

New York City 202

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Our wheelhouse is bootstrapped (or lightly capitalized) SMB SaaS. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Earnest Capital : Earnest is not technically RBI.

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

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. We're going to get reviews on blogs.". Does Apple win the hearts (yes, hearts ) of millions because of their obsession with design or because of their development APIs?

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Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

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].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

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].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Eric has talked often about recognizing a startup as an organization designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”).

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Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

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].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

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].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

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! Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. Google: Now Using Online Merchant Reviews As Ranking Signal – [link]. A Study of Trends in Mobile Design – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages. This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches.

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Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And so that book, the book is designed to give entrepreneurs really practical and concrete advice on how to avoid all the pitfalls of doing a startup and act and come out on top. And it doesn't have to be technology. They didn't have a lot of technology.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

We further leverage mailchimp (eblasts), wordpress (website), hootesuite (social media messaging), review sites such as Yelp! I think the exciting thing about being a small business in today’s world is that so many of the brilliant minds in technology are building tools to help businesses like ours. Everything else is tech.

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Technical Review Equity SBA Software Review 50

Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

We further leverage mailchimp (eblasts), wordpress (website), hootesuite (social media messaging), review sites such as Yelp! I think the exciting thing about being a small business in today’s world is that so many of the brilliant minds in technology are building tools to help businesses like ours. Everything else is tech.

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Technical Review Equity SBA Software Review 48

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Report on Trust: Gov’t, Tech & Media with WP Engine CEO Heather Brunner Join the legendary Dan Rather, Heather Brunner (WP Engine), Jess Clifton (Edelman Digital), moderator Richard Edelman and host Hugh Forrest (SXSW). Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM 3:00PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Manufacturing innovations like 3D printing support quicker and cheaper prototyping and design. To increase your chances of venture capital financing, you’ll need to lower the risks as much as possible, such as: Bootstrapping as long as you can to get a working prototype into the market. Focus on VCs who have done hardware before.

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Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

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New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 28, 2022

Not only is he a visionary thinker who was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the potential of technology, but he's also an incredible leader and motivator. He surrounded himself with great people, thought strategically, and his exceptional insights about technology and its possibilities got him where he is today.

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Entrepreneur Green Cofounder Trinidad 118

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. It's now been about three years since I joined the fray as an entrepreneur and tech blogger. Want to start up in France?

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

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Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

Hearpreneur

MAY 26, 2017

The story of why I started an education business is mostly due to growing up in a household of educators. Right now, we’re focused on teaching two verticals: Web Development and User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) design. A constantly changing curriculum: in the world of tech, things change VERY quickly. What’s your story?

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Miami Software Review Technical Review Investment Bankers 48

Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

Follow on: Medium , and Twitter Sarah Ines Calderon| Women Who Code ATX Lead, Developer Sara Ines Calderon is a developer at Musx, and a lead for Women Who Code ATX Women Who Code is an international nonprofit dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers. Boss Babes is killing it on that front.

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Austin Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2021

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.

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Technical Review Product Advisory Board Business Model 399

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

At Treehouse, we’re trying to make technology education affordable and accessible to everyone on Earth, and doing that means that we’ll be working for a really long time and will likely always have more to do. If your product is getting good reviews and people are willing to pay for it, you’ve got something.”. Also, be strategic.

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Cofounder Founder Startup Bootstrapping 164

ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

Jeff Clavier was the first tech investor I ever met; he was introduced to me years ago by some hip engineers in a bar as "one of the few cool VCs." He says that one is too lonely, two is good and three is a great number if they can combine their skills to cover design, development and distribution. How to Hack the Investment World.

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Investment Bankers Technical Review Cofounder Due Diligence 153

Up and Running

JUNE 4, 2018

Using creative skills to design and sell anything from websites to fashion items. Due to automation and other technological advances, many jobs that existed just a decade ago are gone forever. It’s easier to bootstrap. Writing and editing. How far you want to take your efforts is entirely down to you. These include: 1.

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Bootstrapping Colorado Internet Software Review 66

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

What makes me really proud though is we’ve been 100% bootstrapped for our 3.5 Due to my effort I was featured on Inc, Iheart radio shows, the morning show by global news and many more. Thanks to CJ Xia, Boster Biological Technology ! #14- Thanks to Joe Sinkwitz, Intellifluence ! #3- 3- Publishing a book.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 120

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI is really designed to replace equity with a patient, flexible, long-term growth funding framework while factoring, MCAs and receivables financing are more of a short-term, working capital oriented set of solutions.” . At maturity, which is typically 3 to 5 years, any unpaid amount of the cap is due. He said, . “[W]e

Revenue 60

Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Jacqueline and her partner Cortney are designing and manufacturing the line out of China and selling in the U.S. At the same time, we also have seen several examples of entrepreneurs who have successfully bootstrapped their e-commerce companies without any external financing until much later in the game. Or, bootstrap longer.

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Silicon Valley Malaysia India China 117

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

Adrian wants to build a location-based service focused on assembling, and then reviewing and rating various services from fixing roofs to plumbing. He needs to bootstrap it to a certain level, and following the 1M/1M methodology would be a good start. First up, Adrian Montero from Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica, presented FinqIt.

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Costa Rica America Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Can you bootstrap your way to positive cash flow?   If the answer is relatively soon, then bootstrapping is a very serious consideration.    Even if it isn’t soon, early bootstrapping can reduce risk and increase chances for success, resulting in more aligned interests for entrepreneurs and investors.

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Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

making technical recruiting suck less. I ran technical recruiting at TrialPay for a year before going off to start my own agency. Bemoaning that non-technical people are the first to filter resumes is silly because it’s not going to change. Aline Lerner's Blog. Lessons from a year’s worth of hiring data.

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CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 98

thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

So it all begs the question, if you’re not from a tech background do you even have a shot at starting a web startup? Non-Technology Driven Startups The first question to ask is, is your startup idea technology driven? Are you inventing new technical solutions to a problem?

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Web Technical Review Developer Cofounder 40

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Human Resources Play Video Shark Tanks Barbara Corcoran on Bootstrapping a Growing a Business (Video). Technology Technology Home Online Business Tools Security Phones & Mobile Gadgets Tech Tips Technology The Future of Facebook -- Streaming Live Now. Branding From Entrepreneur to Icon in Five Steps.

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Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Then Kristen Becker presented Kir Devries , an e-commerce site that offers a well-edited collection of unique goods for practical everyday living that have been sourced due to their impeccable craftsmanship, unique design and style, and their "good factor" in the moderate price range. You can register for the next roundtable here.

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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Educational content covers videos like how-to’s, tutorials, documentaries, product reviews, and many more. Some of my favorite examples of channels that think outside the box with this are: What’s Inside ; Hydraulic Press Channel ; Primitive Technology ; Practical Engineering ; Rose Anvil. Clickbait is fraudulent.

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Channel Metrics Algorithm Video 129