www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

This is typically called “bootstrapping&# and it is fraught with potential pitfalls and dangers. But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. What is bootstrapping? Why bootstrap?

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Raise your first round of money, or bootstrap. You either do it on your own, taking all risks and responsibility yourself (“bootstrapping”), or you find investors that believe in your company. I’ve seen a few businesses where the first investors took huge pieces of equity for very little money. 15-20% equity for first investors.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Although some founders take venture capital in exchange for equity, that’s not the only way to do it. That creates a market where equity funding is top of mind. The other piece of the puzzle is that equity deals tend to get a lot of press coverage. McKee : I think equity funding can be the right answer. Oftentimes, it is.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

After all, sweat equity can make up for a trim marketing budget, but it would be hard to make up for cuts in product development and customer service without sacrificing customer experience. Instead, I had to scrape and claw my way through the pre-launch, startup process, and scale of my business.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2014

Fund R&D: Bootstrapped raising funds is far ‘cheaper’ than debt or equity. Jeff, from OnHand, shares, “there is a lot that goes into the ongoing marketing and PR efforts for you campaign, especially in highlighting the mentions you receive. But fulfillment becomes the real part of it.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5 My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I was working full-time for Bread & Butter PR, but the balancing act of being a single mother and working full-time for someone else was too much.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

You could bootstrap your startup and do most of the tough legwork on your own, perhaps while you hold down another job. On the one hand, bootstrapping your business gives you much more control over it. Do your own PR. Whether or not you’ve got the budget, doing your own PR to start with is a good idea.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

And standing out to a company that got $10 million dollars in funding even before they started Asana is going to be very hard if you bootstrap it with your savings. I think another thing you wanted to talk about was the whole keep bootstrapping or raise money question. Jason: That’s called bootstrapping, right.

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

RSS Feed 19 Nov 2010, Posted by admin in Featured , Nohat , 26 Comments SEO Advice for Bootstrapped Startups SEO can provide a hugely valuable source of traffic, if done right – especially for a bootstrapped startup where money is tight. Have you researched a PR / launch strategy? The result of that?

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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. Get to zero debt, figure out how much capital you can access; your savings, home equity, 401K, crowdfunding is now an option out there. I love Indiegogo.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Jones This is roughly how I bootstrapped my current startup (just raised a decent series B so things seem to be on the right track). This resulted in a recapitilization of the equity away from 33% each (in my favor) and then the ultimate dismissal of one of the co-founders prior to the A-round. It’s really sad. There was just [.]

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Some startup founders turn to accelerators or angel investors for guidance and financial backing, but with this comes the sacrifice of independence and equity. Bootstrapping, as it has been dubbed, isn’t easy and more often than not, startups do not succeed. Todd Crosland, Seed Equity Ventures. Budget is King.

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entrepreMusings

APRIL 20, 2014

According to Bernd Schoner, author of The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide: How to Bootstrap Your Startup, Lead Through Tough Times, and Cash In for Success. Being the leader doesn’t mean more stock or equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. A founder group with a clear leader in its midst has it easier.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. I would assume most businesses are going to claim they should get VC funding in order to help their PR, even if no one at the company actually believes it. A lot of the stats weren’t surprising. Printed from: [.]

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Im a UX and front end designer bootstrapping my own products with pure sweat equity at night but always looking for someone else to partner with(engineer/programmer)to bring these ideas life. Dont make cheap skate equity offers, with programmer getting equity share of first employee and salary of founder(nothing or next to nothing).

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