crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Joint PR/Ad study finds PR getting higher marks in social media compared to Advertising [link]. The original post is in the Random Fun section below. Half Of U.S.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

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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SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Evidence that Facebook Works as Marketing Tool - The Entrepreneurial Mind , March 2, 2010 While we hear about the power of social media as marketing tools, especially for those trying to bootstrap their businesses, but just how effective is it? It’s not a surprise that the most common questions that we get from other founders are about PR.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2018

It can be a great option for entrepreneurs when hiring full-time staff often simply isn’t an option for a fledgling company, especially if your business is bootstrapped. Payroll and benefits for are expensive, and even if your employees are also wearing many hats. Even something as simple as email can be a good task to outsource.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2014

The ultimate guide to Bootstrap | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/YTL8qt. Front End Style Guides Generators – crowdspring.co/1vAKDx7. 7 Experimental Interfaces That Show the Future of UI Design – crowdspring.co/1w2RIWg. Websites with Large Background Images: 25 Inspiring Examples – crowdspring.co/1ptvd94.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

50 Extensions and Plugins for Extending Bootstrap – crowdspring.co/1nj8dJm. Exploring Current Web Design Trends – crowdspring.co/1q1Snrw. A Super-Quick Introduction to Style Guides – crowdspring.co/1u3dSWk. 5 Ways to Enhance Your Website Login Process | Designmodo – crowdspring.co/1q1SenL.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

40 Extensions And Plugins For Extending Bootstrap – crowdspring.co/1w2XjfG. Freelancing 101: How to Stay on Top of Trends | Design Shack – crowdspring.co/1ldmFXK. 50 Free Resources for Web Designers from August 2014 – crowdspring.co/1vJ9Fwa. Designing an Effective Donate Form | Brad Frost Web – crowdspring.co/1spf2f3.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. The Steps of Creative Communication – [link]. 30+ Best Texture Tutorials for Photoshop – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

15 Best Bootstrap Design Tools – crowdspring.co/1ncKgIa. Examples of the Effective Use of Typography in Web Design – crowdspring.co/1ekuT6Y. 17 Online Sandbox Tools For Testing Your Code Snippets – crowdspring.co/1ekvHsD. 20 Fantastic Free Icon Sets | SpyreStudios - crowdspring.co/1ektugw.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

15 Useful Bootstrap Tools and Generators for Web Developers | DJDESIGNERLAB – crowdspring.co/1iDkMPO. Advanced web typography: Responsive web typography – crowdspring.co/1m4knXa. 25 effective design patterns for ecommerce site search results | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1ms6D8K.

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View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

Although bootstrapping your startup is difficult, that in and of itself is not unique. Editor’s note: You can find more resources around PR, content marketing, and customer acquisition for seed-stage startups in the Marketing & Growth section of our platform. As with No. Above all, avoid cliches.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2017

So, you can see this as a sort of PR move, if you like. A lot of companies do this because of mounting pressure from governments , media, and the population to clean up their acts. By putting this work in, it makes companies look better. But, companies do this for genuine reasons, as well.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Not yet profitable but invaluable to developers worldwide, the decade-old company bootstrapped, differentiated from formidable competitors GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket, weathered leadership upheavals, and eventually ingested lots of venture capital which helped them weather the challenges they faced.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

40 Bootstrap Tools and Generators for Web Developers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 30 Brilliant Branding Identity Design examples for your inspiration – [link]. 40+ Rousing Branding & Identity Design Projects – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2013

Publicists and those seeking PR and media attention should look elsewhere. * and we are NOT looking for talks about how to bootstrap or run a business on the cheap. * This is the blind resume screening technique Eric has recommended elsewhere.) * The Lean Startup Conference is a no-hype, no-launch event.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5 My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I was working full-time for Bread & Butter PR, but the balancing act of being a single mother and working full-time for someone else was too much.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Be Better Than You Ever Thought You Could Be – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. Lebron decision was a PR fiasco – but this response from Cav owner is stupid – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. But I Just Wanted To Be Fair… – [link]. Three Kinds of People (from blog archives) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. Lebron decision was a PR fiasco – but this response from Cav owner is stupid – [link]. Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. But I Just Wanted To Be Fair… – [link]. Three Kinds of People (from blog archives) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

Showcase of Useful Bootstrap Tools For Web Developers - crowdspring.co/1kY1Qey. Top 20 Best Fonts Every Designer Should Have - crowdspring.co/1gKXMOE. 20 Creative Negative Space Logo Designs - crowdspring.co/1lNUtJx. 25 Rockin’ Rocket Logos | [Re] crowdspring.co/1lNUUDJ 1lNUUDJ - crowdspring.co/1lNUWLN. 1mZnijM - crowdspring.co/1mZniAb.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

21 Reasons To Bootstrap Your Startup | ZoomShift – crowdspring.co/M5SXUd. A special report from The Economist on Tech Startups. Here’s the full PDF – crowdspring.co/1cNY3hP. Small Business and Startups: 5 Tips For Keeping the Books – crowdspring.co/1f1zOfD.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 21, 2013

13 Resources to Design for Bootstrap | Vandelay Design Blog – [link]. Making Sense Of Type Classification (Part 2) | Smashing Magazine – [link]. 35+ Photography Business Cards for Your Inspiration – [link]. 13 Free Flat Icon Sets – [link]. 30 stunning examples of calendar design – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. Outstanding … 10 Things CEOs Need to Know About Design – [link]. Think Different: How To Make Your Tagline Stand Out From The Crowd – [link]. Focus On Your Core Business Or You Will Fail – [link].

Social Media 96

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link].

Social Media 93

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: AnswerLab - [link]. Tips on Effective Use of Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs – [link]. 5 Tips for Managing Your Company’s Brand on the Web – [link]. Good advice … How To Sell – [link]. 10 Tips For Making Your Tagline Stand Out – [link].

Social Media 93

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. Outstanding … 10 Things CEOs Need to Know About Design – [link]. Think Different: How To Make Your Tagline Stand Out From The Crowd – [link]. Focus On Your Core Business Or You Will Fail – [link].

Social Media 96

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Bootstrapped, Profitable & Proud: Github – [link]. Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur – [link]. 10 Legal Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Small Business And How To Avoid Them – [link]. Legal risks and dangers of $99 logo stores – [link].

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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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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. Why Do Some People Learn Faster? – [link]. Why You Need Marketing Analytics, Not Web Analytics – [link]. Women (Entrepreneurs) Who Go Their Own Way – [link].

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

Raise your first round of money, or bootstrap. You either do it on your own, taking all risks and responsibility yourself (“bootstrapping”), or you find investors that believe in your company. There are two ways to start a tech business. But it also often makes me operate as a micro manager, which rarely gets us where we want to be.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

This applies to bootstrapped companies. I’ve seen first-hand how funded competition can crush a bootstrapping company. Your funded competitor hires a PR firm and appears in Inc. All of this combines to make vertical niches the best option, by far, for someone bootstrapping a company. #3: AdWords go from $.50

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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 Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

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.

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entrepreMusings

APRIL 20, 2014

According to Bernd Schoner, author of The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide: How to Bootstrap Your Startup, Lead Through Tough Times, and Cash In for Success. Groom the superstar on your team and you can use her as the backbone of your marketing, recruiting, and PR strategy. That’s why the industry veteran is helpful.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

You could bootstrap your startup and do most of the tough legwork on your own, perhaps while you hold down another job. On the one hand, bootstrapping your business gives you much more control over it. Do your own PR. Whether or not you’ve got the budget, doing your own PR to start with is a good idea.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2018

Over my career, I’ve built–and successfully sold–several software companies by bootstrapping. Yes,we entrepreneurs focus on getting sales, getting PR, getting awards and accomplishments,but,the one thing which matters the most is relationships. Thanks to Secret Bridgewater, The Social Secret ! #13-

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