ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

In How To Defend Your Dream Against All Odds , Alex and I explore the company's journey to $200 Million in revenue, while their VCs wrote them off. Zoho is already over $100 million in revenue and is seeing tremendous traction. Having turned down all overtures for investment, Zoho continues merrily on in its bootstrapping path.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

s roundtable, I started with a presentation on blue sky opportunities in cloud computing based on our Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing (TLCC) research. I pointed Zubair to a couple of case studies of bootstrapping using services to get more of his core product built; in parallel, I will help him pursue institutional funding.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues. Because customer financing equals revenue, not equity. That's why, I advised Gio to keep going with further execution on his business and build more revenue traction. In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Well, 1M/1M is focused on helping businesses generate $1M in annual revenue, whatever be the nature of the business. But our goal is to make sure that these businesses are sustainable, have customers, revenues, and profits. We do not and will not have any particular focus on non profits that are dependent upon funding from charities.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

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. June 17th, 2012. Power Pitches.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

First up, Adrian Montero from Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica, presented FinqIt. He needs to bootstrap it to a certain level, and following the 1M/1M methodology would be a good start. Adarsh Patil from Bangalore, India, presented ResortHunt. Words To Live By. Ten people paying $37.50 ResortHunt.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

I’m also interested in investing in people who have worked for me in the past or who I know through the Aspen Global Leadership Network and Henry Crown Fellowship. If your answers starts with, “We have multiple revenue streams…” that’s a bad thing. The best meetings are just conversations, not presentations.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

Chapter 2: Defining and Testing the Story…Start Out By Admitting You’re Wrong, A Lean Business Plan Template, Problem, Solution, Key Metrics, Unique Value Proposition and Unfair Advantages, Channels, Customer Segments, Cost Structure and Revenue Streams. Chapter 28: Going Global…Should Your Business Go Global?,

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

At today's roundtable, we had some very interesting discussions on creative bootstrapping. Then Aaron Dormer presented Social Affect , an Australian company trying to help retailers provide e-commerce solutions. Read Creative Bootstrapping to a $350 Million Exit. Today, I think gaming is still in its infancy. Social Affect.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

In the last interview Peldi Guilizzoni (Balsamiq Studios) gave detailed advice about how he earned almost a million dollars in revenue in his first year of operation. They're rarely actionable or insightful. This interview is uncommonly different. Podcast: Startup Success. Another reason DE’s turn back is it’s lonely out there.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

I have discussed at length why revenue sharing channel deals may serve as perfectly fine alternatives to raising equity (or even complements) because of their non-dilutive nature. It certainly will be a better way to bootstrap the company. million in revenue. SOCO Games. Brainscape. The business is already profitable with $2.9

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Some of the finalists were generating revenues already and/or have very promising strategic partnerships lined up. it wasn’t clear that you have buying airtime working today, your presentation made it sound like you had small currency values transferring working today, my vote went here.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

people in India, 700k have cell phones with SMS, not smart phones, 66% of women do the work but receive 10% of income, 1% of property.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

This is why I made the decision to bootstrap HighRadius. As a founder and CEO, the most important gift that bootstrapping gave me was the ability to slow down, speed up and pivot when and where we knew we needed to. Venture funding isn’t real validation – market traction and continued profitability and revenues are.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

What makes me really proud though is we’ve been 100% bootstrapped for our 3.5 Due to my effort I was featured on Inc, Iheart radio shows, the morning show by global news and many more. In March I presented the findings outlined in my book in my first TEDx talk. Thanks to Joe Sinkwitz, Intellifluence ! #3-

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Some of the finalists were generating revenues already and/or have very promising strategic partnerships lined up. it wasn’t clear that you have buying airtime working today, your presentation made it sound like you had small currency values transferring working today, my vote went here.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2018

The unrelenting and unforgiving challenge that is presented daily is what drives me. Over my career, I’ve built–and successfully sold–several software companies by bootstrapping. Celebrating small wins here and there certainly helps like the revenue goals, email list size goals, social followers and being recognized.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

First up at this week's Strategy Roundtable was Cheryl Yeoh presenting CityPockets , an online destination, and an app for managing daily deals across a wide range of sites. Next Anuj Mishra with Gnosis India presented an idea of doing highly technical workshops (CAD, Robotics) for students all around India, including rural India.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

people in India, 700k have cell phones with SMS, not smart phones, 66% of women do the work but receive 10% of income, 1% of property.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

First up, Alvin Yuen from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, presented ISA Innovation , a company providing a hosted IT asset and inventory management solution. At present, ISA has a set of pilot clients and is toying with the idea of going global. It could be a good business to bootstrap the social/mobile edutainment business with.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Then Cristina Soviany presented IDES Technologies from Belgium. And these pilots will pay for her early bootstrapping phase. In addition, I took Rohit through a discussion on a possible OEM strategy that could result in a significant revenue ramp relatively quickly. IDES Technologies. If possible, of course.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. Bokér/1.

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Up and Running

APRIL 24, 2018

The global healthcare industry is in flux like never before. Not only that, but global equity funding to digital health companies reached $3.67 Besides experience, they will also need to have a combination of leadership , communication, and presentation skills, plus financial and technical knowledge. Know thy customer.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 21, 2011

I presented my usual 1M/1M perspective on bootstrapping. Even if there were fleeting thoughts of being bailed out by investors, they have now been banished and we are focusing on bootstrapping and making the model work with customer money." The Mumbai roundtable was extremely interactive and fun. Food ka Mood. Stopwaitin.com.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Now, as for the presenters, first up today was Benson Hall with Advanced Dental Technologies , presenting a business plan to bring Cone Beam Dental Imaging machines to a large number of consumers. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

Do it yourself, Design it yourself, Distribute it yourself, 3D it yourself – in fact we can nearly make anything in home or certainly procure it via global production hubs like alibaba.com We can make anything because all the tools of production have been democratized for ever. It’s the next phase of D.I.Y:

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Both the audience and the presenters had a significant representation from that extraordinary start-up nation. New Global Markets. First up, David Nordell from Kfar Ya'avetz, Israel, pitched New Global Markets , a solution for making it easier for banks to offer their customers global banking facilities.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

At this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we put a special focus on entrepreneurs in the northwestern part of the United States, and we had three presenters, all from Washington. Orbiter expects to give its investors a 15 times return on investment based on their current pipeline and revenue forecast. Wise Mind Studios LLC.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5 So, when I was presented with an opportunity to pursue my dream of being a swim coach and helping others feel as comfortable in the water as I was, I jumped in feet first! The revenue on the darkroom rental was close to what I was making weekly, I was in disbelief.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

The challenges of bootstrapping a venture that is dependent on ad-revenue is, however, also quite significant. Spencer needs to think through a strategy for bootstrapping that phase. The company has been generating revenues for the past three years and is profitable. could be your companion. for their monetization needs.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

One of the entrepreneurs presented a business idea that sounded like a business-to-consumer concept, but as I peeled the onion, it turned out that the business was really a business-to-business concept. We also recommend that you present a succinct summary of whatever customer validation work you have done.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

They should be built organically, bootstrapped, and get to sustainability. A sustainable business = (customer + revenue + profits). With that preamble, let's jump into the presentations for this week's One Million by One Million roundtable. In summary, all three of today's entrepreneurs presented real opportunities.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

John already has a couple of customers, and needs about 50 customers to get to $1M in annual revenue. Next Julie Acevedo presented Juju Band , a newborn navel protection band to cover the umbilical cord for about eight weeks from birth. Ancient Tomorrow. Very cool concept, designed by an energy scientist, upon which J.J.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The big enterprise software companies almost all bootstrapped their way to profitability before they got their first external investors (typically via an IPO). Bernard is based in New York, was born in Berlin, has lived in and started companies in Asia and Europe as well as America; he is comfortable with globalization.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

endeve – Issue invoices, manage clients and check revenues all in one place. Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. Conferences, Presentations & Meetings Expectnation – A conference program organizing software.

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David Cohen

JULY 28, 2013

In fact, I met Brad on one of his random days, when I presented the idea for Techstars to him. This kind of competition is happening all the time on a global scale. Random days of interactions with people I wouldn’t normally meet have led to all kinds of connections, friendships and even some investments.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

This post is part of Accel’s Secrets to Scaling series, where leaders from across our portfolio share their learnings and advice with the next generation of European and Israeli entrepreneurs building global winners. And then you realised that there was a gap for B2B. Sometimes, a bottom-up approach is the only way.

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