ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 23, 2023

Whatever the case, you’ll need to make some big sacrifices and strategic managerial decisions if you want this lean startup budget to work — and it’s definitely possible. If you take your lean startup remote, forgoing a physical office space entirely, you can cut multiple different costs simultaneously. Negotiate the lease.

Lean 158

Lean Technical Review Startup Acquisition 158

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

In other words, advertisers pay to present special offers to our customers. Not only is your revenue going to be negligible if the customer numbers aren’t there, but it’s hard to attract offers from tier-A advertisers. But as you scale, the advertisers will come. Wave is proof of that.”. – Kirk Simpson , Wave Accounting.

Business Model 133

Business Model Technical Review Advertising B2C 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Skip the IT consultants and build an entry website yourself to save $50K.

Cost 255

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. See my interview a while back with parallel entrepreneur Rich Christiansen , who has started 28 businesses with a target bootstrap investment of $5K each.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM), like cohort analysis , yourself. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup. Sales and marketing costs.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

I bootstrapped Subbly by building an MVP (“minimum viable product”). I am a huge advocate for the lean way of starting and running a business. Paid advertising (Google Adwords, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and so on). Search engines (SEO)—link building and content development. This is a mantra I live by. Email marketing.

Curation 68

Curation Business Model SEO Social Media 68

Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2017

“A pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision,” says Eric Ries , author of The Lean Startup. Websites would rather deal with more face-to-face problems such as SEO, sales, advertising—all channels that could be directly monitored for returns. It all came down to what a website considered top priority.

Campaign 80

Campaign Startup Cloud Channel 80