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ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

Bootstrapping 101. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. ► 2011. (7).

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As promised, Bootstrap creators release first update since leaving Twitter

The Next Web

When Mark Otto and Jacob Thornton, the creators of the Bootstrap toolkit, announced they were leaving Twitter last month, they promised to continue working on the project, even though it was launched in August 2011 while they were employed at the social networking giant. Here’s the official Bootstrap 2.2.0

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How should I finance my new venture? - Startups and angels: Along.

Tim Keane

How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. Can you bootstrap your way to positive cash flow?   If the answer is relatively soon, then bootstrapping is a very serious consideration.  In other words, the need for acceleration isn’t in conflict with bootstrapping – it is step two. 

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How to bootstrap your way into becoming a VC

Version One Ventures

But today, there’s an equally viable route where one can bootstrap his or her way to becoming an investor. The rise of the bootstrapping VC is made possible by micro-funds. Between 2008 and 2011, I made around 35 investments with my own money. But if you don’t already come with a natural network, you’ve got to put the effort in.

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Referrals: Worth Their Weight In Gold or Passing The Buck.

Tim Keane

November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Wisconsin Angel Network Find Information about all of the networks in Wisconsin here! October 2010. September 2010. Categories. Books I Like.

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Picking Ventures: Part 2 - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

« Picking Ventures: Part 1 | Main. | » September 28, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Startups and angels: Along the way to success. Picking Ventures: Part 2.

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ProfessorVC: Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

Professor VC

Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. I did a little searching around the web to try and find a truth vs. fiction comparison, but the closest I found was "The 10 Most Glaring Lies In The Social Network" on the Business Insider. ► 2011. (7). Older Post.