Hunter Walker
JUNE 10, 2016
SEO is crucial as well. We’ve bootstrapped since we launching. But, based on our sales and the amount we we’re looking to raise, $60-$120K, it could have meant giving up over 40% equity. Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways? and Trip Advisor and we have a presence on YouTube.
Hunter Walker
JUNE 10, 2016
SEO is crucial as well. We’ve bootstrapped since we launching. But, based on our sales and the amount we we’re looking to raise, $60-$120K, it could have meant giving up over 40% equity. Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways? and Trip Advisor and we have a presence on YouTube.
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ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. I gave Gio some advice on funding, which I will repeat here for all of you. This is important, so please listen up. We are, at this time, in one of the tightest funding environments of the last 15 years.
Software By Rob
FEBRUARY 2, 2011
Long Half-life – SEO, email subscribers, RSS subscribers, Facebook fans (in some instances). Given the above we can gather some interesting realizations: Realization #1: If you’re bootstrapping, don’t plan to advertise. Advertising doesn’t build traffic “equity.&# It doesn’t sustain at all.
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 6, 2022
Well, Steve Hoffman (02:34): First of all, I did three venture funded startups in Silicon valley and two bootstrap startups. John Jantsch (02:29): So I'm curious, how did you get into the business of advising startups? So I know what it's like. I was, I've been in the trenches, I've been two doing this my whole life. We have demo days.
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. The first place I recommend spending some time learning about SEO is YouTube. See Also: My 13 Favorite Alternative Funding Options.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 23, 2012
After all, before the house of cards inevitably tumbles, private equity investors get a tidy return. Note that some of those companies were bootstrapped, some bootstrapped and took money later, and some had huge funding from the start. And the same thing happened after we sold IT WatchDogs in 2005. And it is magic.
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