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No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. In all the interviews you've read about founders' success, how many credit their MBA program? Except in certain industries (e.g. food, drug, medical), I'm unaware of companies who stave off quality competitors through patent holdings. How many even have MBAs?

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

ReadWriteStart

They charge $9, $29 and $59 per agent per month and I am eager to see bootstrapped, scrappy Freshdesk morph their pricing structure to aggressively compete with them. We see Bizosys as a promising niche vendor with demonstrated capabilities in creative bootstrapping. RightNow's per agent price starts at $110 per agent per month.

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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

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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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Strategy Roundtable: Do Not Spray and Pray

ReadWriteStart

I asked her to work with the Clarify Your Story framework, something we ask people to use in preparing for the roundtable, but clearly, Jeanne did not do her homework. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ). Vimagino.com.

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New conference website, speakers, agenda

Startup Lessons Learned

Weve got a new scholarship program up and running. Tactics were discussed out of context, and there wasnt an overarching framework for figuring out what works for what kinds of companies, industries, and stages of growth. We have s cholarship programs available to help with ticket prices.

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How to Get Picked as a Speaker for The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Now, “lean” is often used to refer to a company’s financial situation, so it might make you think of a bootstrapped or under-funded organization. In addition to talks, the program will include peer-to-peer events for sharing ideas and meeting other entrepreneurs, along with structured mentoring. Glad you asked.

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Twitter Link Roundup #47 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

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How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. How to create a customer advocacy program (to scale social media) – [link]. 30 Useful Frameworks for Designers – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. But I Just Wanted To Be Fair… – [link].