ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The big enterprise software companies almost all bootstrapped their way to profitability before they got their first external investors (typically via an IPO). Mixing metaphors, the attempt to accelerate the scaling process is a bit like asking a baby to be incubated in six months (dangerous). So VCs will need to invest.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I'm doing a new academic experiment now - an incubator at Menlo College where we are bringing the start-ups to campus and giving the students an opportunity to see how they develop and work as interns. Bootstrapping 101. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. ► July. (1).

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

1871 to launch incubator for female entrepreneurs – crowdspring.co/1gnuwsz. The Rise and Future of the New York Startup Ecosystem | Nick Beim – crowdspring.co/1gYew1W. 15 Best Bootstrap Design Tools – crowdspring.co/1ncKgIa. 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB.

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2015

If you look in Los Angeles, you look in New York, you’re looking at different items that are local to those florists with their name and pictures,” says David. BloomNation won the New Ventures Challenge, and started attracting the interest of numerous investors. Let me know in the comments, tweet @Bplans, or @BrianaMorgaine! .

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Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

In addition to the first prize, he was also given office space at the Plug and Play incubator for the summer and get to spend his days with other entrepreneurs and investors. Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. Bootstrapping 101. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In fact, I believe the movement is now mainstream—startups, VCs, accelerators, are no longer “new.”. There are co-working spaces in basically every city in the world—from Nepal to New York. Almost every large organization has some kind of incubator or accelerator program.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I first contacted my friend, Manu Kumar, who incubated the company, coming up with the idea and finding the founders to build the product. Bootstrapping 101. The Most Obvious Mobile Ad Unit and What the New York Times Got Wrong. He obviously has a founders common stock stake along with cash invested. ► July. (1).

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The other is, ‘Don’t forget about bootstrapping.’ Jason: It’s Adelaide and Amy, two women who have a co-working space in New York specifically for women entrepreneurs. There are two essays in there, right? There’s the, ‘You don’t have to raise money,’ is one of them. Melissa: OK.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

During this week's roundtable, we started off by discussing the pre-incubation procedure we are recommending with audience members from different parts of the world. This week, I've had several meetings with venture funds, incubators, corporate accelerators and other significant players in the startup eco-system. About Sramana Mitra.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 19, 2010

I'm talking about innovation in New York City and a very basic thought exercise. Run an accelerator/incubator? There are at least three groups that I know of in the YC/Techstars vein that are eying New York City. However, that's where I am at this stage in my career. Could they be effective agents of change?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

This will achieve both customer intimacy and bootstrap funding from customers. Then Alisha Outridge from New York City, discussed TapTank , which she pitched as a B-to-C social media app for setting, tracking and achieving personal goals (health, career, financial, family, etc.). About Sramana Mitra.

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