article thumbnail

Speak at the 2013 Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Publicists and those seeking PR and media attention should look elsewhere. * Our attendees are entrepreneurs of all kinds - venture backed, bootstrappers, even entrepreneurs in corporate and government settings.

Lean 167
article thumbnail

Tighten Those Bootstraps And Stop Making Waste In Your Manufacturing

YoungUpstarts

A lot of companies do this because of mounting pressure from governments , media, and the population to clean up their acts. So, you can see this as a sort of PR move, if you like. And, in some cases, it will actually save them some money. By putting this work in, it makes companies look better.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. Oh, and your salespeople have to make sure bookstores will stock it, and your marketing and PR people will have to make sure readers know it exists.

Lean 165
article thumbnail

How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

Up and Running

And, depending on the business you start, there may also be various government incentives. Gather information from government sites like the U.S. You don’t have to rely on banks and government organizations to fund your business. You could also use personal earnings and do a bit of bootstrapping as well.

article thumbnail

30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Now, we have a well-calculated formula for launching businesses that are 100% bootstrapped with a very small amount of initial capital. The 5 years that I spent working in the US were majorly governed by 2 things: Work and Cooking. Thanks to Brandon Monaghan, Miracle Brand ! #11- 11- After being laid off from my corporate job.

article thumbnail

The Year’s 10 Best Movies for Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

It endearingly represents the ingenuity and collaboration required to bootstrap a project. While the results of this music therapy are fascinating, the documentary also follows social worker Dan Cohen as he attempts to gather grass-root support and government funding for his non-profit organization, Music and Memory.

article thumbnail

50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When we were deciding what to call our new PR agency we started by writing down a bunch of words that describe what we do, that we felt passionate about. While we were working on the logo it dawned on us that PR was actually uPRoar’s middle name. Thanks to Michael Harris, Uproar PR ! #15 12 – A Friend Helped.

Naming 48