Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Nevertheless, we can all benefit by understanding a collective view from investors on the high-risk elements that every new business has faced historically based on the team, as well as in the marketplace. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Marginal legality or public image. If you want U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2016

by Rebecca Weible, founder of Yo Yoga! When you are bootstrapping a small business, you are not only the boss, you are also the person that cleans, greets customers, makes sales and, depending on your business, provides the service offered. ’ Rebecca Weible is the founder of Yo Yoga! in New York City.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2016

by Keith Smith, co-founder and CEO of Payability. If you read startup news, then you might believe “getting funded” is the ultimate goal of any business. Let’s not forget the bootstrapping option. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be a millionaire to bootstrap. Go it alone.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million in revenue a year. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Nevertheless, we can all benefit by understanding a collective view from investors on the high-risk elements that every new business has faced historically based on the team, as well as in the marketplace. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Marginal legality or public image. If you want U.S.

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New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. What Makes People Happy?

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

For the next entry in The Startup Magazine’s founder interview series , we are featuring Alejandro Russo, founder of Candela Mamajuana. Did you bootstrap the whole business or bring in outside investors? Alejandro: Initially, Candela Mamajuana was all bootstrapped between my mother and I. Don’t do things halfway.

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Dominican Republic Founder Florida Bootstrapping 147

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I million in revenue a year. .

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Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 50

The Next Web

JUNE 19, 2012

Under the relatively fresh ‘TNW Profile’ banner, we regularly shine a light on great European entrepreneurs and startup founders, to learn more about their journey and their business, and what drives them personally. Me and my cofounders Joanna Socha and Mariusz Lusiak just got into Y Combinator. What are you currently involved with?

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San Francisco Cofounder Founder Poland 136

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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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

And despite not going to University, Ash became a serial tech founder and the first marketing director of the Unicorn Startup Just Eat. Well, you're going to judge it by the team, by the co-founders. Should you bootstrap? It's the founders themselves. Can you find the right co-founder?

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. Decathlon Capital.

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Revenue Technical Review Software Review Equity 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Gayle King is co-host of CBS This Morning. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re you’re going to take some hits.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2013

Unfortunately for me, our bus had no wifi or cell phone service and it seems that the New York bus intercepted Charlie’s tweet before it even left the five boroughs. These three co-founders even headed out west when they scored an interview with Y-Combinator. This New York tech scene is hot.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

Despite not going to university, Ash became a serial tech founder and the first marketing director of a unicorn startup – Just Eat). Well, you're gonna judge it by the team, by the co-founders. And when you're judging it by the co-founders, that's when you have to try and decide, okay, what have they got going for themselves?

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Values – who and what founders and customers hold dear – were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. We bootstrapped it.

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Cofounder New York City Entrepreneur New York 145

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2016

How founders find the determination to push through tough times was the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Jacqueline Ros. Christina Stembel.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder San Francisco Campaign 260

Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2016

Thinking big, destiny and naysayers — three things in the life of a startup founder. Why founders need to be their own boss and how they capitalize on business opportunities were the focus of the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. You can bootstrap it. Stan Gloss. Matt Armstead.

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Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur San Francisco 134

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. Joel met his co-founder for Fog Creek software and learned a valuable management lesson. None are in Silicon Valley, one is in New York City, they’re spread out across the world (France, Estonia, St.

Software Review 285

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Values – who and what founders and customers hold dear – were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. We bootstrapped it.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder New York City Entrepreneur New York 120

Steve Blank

AUGUST 23, 2016

Thinking big, destiny and naysayers — three things in the life of a startup founder. Why founders need to be their own boss and how they capitalize on business opportunities were the focus of the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. You can bootstrap it. Stan Gloss. Matt Armstead.

Cofounder 120

Cofounder Silicon Valley Entrepreneur San Francisco 120

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… New York. When youve bootstrapped a business where youre not drawing a salary and depleting whatever savings you have, thats one of the very difficult things to do," says Toby Stuart, a professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. New Hampshire. New Jersey.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2010

We'll bring together Social Media Editors from some of the largest and most well-respected media outlets, as well as those in more traditional Editorial roles to discuss this new specialty role. Bootstrapping a community from zero users. A New York New Food Media Panel Milk, cookies, and an exploration of the new food media landscape.

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New York Community Social Media New York City 61

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. As CEO and co-founder Naval Ravikant tells me, when he and co-founder Babak Nivi started VentureHacks a few years ago, their goal was to educate companies on how to negotiate venture term sheets.

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Term Sheet San Francisco Technical Review Seed Stage 70

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

So I thought I might pull all these thoughts together in a new edition of Soundbites from the Future – The 2013 edition. The Co-Commerce Revolution – Well it isn’t really a revolution, more of a devolution. The co-commerce era is here and defined by the 3 C’s – Collaboration, Conversations and Creativity.

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Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In fact, I believe the movement is now mainstream—startups, VCs, accelerators, are no longer “new.”. There are co-working spaces in basically every city in the world—from Nepal to New York. We had to design a whole new hiring process, compensation model, operating model, co-working spaces, etc.

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Lean Nepal Cofounder Customer Development 326

View from Seed

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Going to business school and becoming a startup founder are often positioned as conflicting choices by the media and startup bloggers. Some go as far as stating, flat out, that MBAs don’t make for good founders. In fact, there are over 250 founders from the HBS classes between 2008 and 2014. Combined, they’ve raised over $2.5

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North America Founder Cofounder San Francisco 120

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

It should be even more important to the founders themselves, because it demonstrates that their business hypothesis is grounded in reality. These founders have not managed, to borrow a phrase from Steve Blank , to create a scalable and repeatable sales process. More on that in a moment. They are close to breakeven.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

As someone who has bootstrapped a software company ([link] and funded it through selling software and consulting to customers, I certainly know what it means to live lean and Ive even taken your advice ([link] I just wish I was in the Bay area and could come by "office hours". Labels: events 2comments: Andrew Meyer said.

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

By Issie Lapowsky | Aug 6, 2010 Share ); Getty Related Articles The New Rules of Hiring Is It Legal To Use Social Network Data When Hiring? Ive done a lot of placing people into positions, and I have never used a job board as a way to do that," says Rich Sloan , co-founder of StartupNation. Were going to be in New York.

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ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

Apply to Pitch (New York). Finding a Technical Co-Founder. Bootstrapping. Typically the last name(s) of the founder(s). What is an Ultra Light Startup? Who We Are. Our Technology Platform. How To Get In For Free. Media Partners. Community Partners. Sponsorship. Office Hours. Pitch Application Example.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Well, that’s fine as far as it goes but when you’re a startup and you don’t have customers yet you need a way to bootstrap and that can feel awfully chaotic and wasteful. Thats why I prefer to think of them as two co-equals: the problem team and the solution team. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Agile Customer Development Developer San Francisco 111

David Teten

OCTOBER 6, 2014

I wrote last year about their unconventional format that allows venture capitalists to pitch themselves to growth-stage startup founders in under 5 minutes. Arjen Strijker, co-founder and CEO of Capital On Stage, has had more than 200 top-tier venture capitalists on stage at his conferences (view all 5 minute VC pitch videos here ).

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Cofounder Entrepreneur Venture Capital 114

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Frank Rimalovski , executive director of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute joined me in the studio to discuss how the Entrepreneurial Institute is transforming the culture at NYU; and Frank Sculli , co-founder of BioDigital Inc shares what he wishes he’d known before he started his company. Frank Sculli.

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Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Cofounder Investment Bankers 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2016

How founders find the determination to push through tough times was the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Jacqueline Ros. Christina Stembel.

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Entrepreneur Cofounder San Francisco Campaign 120

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

The first time I met Matan, Melio's co-founder and CEO, he told me that his mission was simple: he wanted to “help small business stay in business” by making B2B payments fast, simple and flexible. What advice would you give on choosing co-founders? Obviously, co-founders have to be good at what they do too!

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B2B Cofounder Small Business 62

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Weve gone from total obscurity to something people are beginning to misunderstand and even co-opt. These case studies range in size and scope: from pre-product/market fit to already exited, bootstrapped to venture-backed, solo practitioner to large organization. Congratulations. Being misunderstood is a big step up from being ignored.

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