ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Funding is not an indicator of success, irrespective of the impression that you might get from the news and media. The next reason is to establish a competitive advantage over your competition and quickly acquire a substantial market share. Bootstrapping. I always recommend that you start with bootstrapping.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to get reviews on blogs.". Frightening honesty.

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

Here are some tips for bootstrapping your business. Lean Marketing. The busier you are with day-to-day operations, the more important it is to have a marketing strategy that doesn’t eat up your time and money. If your email marketing strategy isn’t working, drop it. Utilize the Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS).

Software Review 187

Software Review Cloud Social Media Bootstrapping 187

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small business and startup issues: choosing the wrong software – [link]. Marketing Without Strategy is the Noise Before Failure – [link]. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. is “real&# media missing the point of social media? – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. is “real&# media missing the point of social media? Making Sense of Color Codes – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Thanks to Richard Burner, Goals Marketing ! #2- Your investment can be worth it since micro-influencers are prone to being more engaged with their smaller following, which helps them build more personal interactions and connections that can be more influential than other marketing strategies. 2- Means investing in micro-influencers.

Entrepreneur 127

Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Media Bootstrapping 127

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. That's what you sound like when you claim that getting a software patent will protect you from competition. Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. We're better at SEO and social media.

Intellectual Property 319

Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

I’m not recommending that you saturate your discussions with lingo, but responding with a blank stare once-too-often won’t convince anyone that you can build the next world-changing business or outpace the market. Growth-hacking” marketing. Although the term may sound negative, it’s actually a very positive sign. Sweat equity.

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Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. What the F**k is social media now? Social Media is F**king Addictive – [link]. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. What the F**k is social media now? Social Media is F**king Addictive – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Despite the recent media buzz surrounding the hardware revolution and emerging maker space, the overwhelming majority of hardware startups have a hard time attracting financing today. As a result, most venture capitalists are reluctant to touch hardware projects, opting for the lower costs and smaller risks of software.

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Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. It’s the old – 5% of massive market gives us a big number. Employed with a side of startup - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , March 8, 2010 Advice on how to balance the two.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup PR Exit Strategy 150

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

From a narrow niche of IT professionals who were our early target market, we now have a wide variety of customers.”. When I started Shapeways, complex software needed to be built and when I first reached out to developers, a lot of them laughed and told me it was impossible. Don’t try to be everything to everyone right away.

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Cofounder Founder Startup Bootstrapping 164

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2014

This was a company that had successfully bootstrapped itself to real revenues, employees and cashflow and I thought it deserved the structure of a going concern, not a flier. sticking your head in the sand while fraud occurs on your platform , like the way Indiegogo watched Healbe Gobe get torched in the media. Perhaps we all should.

Term Sheet 143

Term Sheet Founder Cofounder Software Review 143

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2012

Sulaiman Sanni and his partner Ben Lamson were both working for Meltwater Group, a large, well known Software as a Service company, Su as a social media consultant and Ben as a sales manager. We actually consult with each client, and tend to become an extension of their marketing team or development office.”

Small Business 142

Small Business Advisory Board Employee Entrepreneur 142

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). For example, when your company adds ano ther blade to its disposal razors , the product’s technical development, marketing and sales will follow relatively predictable paths.

Lean 165

Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some interesting companies and a lot of fundraising discussions, and I will review them shortly. Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap. First up was Siobhan O'Brien with OnTrack Imaging , a medical diagnostic imaging venture catering to the horse owners and trainers market.

Valuation 119

Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

Up and Running

MARCH 8, 2016

So, you’re in the market to start a cleaning business? You will also find information provided by two people currently involved in the industry: Matthew Mercuri, Digital Marketing Manager at Dupray, and Simon Brooks, the founder of Squiffy Clean. Diligence, or the ability to get a job done. Don’t skip your market research.

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SBA Technical Review Software Review Business Plan 60

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

I thought the total available market (TAM) was too small and the team wasn’t complete?—?I I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. We also made sure to look at the financial profile of other Software as a Service (SaaS) companies.

Bootstrapping 52

Bootstrapping IPO Business Model Software Review 52

Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

As media / communications professional my business chops were lacking. We have a marketing coordinator who helps get our voice heard as well as listens to and communicates with voices talking about and to us. We further leverage mailchimp (eblasts), wordpress (website), hootesuite (social media messaging), review sites such as Yelp!

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Equity SBA Software Review 50

Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

As media / communications professional my business chops were lacking. We have a marketing coordinator who helps get our voice heard as well as listens to and communicates with voices talking about and to us. We further leverage mailchimp (eblasts), wordpress (website), hootesuite (social media messaging), review sites such as Yelp!

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Equity SBA Software Review 48

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Well, I have coached early stage entrepreneurs for a couple of years now - diligently, patiently - and have learned a few things. The entire startup ecosystem is interested in the 1% of entrepreneurs who are fundable, have already defined strong market opportunities, and are already well on their way.

Silicon Valley 114

Silicon Valley Technical Review Startup Early Stage 114

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. If you use software like LivePlan, you can create this initial “lean plan” in under an hour and then spend your time where it really matters—on validating your idea.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Her market penetration plan is to start with India, and she wanted to know what kinds of options/connections we could provide. Marketing Green Products and Services to Indian Consumers. Then Tarini Kinkar discussed a media concept for marketing green products and services to Indian consumers. million financing round for.

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India Green Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

“Marketing sources have a half-life.&#. Aside from the weekly trough on Saturday there is very little fluctuation month to month (what can I say, I guess reading Software by Rob is not everyone’s favorite Saturday night activity). These are the ones batted around in the media. I read this quote a few weeks ago.

Viral 55

Viral Software Review RSS Bootstrapping 55

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. You do in small business, in startups, you survive on focus, and my shortcut to strategy that I like is think about identify, market and business offering.

Lean 60

Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Helpful insight for bootstrapping entrepreneurs … how we built besnappy for 317000 – crowdspring.co/1o7tpX4. Re/code – crowdspring.co/1hYEli4. 1iGl0Sr.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

plus it's faster and costs half as much ), it ranks first in the world for number of blogs per Internet user, and has a formidable market of Internet consumers who spent €5.5 There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers.

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

blog.traindom.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Traindom Traindom Customer Login Sign Up Affiliates Support Information Marketing Conversations 36 places where you can submit your startup for some coverage October 4th, 2010 § 45 Photo used under Creative Commons from theparadigmshifter So you have a new startup company and want some coverage. Killer Startups 2. Springwise 3.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Startup Software Review PR 63

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. Twitter about it or post it to a social media site? Cash is tight. It was a disaster.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

For example, “I have over 10 years of software experience in this space, how do you plan to have a strong barrier to entry in this crowded space?&#. ObjectiveMarketer offers an integrated platform for businesses to create, execute and optimize powerful multi-channel social media marketing programs.

CTO Hire 49

CTO Hire Cofounder Fractional CTO San Francisco 49

venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

For example, you know that to avoid social media shitstorms you’re supposed to have stupendous customer service , so you claim as much on your website. “We do only one thing and we do it better than anyone&# is a great marketing slogan. This story originally appeared on his blog.) You don’t need funding.

Software Review 41

Software Review Startup Technical Review Mobile 41

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

No wait, I forgot, actually the question is: What happens when employee #2 makes off with your code and roadmap and marketing data and customer list, moves to Bolivia, and starts selling your stuff world-wide at one-tenth the price? But now she has the vision and ability to design her own software, capitalizing on modern trends (e.g.

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Bolivia 325

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

For example, “I have over 10 years of software experience in this space, how do you plan to have a strong barrier to entry in this crowded space?&#. ObjectiveMarketer offers an integrated platform for businesses to create, execute and optimize powerful multi-channel social media marketing programs.

CTO Hire 40

CTO Hire Cofounder Fractional CTO San Francisco 40

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 4 Steps to Starting a Web Business Without Knowing Coding | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1ep8F6R. 21 Reasons To Bootstrap Your Startup | ZoomShift – crowdspring.co/M5SXUd.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Even less-obvious founders like the internet media personality and Digg founder Kevin Rose actually began in computer science. Between the long traditions of forum and chat software and the rapidly growing areas of social networking services, you can build a significant community online without much in the way of hardcore development.

Web 40

Web Technical Review Developer Cofounder 40