A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Your product is designed with natural tripwires to trigger other pricing ( Freemium model ), or not (business model left as an exercise to your future self). Even bootstrapped businesses can make this work (e.g. Price is not an afterthought, it is essential business design. simple enough to be self-service). Think: GoDaddy).

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Bootstrapping Technical Review B2C Sales Cycle 294

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].

Social Media 104

Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

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].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

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. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

New York City 202

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

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

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

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

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Designing Your Business Model Crafting a business model is like building a blueprint for your venture. Whether it’s through bootstrapping, seeking angel investors, or applying for grants, explore all options available to you. Leveraging Technology Leveraging technology can give your venture a significant competitive edge.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 132

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]. 40 Examples of Creative and Clever Billboard Designs – [link]. Showcase Of 30 Amazing Business Card Designs – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

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. Leverage information technology. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Funding process.

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Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 187

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. Innovative design and intellectual property are no longer long-term competitive advantages. Except in certain industries (e.g. food, drug, medical), I'm unaware of companies who stave off quality competitors through patent holdings. Are these assertions unfair?

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Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

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. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

New York City 254

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

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. But online payment technology didn’t catch up with their vision, until now.

San Diego 176

San Diego Colorado Software Engineering Bootstrapping 176

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. Understanding of SEO Experience of mobile application development frameworks and technology. Understanding of design principles.

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Web Development Web Developer HTML 66

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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Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

In other words, you must start bootstrapping an online startup , because the future of the global business world is online. Before we look at ways to bootstrap a startup, let’s consider a comprehensive definition of what a startup is. Ways to bootstrap a startup. What is a startup? Seek help from a mentor or advisor.

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Bootstrapping Global Startup Hungary 85

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Okay, so now you have it narrowed down and have determined that you need: Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor to help guide you and close a bit of the Startup Founder Developer Gap , and Equity-Only Cofounder Developer - the first real developer that will work for equity and produce the bulk of the application.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder CTO Hire Los Angeles 211

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

These days people want, and can obtain immediate information at their fingertips on their smartphone so making sure that your web design is conducive to mobile use is also imperative. So, how does one obtain the best web design information so that they can make sure that their website is trendy while still being professional?

Web 75

Web Design Curation Bootstrapping 75

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. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

New York City 120

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

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. These days they generally do not invest in technology per se, even. If you are interested in hardware innovation, you want to be in Asia.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Asia California 40

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. Bootstrapping can be fun, you get to iterate quickly, turn on dimes, invent new features on the fly. Also, be strategic.

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Cofounder Founder Startup Bootstrapping 164

The Next Web

JUNE 18, 2014

Together with my co-founder, we kicked off a 20 months adventure with two major aspirations: develop smarter charging technology that increases energy efficiency by 30 percent ahead of existing products, as well as research embedded solar technology for energy replenishment. Design & Dev Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion How-To''s'

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Bootstrapping Cofounder Startup Campaign 162

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

We live in an era where technology goes hand in hand with business. It impacts the pace at which businesses grow and it remains interesting to see trends that will emerge from some of these technologies. Wearable technology, in my opinion, will continue to be one of the most fascinating businesses to work in for entrepreneurs.

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Artificial Inteligence Technology Entrepreneur Cloud 101

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. Starting your business.

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Bootstrapping Colorado Internet Software Review 66

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 111

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

They have a related post: Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior | For Entrepreneurs , but I think that looking at my Startup Metrics post provides a bit broader set of metrics to consider. A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , February 18, 2010 Great post from Fred Wilson that questions a common metric – unique visitors.

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Acquisition Cofounder Technical Cofounder Cost 150

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

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. Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. So I know what it's like.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

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

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

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

Some might say this is because I am a college-aged millennial whose social skills have been stunted by technology, but I think it has more to do with the ease, convenience and immediacy the internet provides. One of the greatest industry challenges is educating the public about the security behind digital technology.

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Small Business New Jersey Internet Bootstrapping 105

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon K Giving Back Rocks: How Austin Brands Do It with John Paul DeJoria, Andy Roddick & Kendra Scott What do a jewelry designer, hair care billionaire, tennis player, and hospital have in common? Room 213 Bootstrap Meetup with Austin Startup Scene Godfather Bijoy Goswami This Meetup is for entrepreneurs in all fields?—?tech,

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

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. A startup can be designated a Jeune Entreprise Innovante (Innovative Young Enterprise). It has infiltrated the U.K.,

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

That’s why Studio Proper , a company that designs Apple accessories, created Sandbox Friday – a weekly team brainstorm session where outrageous, out-of-the-box ideas are encouraged. I didn’t have a background in design – my experience was in digital marketing and supporting my family’s party supply business. Tell us your story.

Design 56

Design Entrepreneur Cofounder Bootstrapping 56

Hearpreneur

MAY 26, 2017

Right now, we’re focused on teaching two verticals: Web Development and User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) design. They are experienced professional programmers and designers who have a passion for teaching. Ironhack is a school in Miami and Europe that teaches adults 21 st century digital skills.

Miami 48

Miami Software Review Technical Review Investment Bankers 48

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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. We’re a bootstrapped company that started with more time than money. It has images and indicators that are designed to mislead and trick the viewers.

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Channel Metrics Algorithm Video 129

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

He needs to bootstrap it to a certain level, and following the 1M/1M methodology would be a good start. A well designed trust system with reviews and ratings and dispute settlement would be necessary to prevent fraud, the way other exchanges like eBay do. Words To Live By. and each book costs $375 retail. Discuss.

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Costa Rica America Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114