ReadWriteStart
JUNE 1, 2020
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. Bootstrapping inculcates the entrepreneurial discipline and financial responsibility to run a lean business. ? Sources of funding. ? Seed stage.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ?
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 12, 2012
- Make sure you go through the 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. Refine your elevator pitch. A great post by Elizabeth Knopf , FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder where she breaks down the process much like how you think about a sales process. Go to user groups.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 9, 2019
For our inaugural interview we caught up with a new member of our Accelerator program— Maxie Taylor , CEO & Founder of Goodieboxx. As he “basked in the sun” at Capital Factory’s Dallas space, we got to chatting about his company and his experiences as a founder. link] Can you introduce yourself and give us your elevator pitch?
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 5, 2011
This is a key element of every elevator pitch, with enough specificity and fuel to keep you and everyone around you moving toward the beacon in the fog. Smart entrepreneurs are nimble and flexile, bootstrap to the maximum degree possible, and pivot for emerging opportunities. Expect your fair share of zigzagging to get there.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 3, 2017
If it doesn’t require much capital to get started and make money then it might be a better idea to bootstrap it. It sounds so simple, yet it’s one of the hardest things for startup founders to do. In either case, the best kind of funding comes from customers, not investors.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Capital Factory’s Saturday Startup Spotlight series continues this week with the Co-Founder and CEO of Homads : Vi Nguyen. link] Can you introduce yourself and give us your elevator pitch? I’m Vi Nguyen, one of the co-founders and CEO of Homads. We’re big on bootstrapping and we’re really good at identifying “Yes.”
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