2011, Bootstrapping and Social Network

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

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).

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review

As promised, Bootstrap creators release first update since leaving Twitter

The Next Web

OCTOBER 30, 2012

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

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping Open Source Framework Social Network

How to Attract Talent to Your Start-up

www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Recruiting and Hiring Employees > How to Attract Talent to Your Start-Up At a start-up, you need employees that are in it for the long haul and fit your unique culture. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Los Angeles San Francisco New York

ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011. I've actually done a post making the analogy between RSCM and Moneyball as explicit as possible: https://possibleinsight.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/moneyball-for-tech-startups-kevins-remix/. September 27, 2011 5:09 PM. September 27, 2011 5:51 PM. ▼ 2011. (7). Bootstrapping 101.

Technical Review

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Partners With Indian Angel Network

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 21, 2011

I presented my usual 1M/1M perspective on bootstrapping. Even if there were fleeting thoughts of being bailed out by investors, they have now been banished and we are focusing on bootstrapping and making the model work with customer money." Fragrochem. Last up during the first roundtable session was Chetan Thakkar pitching Fragrochem.

Networking

Networking Partner Entrepreneur Bootstrapping

ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011. May 1, 2011 10:32 PM. June 28, 2011 3:41 PM. ▼ 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. How Much Diligence is Due.Or work at home. Richard Shatto.

Technical Review

Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose

ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011. April 25, 2011 11:00 PM. May 14, 2011 2:39 PM. June 7, 2011 11:58 AM. ▼ 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. nice article, thanks.

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation

ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. ► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Bump - These guys got my vote for the Peoples Choice. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

Technical Review

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

October 3, 2011 6:21 AM. October 20, 2011 7:34 AM. November 16, 2011 8:51 AM. ► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. It was sick of making us happy, so it packed and moved away. hp coupon code. wmv to mpeg. Newer Post.

San Jose

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. ► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post.

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Term Sheet

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose

ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet

ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

April 25, 2011 11:20 PM. ► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Is it the Horse or Jockey?

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Man Camp

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Oregon

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Technical Review

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley

Dissection of a viral launch | iubenda blog

www.iubenda.com

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Andrea Giannangelo. Since we wanted to encourage people to follow us on social networks, we came up with this idea of placing a reward connected to the follow/like. Posted on October 25, 2011 by Andrea Giannangelo | Posted in Startup Corner. « go to the main website. iubenda blog.

Viral

Viral Bootstrapping Email Web

ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Monday, June 20, 2011. had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. While bootstrapping, there are multiple options from doing as a side project, changing the business, raising angel or venture, etc. June 21, 2011 2:32 PM. June 21, 2011 4:21 PM. ▼ 2011. (7).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious.

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Pre-Money Valuation

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation

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

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

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).

Social Network

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose

ProfessorVC: A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Friday, February 18, 2011. March 8, 2011 11:15 AM. March 8, 2011 11:52 AM. March 24, 2011 3:22 PM. August 24, 2011 2:23 PM. August 24, 2011 4:13 PM. ▼ 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Newer Post.

Acquisition

Acquisition San Jose Angel Investor IPO

ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011. ▼ 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. I have to build a financial model? I get asked this question a lot by entrepreneurs (and students). Older Post.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital

What Kind of Workspace Is Best For Your Startup?

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Cofounder

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup

ProfessorVC: Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

A Comparison Between Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs" Her research shows that there is a positive correlation between prior founding experience and new venture performance due to stronger and more diverse social networks, access to capital, reliance on collaborators and other factors. ► 2011. (7). Bootstrapping 101.

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Many companies that have raised capital are going to need to spend it wisely to win and others will be forced to bootstrap. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing. ► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Newer Post.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping

ProfessorVC: Don't Stop Believin'

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Do you have a U.S. Strategy?

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: Can you start a company on $10K?

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

Labels: bootstrapping , business plans , entrepreneurship. ► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. With $10K, certainly cant have a marketing budget to do anything but guerrilla marketing. Steve Bennet. at 11:09 AM. 2 comments: Dave.

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping

How & Why You Should Invest In Getting Good Testimonials w/ Examples

ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

Now consider that in Google’s Zero Moment Of Truth report, they found that the average buyer in 2011 used 10.4 Search these 12 networks for existing customer reviews. Google Forms (if you really need to bootstrap). Gigya.com (Review plugin that uses social network login vs standard login. image source.

Software Review

Software Review Stock Video Advertising

ProfessorVC: Who does this ProfessorVC think he is?

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Newer Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Academically challenged

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate

ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Burn Rate

Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor

ProfessorVC: CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Angel Groups

Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Bootstrap Freemium Ventures?

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

One of the discussions that ensued was about how to bootstrap a freemium venture. Also, Irit Dabby from Tel-Aviv, Israel, discussed GoodyTag , a neat concept about tagging photos of products differently than you would tag or 'like' a regular link or photo on social media. You can find more details and register here.

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping San Jose Entrepreneur Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

San Jose

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine

ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Monday, November 14, 2011. ▼ 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid Idea? 2930) , commonly referred to as Crowdfunding. Older Post.

SEC

SEC San Jose Angel Investor Accredited Investor

ProfessorVC: Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley

AngelList Launches Docs To Help Startups Sign And Close Seed Rounds Online With Low Legal Fees

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The hybrid social network, communication and crowdsourcing platform allows startups to access investors, and has also become a resource for investors looking to boost dealflow and connect with other investors. For a seed stage round, legal fees can be upwards of tens of thousands of dollars, which is costly for a bootstrapped startups.

Term Sheet

Term Sheet San Francisco Technical Review Seed Stage

ProfessorVC: Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time?

Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

► 2011. (7). Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (1). ▼ January. (1). Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time? ► November. (1).

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Jose America Venture Capital

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

As promised, Bootstrap creators release first update since leaving Twitter

Trending Sources

How to Attract Talent to Your Start-up

ProfessorVC: Card Counting for Investors

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Partners With Indian Angel Network

ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

ProfessorVC: Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Ways

ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

ProfessorVC: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Dark Side?

ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

ProfessorVC: Why didn't I think of that??

ProfessorVC: Baby's All Grown Up

ProfessorVC: Buyer's Remorse

ProfessorVC: Is it the Horse or Jockey?

ProfessorVC: Man Camp

ProfessorVC: 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship

Dissection of a viral launch | iubenda blog

ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

ProfessorVC: Brickbreaker - Mindless Amusement or Viscious.

ProfessorVC: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

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

ProfessorVC: A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal

ProfessorVC: Waah.Do I have to build a financial model?

What Kind of Workspace Is Best For Your Startup?

ProfessorVC: Would a Dart Board Provide better VC Returns?

ProfessorVC: The Most Important Venture Capital Statistic

ProfessorVC: Don't Stop Believin'

ProfessorVC: Do you have a U.S. Strategy?

ProfessorVC: Can you start a company on $10K?

How & Why You Should Invest In Getting Good Testimonials w/ Examples

ProfessorVC: Who does this ProfessorVC think he is?

ProfessorVC: Academically challenged

ProfessorVC: Burn Rate

ProfessorVC: CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: How Do You Bootstrap Freemium Ventures?

ProfessorVC: Angie's List or AngelList?

ProfessorVC: Survey says VC's invest on Gut Instinct

ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

ProfessorVC: Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine

AngelList Launches Docs To Help Startups Sign And Close Seed Rounds Online With Low Legal Fees

ProfessorVC: Rebuild our Inner Cities one Venture at a time?

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