2005 2008 Bootstrapping Business Model 
The Entrepreneurial Mind
AUGUST 3, 2010
If you have a very capital intensive or labor intensive business model you will need a large base of funding to get off the ground. But for most start-ups, you may be able to adjust your business model enough to cut the funding you need, while still making a successful launch. 2005 to $4.4 We did that with 8.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 23, 2012
After I sold Smart Bear, that division has increased revenue and profit every year, for five years, even through the 2008/2009 economic disaster. And the same thing happened after we sold IT WatchDogs in 2005. But really, are all those acquirers so stupid? Surely not. The thing is, these companies are not like Nguyen’s Color.
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Professor VC
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
With all of the new ways to see early companies such as TechCrunch and YCombinator, I had a feeling that much of the luster was gone and debated whether it was worth the time to attend.The last time I went to DEMO was in 2005 for the launch of one of my companies, iControl Networks. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14).
Professor VC
OCTOBER 11, 2010
It was early in 2005 and the company was Facebook. Sean Parker showed up about an hour late and gave an incredibly compelling pitch about the business, growth, etc. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). The scenes in the NY restaurant, Stanford dorm room, and Facebook office were some of the funniest in the whole movie.
Professor VC
APRIL 11, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008. Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. In fact, for a good laugh, I just went back and checked our accounting system, and at the end of one quarter in 2005, we were down to $143 cash on the balance sheet. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14).
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 26, 2011
(PS.there are various companies in this article I have or have had business involvements with. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.
Professor VC
JULY 31, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Where did Summer Go? Its been a while since my last blog post.It
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