NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Short form engagement leads to real engagement Web traffic was up 30-40x at its peak, and is still 10x while our content remains favoured by the algorithm gods. However, time spent on our site has been down compared to those who actively found us through web search. Email list sign ups have been 5-10x normal rate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. Set expectations accordingly.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. Set expectations accordingly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. Set expectations accordingly.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. Solicit funds from friends and family.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

entrepreMusings

JANUARY 26, 2011

On The Web , an e-commerce and online marketing blog. For other local bootstrapping resources here in Austin, check out the Bootstrap Austin site. Here are just a few tips on bootstrapping your new startup that I have found particularly beneficial from my own experience: Outsourcing. Barter and Trade.

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joel.is

MARCH 8, 2011

Lessons shared by Joel Gascoigne , a fledgling entrepreneur and contract web developer currently based in Birmingham, UK. Lessons shared by Joel Gascoigne , a fledgling entrepreneur and contract web developer currently based in Birmingham, UK. I’d like to share some of my reflections on how to bootstrap a startup from zero funds.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 23, 2010

How to Work With a Contract Web Developer How To Bootstrap Your Startup

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles Developer 219

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2014

All of the above costs can be completely avoided or drastically minimized by a bit of creative bootstrapping with minimal investment to launch courtesy of the world wide web. GoDaddy also provides business email, as well as yearly web hosting. Below is a list of the key components necessary to begin your business venture.

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eCommerce Bootstrapping Social Media Hosting 212

Hippoland

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Should you raise money or bootstrap? (By By bootstrap, I actually mean raise < $250k from individuals / angels). Having run a startup that raised money and now in running a VC, ironically, if I were starting a product company today, I would start out with the mentality of bootstrapping for as long as I could.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Like in the early days of Web 2.0, 31 employees according to Linkedin, but seems to be bootstrapped. Bootstrapped. The new features include powerful functionality: unlimited number of participants, recordable chats, raise hand mechanics, invite links to listeners and speakers, etc. Stereo , launched in 2020 and is based in LA.

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Audio Software Review Open Source Social Network 139

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

By bootstrapping, bartering, reducing overheads (rental and manpower), and leveraging technology (especially the web), one can start one’s own business almost on a dime without being beholden to creditors or venture capitalists. Let me cover the salient points of the book.

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Technical Review Software Review South Carolina Startup 100

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

This is typically called “bootstrapping&# and it is fraught with potential pitfalls and dangers. What is bootstrapping? So, what does it mean to bootstrap a company? Bootstrapping involves launching a business on a low budget. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. Bootstrapping 101.

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

These days people want, and can obtain immediate information at their fingertips on their smartphone so making sure that your web design is conducive to mobile use is also imperative. So, how does one obtain the best web design information so that they can make sure that their website is trendy while still being professional?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. Solicit funds from friends and family.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While you may be enamored with becoming an entrepreneur and bootstrapping your business, don’t quit your day job. There’s actually a lot of value in bootstrapping your business. Focus on your web presence and answering questions related to your industry, customers, and the problem that your products/services solve.

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Forecast Software Review Bootstrapping Finance 154

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

In addition to providing customer care and assistance, a virtual assistant may also develop web pages or compose blog entries, administer email newsletters, carry out sales and marketing chores, generate sales leads, and conduct a variety of other jobs. During the lifecycle of developing a website, automated web testing occurs.

Software Review 112

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 112

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. Next week I'll go into depth on some true unfair competitive advantages — ones that cannot be overcome even by a giant company, a funded company, a bootstrapped company, or an open-source movement. Except in certain industries (e.g.

Intellectual Property 319

Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. The stats behind what Bryan and the team had accomplished while bootstrapping the business were incredible, including signing up over 1,000 paying accounts and analyzing over 30,000 code repositories EVERY DAY.

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Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Personalize a simple web site. Fund-it-yourself (bootstrapping) and do-it-yourself entrepreneurs are the best kind, because they can focus on the business, rather than fundraising, and have full control of their destiny. Or, fall back to the old standby DreamWeaver by Adobe. Life is more fun that way.

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Startup eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Personalize a simple web site. Fund it yourself (bootstrapping) and do-it-yourself entrepreneurs are the best kind, because they can focus on the business, rather than fund raising, and have full control of their destiny. This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world.

eCommerce 196

eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping .Net 196

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

In my view, the very fact that they feel that the technical development of a web startup is only worth a couple percent speaks volumes. These “startups” are almost always mostly-non-technical founders offering 1-2% premoney for a “lead developer” position. That’s a pretty common experience.

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Technical Cofounder CTO Hire Equity Sweat Equity 241

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help) Ive been asked to speak this year at the Web 2.0 It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, Im especially interested in hearing from those of you who are planning to attend the Web 2.0

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Lean San Francisco Web Advisory Board 68

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2011

Master the art of bootstrapping: aim to “bootstrap” first. With TV and media finding the whole Venture Capitalist deal glamorous, it can be easy to forget bootstrapping – but owning 100% of something smaller is way more satisfying than owning just part of something bigger. Be curious and adventurous: think like The North Face.

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Entrepreneur Bootstrapping Cofounder SMS 199

The Next Web

MARCH 21, 2017

If you’re a long-time reader of Basecamp‘s Signal vs Noise, chances are you have probably read one of their Bootstrapped, Profitable and Proud (BPP) articles. This article tells the story of how we managed… This story continues at The Next Web. After all, who wouldn’t want to be featured on 37signals’ blog right?

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Bootstrapping Revenue Web Management 65

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 4, 2015

3 Advantages to an Experiential Web Presence written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. I spend a lot of time online.

Web 28

Web Technical Review Sales Cycle Cofounder 28

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Personalize a simple web site. Fund it yourself (bootstrapping) and do-it-yourself entrepreneurs are the best kind, because they can focus on the business, rather than fund raising, and have full control of their destiny. This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world.

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Hosting Bootstrapping .Net Social Network 248

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Often, the only way to get your business from a piece of paper concept to a venture-backable business is to bootstrap your efforts, via whatever means necessary. Below is a summary of the some of the most-used bootstrapping techniques: 1. … This story continues at The Next Web.

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Bootstrapping Finance Startup Web 60

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

By far, the majority of new businesses I know are self-funding (bootstrapped) from your own savings and prior assets. Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property. Explore multiple sources based on your level of need and risk.

Intellectual Property 245

Intellectual Property Social Media Angel Investor Metrics 245

Hippoland

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Should you raise money or bootstrap? (By By bootstrap, I actually mean raise < $250k from individuals / angels). Having run a startup that raised money and now in running a VC, ironically, if I were starting a product company today, I would start out with the mentality of bootstrapping for as long as I could.

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Bootstrapping Cap Table Salary .Net 48

Transformify

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

WEB DESIGNER. Good knowledge of Symphony, Bootstrap, Flat UI and some PHP are a STRONG ADVANTAGE. Tired of 9 to 6? Fancy working from home in your pajamas? Then this job may be just right for you. What you need to have. A keen interest and passion in all things digital. Knowledge of JavaScript and Git. What we need to see in you.

Web 76

Web Design PHP HTML 76

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

The bad news is that Finding Developers is Tough Here in Los Angeles and even people willing to pay have a hard time finding Web Development in Los Angeles. Before you go out looking for your Cofounder, you should also be thinking about what will motivate them as I talk about in How to Hunt Programmers for Your Startup - A Field Guide.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder CTO Hire Los Angeles 211

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Tips for Designing Killer Icons – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

The Next Web

OCTOBER 16, 2013

They both require the ability to bootstrap and exploit the most of what you have to offer – all at little to no cost. I am not going to claim that there is a magical shortcut for bootstrapping that applies to all startups, but here are the five bootstrapping basics that kept us alive. Remember, bootstrapping has no rules.

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Bootstrapping Cofounder Silicon Valley Video 143

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This story continues at The Next Web. I had to make a tough call: shut it down, get acqui-hired or keep it running. I decided to keep it running, because I kept seeing the signs of more customers. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion How-To''s'

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Bootstrapping Salary Web Software 154

The Next Web

JUNE 18, 2014

This story continues at The Next Web. Together with my co-founder, we kicked off a 20 months adventure with two major aspirations: develop smarter charging technology that increases energy efficiency by 30 percent ahead of existing products, as well as research embedded solar technology for energy replenishment.

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Bootstrapping Cofounder Startup Campaign 162