SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? In response he sent me a competitive analysis.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally generated funds.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

I talk to at least a dozen new entrepreneurs each week and probably review two dozen email pitches. If you contact me cold then we’re probably going to exchange a few emails before I invite you to meet in person (however, it’s worth noting that I still do take a lot of meetings this way).

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Having turned down all overtures for investment, Zoho continues merrily on in its bootstrapping path. Parallel6 is already clocking over $1 million in revenue and is looking to enhance its customer acquisition and also raise some financing. If you have additional questions, please email me, and I would be very happy to respond.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2017

Learn how to get found online, how to create effective email marketing campaigns, how to build an online presence, and much more. My Google Primer lesson has just gone live: “ Start Small and Grow on Your Own with Bootstrapping ”. So instead of relying on outsiders, you’re “pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps.”.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2020

For others, they are testing the process as they prepare to make the purchase in future when their finances allow it. If the world’s best known ecommerce brand is so committed to cross-selling and upselling, bootstrapped ecommerce stores cannot afford not to do the same. Leverage Email Marketing. For some, it’s just curiosity.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Subscribe by email. For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. Power Pitches.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

  Growth financing, for example.   Growth financing, for example. Signup for email updates. Enter your Email. Bootstrapping. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Growth generated by market demand and sales can be very complex.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2010

It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. My company was not well executed enough to achieve venture capital financing—and that wasn’t the city’s fault, it was mine. I was there, too. They’re not “dumb Wall Street money”.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 26, 2011

I received an email from Sramana Mitra today with her ten most popular blog posts of 2011. This then led me to an old post of hers asking whether bootstrapping is taught in bschools. Bootstrapping I feel, is taken for granted. Bootstrapping I feel, is taken for granted. This is so incorrect. Louis University.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

We’ve bootstrapped since we launching. Whether you’re looking to hire additional employees, open a new space, or purchase new equipment or inventory, Bond Street aims to make financing your business goals simple, transparent, and fair. Everything in our studio runs off iPads.

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 10, 2016

We’ve bootstrapped since we launching. Whether you’re looking to hire additional employees, open a new space, or purchase new equipment or inventory, Bond Street aims to make financing your business goals simple, transparent, and fair. Everything in our studio runs off iPads.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2016

Every small business is different when it comes to the need for financing. Others completely bootstrap their businesses without borrowing a cent. If you think you’ll need a business loan, there are benefits to waiting at least a couple years after launching your new business to apply for financing. Bottom Line.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 29, 2018

The angels argued about whether the expansion was too quick, requiring additional money, or should be slower and bootstrapped with profits from the first city’s success. Had the angel board members been able to agree upon a financeable strategy for growth, the company might have been immensely successful. But I digress.

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Rob Go

MARCH 20, 2013

Even Mailbox (which just got acquired by DropBox for likely a big number) I’m sure faced a trough of sorry when they shifted resources away from their original product (behind which their raised their seed round) and pursued what could have been yet another email client. Find good financing partners. Know that the trough is coming.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 29, 2021

You Can Always Start by Bootstrapping Your Business. One option that is always available to you is something called bootstrapping your business. Bootstrapping takes place when you use your own, personal funding to get your business off of the ground. Or, you can share the campaign through email.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2010

Andigilog was bootstrapped by a close friend, developed some initial products, had to resort back to contracting to pay the bills, raised significant outside venture capital, and then was eventually sold off. You can contact Mike directly via email or his personal website. Marty: What’s the most challenging aspect of being an investor?

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Email Posts Get Connected Subscribe to our Feed Join our Google Group Discussion Follow @StartupBmore on Twitter Find us on Facebook Join our Mailing List News Advice Profiles Events Startup Breakfast + Workshop Startup 101 New? Start here. Your friends might too. Elizabeth Eadie: Super fun! But.where are the ladies? Catchy tune.

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2010

I received this question received in email today: I am in the processes of developing a small business around what I have. I don't see that suggestion in your email, so I assume you've already figured that out. Don't rule out bootstrapping. been told is a great idea by friends family and SCORE. I am very near the. interested.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Email This BlogThis!

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. 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. Email This BlogThis! Bootstrapping 101. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Email This BlogThis! Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Steve Bennet. at 2:32 PM. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Thanks Steve.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Scayl -A slick way to email huge files, including HD Video. Email This BlogThis! Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. at 8:45 AM.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 25, 2022

23- Bootstrapping the business. As a bootstrapped company, there's a real sense of reward knowing that we're doing what's best for our customers instead of what's in the best interest of investors. Bootstrapping the business allows me to make decisions independently of investor opinions. Thanks to Jimmy Huh, Jimmy Huh ! #23-

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. Email This BlogThis! Labels: Angel Investors , fundraising , term sheets , venture capital , venture financing. Bootstrapping 101.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

For angel groups, the distinction between groups and VCs on this issue is dwindling, especially as angel groups do bigger rounds of financing.   Note that this applies only to earl stage Series A-type equity financings and assumes no cash dividends are paid to investors.   First , dividends.

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venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

You can’t answer emails during normal business hours. But then you don’t have a phone number and emails sent to you at 10:00am don’t get answered until that night (which means they’re not viewed until the following day). Then they have 100 emails you sent during work hours. This is not a bad thing.

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

However, a perfectly acceptable—and perhaps even better—answer is that there are no investors other than the founders, and the plan is to bootstrap the company as long as possible. Check out the personal finance topic by clicking here. 2 comments Mint Life Know your money. Live your life. Who is on your board of directors?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 9, 2012

David Heinemeier Hansson doesn’t deserve to be alive either for instance — he makes millions of dollars at his bootstrapped, profitable, beloved business , he’s honored by geeks for creating Ruby on Rails , he’s a New York Times best-selling author and a race car driver, and all this with a 30-hour work-week.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc., but few step back and really examine the underlying assumptions of startup finance. Transitioning from founder sold bootstrapped revenue to a functioning sales team is certainly possible. April 15, 2009 2:46 PM Alex Pyatetsky said. Want to learn more about me?

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Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2018

With the range of financing options out there and free online tools available, pretty much anyone with a great idea and a solid head for business can take the first steps into entrepreneurship. Even something as simple as email can be a good task to outsource. It’s never been easier to start your own business.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The team is led by Girish Mathrubootham and Shanmugam Krishnasamy, who have their roots in Zoho, a SaaS company that has revolutionized the category by drastically undercutting the CRM price-point by leveraging India to build a $100M+ 100% bootstrapped business. I then discussed some of the lessons of the Freshdesk financing.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Email This BlogThis! Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Bootstrapping 101.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Email This BlogThis! Bootstrapping 101. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Im hoping this roll of the dice comes up 7s. Steve Bennet. at 11:11 PM.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The angels argued about whether the expansion was too quick, requiring additional money, or should be slower and bootstrapped with profits from the first city’s success. Email readers continue here.]

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

What’s the concept of all of this that you’re talking about and then in financing? I just thought it was a good question to set the context of lean planning and when somebody should use it, because so many of our webinar attendees are in the process of getting financing. How many emails are you going to send?

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