Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. Join a startup incubator. It always reduces risk to plan your business first.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Startup incubators.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Bootstrapping. I always recommend that you start with bootstrapping. Bootstrapping is when you put your own money or borrow from friends and family to set up your business. Bootstrapping inculcates the entrepreneurial discipline and financial responsibility to run a lean business. ? Incubators and Accelerators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

According to a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. Join a startup incubator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Startup incubators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Startup incubators.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Myth #1: Venture capital is a growing opportunity for funding businesses. Actually, venture capital financing is very rare. I’ll explain this more later, but assume that only a very few high-growth companies with high-power management teams are venture opportunities. Venture capital.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

To increase your chances of venture capital financing, you’ll need to lower the risks as much as possible, such as: Bootstrapping as long as you can to get a working prototype into the market. How a Garage-Based Incubator Is Fueling the Hardware Revolution (adafruit.com). Following an iterative manufacturing process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping you growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Startup incubators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. These days, the costs to start a business are at an all-time low, and over 80% of startups are self-funded (also called bootstrapping). Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Fund your startup yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. These days, the costs to start a business are at an all-time low, and over 80% of startups are self-funded (also called bootstrapping). Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Fund your startup yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2012

But all the press also reinforces the feeling that every startup needs to go through an incubator in order to succeed. Not only do we need to come up with a great idea, we have to make sure that it’s something that works for an incubator. There Is Value in Incubators. What if you can bootstrap the startup you have in mind?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Yes, venture capital is very good for scaling businesses rapidly. I personally have nothing against venture capital. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series. You can register for the next roundtable here.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Having turned down all overtures for investment, Zoho continues merrily on in its bootstrapping path. Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In fact, research by Fundable shows that less than one percent of all startups are funded by venture capital and angel investors. Bootstrapping allows you to maintain full control of your startup strategy, retain maximum equity, and avoid the time delay and energy spent to attract outside investors.

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2020

Venture Capital and Angel Investment. Venture capital or angel investments are individuals or firms that are willing to pump funds into startups. This is another unique funding option that is really primed for startups or those working within an incubator. Bootstrapping. Pitch competitions.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 22, 2014

AngelList makes it easier for founders to reach angels and there are hundreds of accelerators and incubators to choose from. You need to assess early on if your business is venture-fundable. That’s okay: many great companies have been built by bootstrapping. Is your opportunity at least $100M?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. These days, the costs to start a business are at an all-time low, and over 80% of startups are self-funded (also called bootstrapping). Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Fund your startup yourself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

You’ll find content categorized into different topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Luckily, there are some new entrants and approaches to seed-stage funding -- if you know whom to ask -- that can supplement the friends, family and bootstrapping approaches traditionally recommended. A micro venture capital firm. A “genesis” venture capital round. Startup incubator seed funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2017

by Mark Hasebroock, Founder and Managing Partner, Dundee Venture Capital. West Coast incubators are known for being competitive rather than collaborative. The difficult application processes to be accepted into a prestigious incubator fosters a kind of zero-sum attitude, where one startup’s loss is another’s gain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. These days, the costs to start a business are at an all-time low, and over 90% of startups are self-funded (also called bootstrapping). Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Fund your startup yourself.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2011

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Not only that, there’s an endless list of organizations devoted to helping young entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground, from college business incubators to those that start at a young age like Lemonade Day. joked that venture capital firms these days practically have a “ No Old People Need Apply ” sign hanging on their doors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Join a startup incubator or accelerator. Solicit venture capital investors. These days, the costs to start a business are at an all-time low, and over 90% of startups are self-funded (also called bootstrapping). Variations on this theme include early licensing or white-labeling agreements. Fund your startup yourself.

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www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home RSS About Contact Advertise Partners How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k. Posted by Stefano Bernardi On June - 21 - 2010 It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. Entrepreneurs, which by definition are stubborn entities are therefore finding creative and cheap ways to bootstrap their startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

According to David Rose , CEO of Gust, venture capital investors funded about 1500 startups last year, with Angel investors backing over 50,000 more. No wonder 90% of the successful startups still bootstrap. Startup incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere. Cost of entry for a startup is at an all-time low.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The Alexa Fund also provides up to $200 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice technology innovation. AWS Activate Founders Package – AWS has designed a new set of benefits specifically for bootstrapped startups with no institutional funding. These efforts range from physical infrastructure to content.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Venture capitalists today don't exactly practice venture capital. As a result, the expectation is that you have to figure out a way to get to some level of momentum on your own (by bootstrapping) or with small doses of angel money - "drip financing" so to speak.

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