Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Most people have heard of Foursquare for local nightlife and Airbnb for rooms, but other nationally recognized sources for local services are still hard to find, including social media, local news, advertising, and event calendars. I still hear often the dream of a free service to users, supported by advertising, per the Facebook model.

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New York City Kansas Advertising Cash Position 158

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! Successful businesses that give back to the community, and it’s all on brand. March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. The History of Coca-Cola Print Advertising – [link]. Advertising: Clever Automobile Ads – [link]. 40+ Most Impressive Print Media Advertisements – [link]. The History of Coca-Cola Print Advertising – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

The notary community (yes it can be a feisty, union-like group) generally dislikes us because they believe online notarizations will put them out of business. Coming from the financial world to the software world taught us a lot about bootstrapping and finding valuable outsourcing tools. The best advertisement is happy customers.

Small Business 105

Small Business New Jersey Internet Bootstrapping 105

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Chicago’s Startup Community Grows Outside Of Groupon’s Shadow | Chicagoist - [link]. Weak … Why Small Agencies Crush Big Agencies | Advertising Age – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

VC Cafe

APRIL 21, 2022

There’s no doubt about the potential of Augmented Reality (AR) and mixed reality (XR) and the role they play in advertising, social media, commerce, gaming etc. Meta is successfully engaging with AR creators and users via Instagram already, and has a growing Spark developer community building AR social filters.

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Mobile Global Aggregator Bootstrapping 198

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

I grew up here, went to school here, and have worked hard over the last 5+ years to help build up the NYC innovation community. It’s going to make the people who are working hard in the community—people who have the connections you need—that much less interested in helping you. Misconception #2: There’s no tech talent in NYC/Wall St.

New York City 120

New York City New York Startup Burn Rate 120

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Human Resources Play Video Shark Tanks Barbara Corcoran on Bootstrapping a Growing a Business (Video). Being an entrepreneur is lonely, but there are better ways to make friends or build a community of credible supporters than by giving early-stage equity to people who make small contributions to your business.). Play Video.

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Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2012

This past weekend, the Jacksonville entrepreneurship community hosted their own version of this exciting program. I reviewed Tim's financial assumptions, and advised him to redo them with the assumption that the team would have to bootstrap the business locally, get enough validation, etc., SustanAbin. Dramatically.

Jacksonville 114

Jacksonville Florida PPC Programming 114

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. What’s the future of advertising? Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. But I Just Wanted To Be Fair… – [link]. Three Kinds of People (from blog archives) – [link]. 25 Cool Print Ads for Major Shoe Brands – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2010

How to Create a Great Startup Office Space on a Bootstrap Budget – [link]. What’s the future of advertising? Buyer Beware: Generic Logo Design – [link]. But I Just Wanted To Be Fair… – [link]. Three Kinds of People (from blog archives) – [link]. 25 Cool Print Ads for Major Shoe Brands – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

It was about building a community, and people who show up to those things have a heightened interest in Meebo." Even if you dont have a huge network of people to advertise your meetups with, you can always try becoming an official Meetup group to get the word out. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc.

Intellectual Property 55

Intellectual Property Los Angeles San Francisco New York 55

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

But Chicago-based startup MentorMob ( www.mentormob.com ) wants to change that – the free, community-based collaborative service aims to aggregate and organize the best online educational content on any topic, so it’s easier to find. MentorMob is bootstrapped and has 12 employees.

Illinois 165

Illinois Aggregator Chicago Widget 165

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She became part of the fabric of her community. Second, she sells advertising, which given her tight demographic and the big spending that comes when one is planning a wedding she can monetize really well. ” She currently makes money in two ways: First she has sponsored dresses.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Entrepreneur Startup 363

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

RSVP: [link] Tuesday, February 2nd 9AM Crowdsourcery Potions 101: Why Some Marketing Potions Fail and Others Thrive, Hosted By JWT Some have predicted that crowdsourcing is the future of the marketing, advertising and industrial design industry. Bootstrapping a community from zero users. What works and what doesn't.

New York 68

New York Community Social Media New York City 68

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

But travel, particularly for early-stage and bootstrapped entrepreneurs who are physically far away, can be hard to swing. We’re interested not only in bringing folks to San Francisco, but also in helping Lean Startup communities take root beyond Silicon Valley. to “How much did we learn from the last iteration?”

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Lean Nebraska San Francisco Silicon Valley 165

Up and Running

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The cannabis industry is unlike any industry you have ever worked in, and the regulatory, supply chain, banking, taxation, advertising, and stigma aspects of the business eat your profits and draw your attention away from core aspects of your business. ” Know the rules (and follow them!).

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Las Vegas District of Columbia Colorado North America 144

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Were not going to have any form of advertising, but I am considering trying to offer a scholarship program to worthy entrepreneurs, just as we did for the Web 2.0 I closed down my first business last November and I am bootstrapping the second one currently. Others have asked about sponsorship opportunities at the workshop. Let me know.

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

The Next Web

JULY 12, 2012

A web service that helps the “little guy” make the most of online advertising by optimising their resources and budget, while making suggestions on what ads they should invest in. Having bootstrapped every project I have started, I know how it feels deciding on where you should be. “ I couldn’t agree more.

Las Vegas 116

Las Vegas Customer Ruby Bootstrapping 116

Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2017

Starting in 2011 and over the course of four years, my startup pivoted from an online community tool, to a live sales and support tool, to an outreach platform for businesses, to finally finding its identity in a campaigning and advocacy tool. Starting the journey with a community tool. Why did it fail? How did it help?

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Campaign Startup Cloud Channel 80

Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

Or, perhaps your story is about how you bootstrapped your business by starting several side businesses and never gave up on your dream, even in the face of adversity. Don’t forget paid advertising. With such an emphasis on a big social media push before opening, it can be easy to forget paid advertising. Opening a brewery?

Social Media 60

Social Media Elevator Pitch Guerilla Campaign 60

Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

I decided it was time to put pen to paper and lay out what I see as a repeatable path with a higher-than-normal success rate, to bootstrapping yourself to the point of quitting your job. But when you’re selling something that has an LTV of $10-15 dollars, you just can’t make paid advertising work. Or content marketing.

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Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 41

Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

I decided it was time to put pen to paper and lay out what I see as a repeatable path with a higher-than-normal success rate, to bootstrapping yourself to the point of quitting your job. But when you’re selling something that has an LTV of $10-15 dollars, you just can’t make paid advertising work. Or content marketing.

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Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 36

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. Develop a landing page, do some lightweight advertising, and generally reach out to as many potential customers as you can.”.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

I decided it was time to put pen to paper and lay out what I see as a repeatable path with a higher-than-normal success rate, to bootstrapping yourself to the point of quitting your job. But when you’re selling something that has an LTV of $10-15 dollars, you just can’t make paid advertising work. Or content marketing.

Bootstrapping 27

Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 27

Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2010

The site had a lot of bells and whistles and an open community model, and generated some interest in the online ideation world. GuruStorms has been completely bootstrapped thus far. Q: How has the company been financed? Are you looking for additional capital? Q: How has customer adoption been so far?

Elevator Pitch 63

Elevator Pitch Curation Vertical Bootstrapping 63

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Yes, I am sure Davids venture is eminently fundable within a few months.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Chak has been able to get a couple of distributors in Singapore to buy his greeting cards designed by a community of artists, but is struggling to find a steady, repeatable model. He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Yes, I am sure Davids venture is eminently fundable within a few months.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

I bootstrapped Subbly by building an MVP (“minimum viable product”). Paid advertising (Google Adwords, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and so on). TV advertising and radio advertising are also possible methods (though they fall outside the realm of internet marketing). But, with that said, you can always do more with less.

Curation 68

Curation Business Model SEO Social Media 68

View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

Even if your own company isn’t newsworthy, you are on the ground in the startup community, and that is valuable. Reporters aren’t here to advertise for you. Although bootstrapping your startup is difficult, that in and of itself is not unique. But the relationship doesn’t have to end there. Here three things that never work.

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Seed Stage San Francisco Startup CTO Hire 120

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

“Bootstrapping” and organic growth are our methods of operation. We have done almost no marketing or advertising and most of our clients have come from word of mouth referrals by happy clients. I’m not sure I would change anything… it’s been a lovely ride. How do you see your company growing in the future?

Small Business 72

Small Business Chicago Bootstrapping PR 72

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program! Bootstrapping 101. Thursday, January 17, 2008.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Who says a bootstrapped startup can’t succeed? Here are 10 bootstrapped companies that did it on their own with no outside funding. Looking back on their previous experiences working at startup companies, the founders decided to bootstrap their business in lieu of seeking outside funding. Startup #1: Goldstar.

Bootstrapping 78

Bootstrapping Startup Cofounder Salary 78

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

Whether it’s creating a software app that you’re going to build a global one-person business around, or giving away the Science Fiction stories you write as you build your community so you can launch a book, this is lonely stuff few back in the safe (ha!) warrens of working for some large company would dare do.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur Social Media Software Web 225

Spencer Fry

MAY 11, 2011

A quick Google search for "bootstrap marketing" brings up a bunch of useless nonsense. The results are either in the form of "Top 10 Bootstrap Marketing Tips" or "Bootstrap Marketing 101" guides. We don't have to plaster a garish advertisement on their portfolio alerting the viewer to our services.

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Bootstrapping Marketing Portfolio SEO 78

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].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Startup life is all about bootstrapping, but you need a place to work, right? “There’s simply no budget for [an office], as I bootstrap the company,&# says Paul Molluzzo, founder of Baby Goes Mobile , a web app that lets parents create a private baby book they can view and update from their mobile phones.

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Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81