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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

They're going strong , and constantly adapting their platform to users' changing needs for information and social media aggregation. All those struggling, bootstrapping, Ramen-eating founders? Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network. Exalead was just acquired by the technology giant, Dassault Systems.).

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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. A check-in aggregation platform. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Bump - These guys got my vote for the Peoples Choice. ► January. (1). ▼ 2010. (7).

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

How does that compare versus doing something like bootstrapping or something like that? Bootstrapping comes a little bit later, where this idea of throwing your own money into the mix, making it happen yourself is important. At least it wasn’t for me, and people in my social network. There’s an art to making an ask.

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

Professor VC

My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Bootstrapping 101. Steve Bennet. Yes, although I haven't examined any of these in detail. 7.5 - 10.5% Daniel Sisson.

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. Ximdesk – Collaboration and social networking platform for enterprise. GroupSwim – Social collaboration and community tools to bring your employees, customers, and partners together.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

Like most politically important information, consumers will eventually get to be in control of their own aggregated data. Residents are collaborating to start, finance and manage public works projects and proving they can bootstrap a better job themselves. It was anti-social in nature. Our desire to collaborate and connect.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). Bootstrapping 101.