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Get Yourself on the Web - with NetworkingForPros.com
in BootStrapMe, on June 30, 2009
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I've been contributing over the last few months to the content of a vibrant and growing site that points toward the future of the Internet and has profound potential for users interested in creating business relationships over the web. The site is NetworkingForPros.com .
When...
When Setbacks Happen
in BootStrapMe, on June 29, 2009
In this economy you have to expect setbacks. And you have to be prepared to deal with them. Whatever you do to create that mental framework is up to you. I know of people who keep a litttle laminated card in their wallet that gives them a list of steps to remember when bad things happen. I don't...
Demnächst in Lörrach: Stimmen
in Cityreise-Blog, on June 23, 2009
...Vielfalt: Neben bekannten Sängerinnen und Sängern der gehobenen Pop-Kultur, des Jazz und des Blues kann man auch traditionelle Chöre, wundersame Experimente und folkloristische Gruppen hören und sehen...
How Big is Your Farm?
in BootStrapMe, on June 21, 2009
Seth Godin asked that question recently, as a metaphor. If you own a lot of acres but just have a few bags of seed, you might be tempted to spread out what you've got and cover as much territory as you can. Farmers tell me that this is wasteful and time consuming. You end up with less yield an...
Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in BootStrapMe, on June 19, 2009
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With any new business, one of the most difficult tasks is finding affordable ways to publicize products and services. Yescalate gives you and your customers a chance to tell your local community about what you do. And it's more than affordable; it's free.
If you're ...
EMI collides with GrooveShark
in Digital Music - The Future, on June 18, 2009
Grooveshark has always been a bit of an oddball in the online world, inititally starting as a complex peer to peer paid download system, before moving onto a social on demand system with the ability to create playlists and share them with others. However, it's future is looking slightly bleak af...
Problem Solving is Key
in BootStrapMe, on June 12, 2009
Success in starting a business is mostly about figuring out what to do when challenges arise. So I couldn't help but get a little excited when I say this point on problem solving .
In the piece Sid Kemp looks a six basic steps to assessing and solving problems. And in his view, most of it is c...
Social Networking With Purpose
in BootStrapMe, on June 7, 2009
Entrepreneur.Com had a piece recently that made a simple point: You should be selective with your social networks.
The simple truth is that social networking can be a time consuming endeavor. It's easy to get bogged down trying to read all your Twitter posts. Social networks can become redun...
Viral Marketing Chocolate Grasshoppers
in BootStrapMe, on May 30, 2009
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Small Business Trends had a cute piece recently on a viral marketing campaign that included mailing chocolate covered grasshoppers to some 5,000 marketing gurus with a simple message: if you can eat one of these, you probably have the guts to be an entrepreneur, too.
From Rob Ma...
Covoiturage et festivals
in Location de Voitures Blog, on May 25, 2009
... www.123envoiture.com est partenaire de plus de 10 festivals : Art Rock, Rock en Stock, Salaise Blues Festival, Terres du Son, Atelier de la Marionnette ou encore les Eurockéennes de Belfort et FISE...
Using Video to Boost Your Profile
in BootStrapMe, on May 24, 2009
...that lets you select a background, making your video look much better. And free tools are good for bootstrappers, right?...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
BusinessWeek recently published an article that looked at our infatuation as a nation with the MBA and suggested that perhaps we should be more concerned with the talent of entrepreneurship than with training. Rarely have I seen the contrast spelled out so clearly... Now, I understand the us...
E-Ink Funky Watches
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 19, 2009
Ok, little bit of a tangant for The Gadgets Weblog, but hey, this certainly is a gadget! Engadget have picked up on some funky new watches being released by Phosphor which use E-ink, more commonly used in book readers and the occasional phone. It's certainly a good application of the tech a...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
Two alarming reports, both from the Centre for Public Integrity , show how entrenched the banks are in the political system and how close they are to politicians. Is it any wonder the US Government won't crack down on them? First comes its report showing that that the top 25 originators ...
TweetDeck Has a Fierce Rival in Seesmic Desktop
in Wangtam, on May 4, 2009
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• The American Express Blues
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• Big-Screen e-Readers May Help Save Newspapers
• Best Buy to trial launch Palm Pre on J...
How Sound is Your Business Plan?
in BootStrapMe, on April 27, 2009
I recently reported at BizPlanHacks on some research that shows that business plans don't get start-ups funded by VC's. But what do we care?
A business plan takes on a whole new meaning in the context of a bootstrapped business. PE Hub 's Joanna Glasner rightly points out that the...
NFL Week 1
in End Zone Buzz, on April 21, 2009
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The Oakland Raiders and long time rival San Diego Chargers face off in the Monday Night Football season opener in Oakland.
Seems that no matter where they play, the Raiders have a huge following. Possibly one of the biggest in the NFL.
Here's the Week 1 Schedule.
NFL Schedule: ...
Before You Start a Business, Do an Internship
in BootStrapMe, on April 4, 2009
Before you start a business, you can gain a lot of insight into you new industry or market by doing an internship in a business in the same sector of your economy. That was the advice of Karen E. Klein at BusinessWeek last month. She called it an "inexpensive way to avoid mistakes when you la...
The Value-Price Relationship
in BootStrapMe, on March 31, 2009
Entrepreneur had a good piece by Barry Farber earlier this month on how the relationship between value and price can make or break your business. I remember seeing this statement above a local printer's office:
Price, Service, Quality
(Please pick two)
If you choose to lower your pr...
VC's Overrated...
in BootStrapMe, on March 19, 2009
... Brad Feld had an interesting piece recently that I thought my BootStrapper friends would smile about. It was on the relationship between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. When I think about who...
Managing IT costs
in The CIO Weblog, on March 11, 2009
If you haven't seen this Forrester blog post yet, go over and give it a read. No, I'll wait.
Okay. Well, what did you think? Although they didn't put his name on the article (perhaps you're supposed to recognize him by the picture), I found out yesterday it was authored by Marc Ce...
The Bootstrapper's Fable: Is a VC Hunting You?
in BootStrapMe, on February 28, 2009
... Scott Dig , a bootstrapper himself, had an instructive little fable for the bootstrappers of the world earlier this month. I won't retell it in its entirety, but the moral is that we often lose s...
20 Bootstrapping Tips
in BootStrapMe, on February 4, 2009
...piece today that looks at ways you can bootstrap. What it amounts to is 20 tips for succeeding as a bootstrapper.
The tips are basic: Hire people on a part time basis
Automate wherever possible
...
Rupert Murdoch's downturn blues
in Sox First, on January 30, 2009
Rupert Murdoch is blaming the spending binge for the crisis, and warns that it will probably take some time until we emerge from it. But the reality is that his News Corporation has been hit hard by the downturn. Already, News Corporation's digital arm Fox Interactive Media is axing jobs...
Building a Start Up from Scratch
in BootStrapMe, on January 21, 2009
Evan Carmichael over at the Young Entrepreneur blog has a nice basic step-by-step on how to start out with nothing and build yourself a start up business. Here are the steps that I took. This process helped me build my business with $0 in startup capital. Hopefully you can learn from my experien...
FAS 157: Is it Killing Investment?
in Bizinformer, on January 19, 2009
...py about FAS 157. Here's a few pieces, some new and some old, on the new rule:
The Valuation Blues (aka How FAS157 Is Tortuous)
FAS 157 is Stupid
A FAS 157 Primer
Summary of Stateme...
Fear Not! In a Recession, Fear Will Kill Your Business...
in BootStrapMe, on December 25, 2008
...ad an excellent piece early this week on the negativity and fear that comes with a recession. While bootstrappers are probably a little less prone to fear and panic than most other business people, ...
What is a Bootstrapper?
in BootStrapMe, on December 24, 2008
...teresting piece this week on bootstrapping. It was a nice, simple review of the concept.
"A bootstrapper is someone who uses his own time, money and resources to get a business launched...,&qu...
Bailout blues won't stop foreclosures
in Sox First, on November 13, 2008
The sorry state of the US housing market has become even more apparent with price crashing and foreclosures rising 25% in October, according to the latest reports . But what makes it more appalling is the approach taken by Henry Paulson. Now basically consigned to lame duck status, Paulson has...
Stay Energized During the Cold Weather Blues
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 3, 2008
... class. If this sounds familiar, you may need to come up with a strategy to beat the cold weather Blues .
Lifehacker recently posted a rather helpful list of 10 ways to stay energized . Here'...
Share bootstrap resources on Yahoo!
in BootStrapMe, on October 15, 2008
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Got a resource you'd like to share with other bootstrappers?
Do so at The Bootstrapper's Group on Yahoo! using the Rich-Text Editor function to create links to blogs an...
Bootstrapping key in tough economic times
in BootStrapMe, on October 13, 2008
...ontinue to be pessimistic about the immediate future.
But, as I mentioned in a recent post at the Bootstrapper's Gtoup on Yaho o!, Mark "Rizzin" Hopkins is not one of them and in a rec...
Tips for the serious bootstrapper
in BootStrapMe, on October 11, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Magdalena Duczkowska
Once the wave of exuberance over starting a new bootstrap business passes giving way to a lot of hard work accompanied by occasional disappointment, it's time to take some serious stock.
Unlike the funded model, there may not be any bi...
Hunger gives bootstrappers their edge
in BootStrapMe, on October 4, 2008
...#39;s Note: Entrepreneur Cristian Dorobantescue interviews mike Michalowicz about the ultimate bootstrapper advantage. )
I've recently had the chance of interviewing Mike Michalowicz , se...
Bailout blues
in Sox First, on September 25, 2008
US president George Bush has moved to heavy Congress into running with the $700 billion package but the entire thing needs to be put in some sort of perspective. It's just not going to work. Columnist Robert Samuelson compares it to richard nixon 's 1971 wage-price freeze. And ir...
Reader's pick for bootstrapper principles
in BootStrapMe, on September 23, 2008
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We've laid out a couple of what I consider to be among the most important bootstrapping principles over the last few days: Here they are .
But I want to keep this site as interactive as possible so now it's your turn to add to the list.
If there are any important princi...
Bootstrapping principle #2: Partnerships over pay-out
in BootStrapMe, on September 21, 2008
...ding a partner with programming experience , in this case a former competitor/
Partnerships among bootstrappers:
• Build knowledge and skill without added cost. In the case of LeadVine, outsourcing...
Swerving off the bootstrapping trail...or am I?
in BootStrapMe, on September 18, 2008
... to me recently, to the point where I have taken the next logical step in exploring a very...er...unbootstrapper-like???...possibility.
But is it really?
Here's the thing. It has occurred to me ...
Mid September Food and Wine Festivals
in Do you like to cook?, on September 18, 2008
...rlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Green County Cheese Days in Monroe, Wisconsin
Chowder, Blues and Brews in Florence, Oregon...
My bootstrapping tools
in BootStrapMe, on September 14, 2008
...ders know that in addition to editing this blog including tips, resources, interviews and news for bootstrappers, I'm also a bootstrapping entrepreneur working on a new interactive blogging networ...
What's your bootstrap venture?
in BootStrapMe, on September 6, 2008
...f the reasons for starting your company with little or no outside investment here from bootstrapper Greg Gianforte.
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Bootstrapper's hall of fame: Cartoonist makes bootstrapping an art
in BootStrapMe, on September 6, 2008
...turning it into a vehicle for showcasing her own work.
• Shoestring cartoonist. Like most bootstrappers, her overhead is remarkably low, $200 for a digital artist's tool and $12 a month to mai...
The ultimate bootstrapping trait?
in BootStrapMe, on September 5, 2008
...p of early adopters and looks at how they eventually work their way into the mainstream.
For the bootstrapper , this kind of spread of awareness about a product or service without the need for big b...
Bootstrapper's Labor Day
in BootStrapMe, on September 1, 2008
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As my labor day weekend draws to an end, I managed to get in some relaxing...but not much.
For those readers not living in the U.S., here is a brief explanation of the holiday and what it means.
In the past, I've posted (somewhat irreverently, I admit) about the rel...
Bootstrapping tip: Call your competitor
in BootStrapMe, on August 31, 2008
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Not just a bootstrapping tool, LeadVine is a bootstrapped venture itself .
At last check, the site boasted 169 users, 74 listings and about $116,000 in finders' fees, though co-founder Allen Margate admits he&...
Bootstrapping tool makes sign-up easy
in BootStrapMe, on August 31, 2008
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We saw last time how LeadVine creates a new tool for bootstrappers helping them with possibly the biggest challenge of operating a business: recruiting ...
Bootstrapping your sales force with LeadVine
in BootStrapMe, on August 28, 2008
Got a product or service, but no time or resources to get it to those who may want it most?
That's where LeadVine.com , a recently launched website built to serve as a sales tool for bootstrap entrepreneurs, comes in.
"We're basically crowd sourcing the whole sales process,&quo...
Bootstrapper's hall of fame: Bootstrapping in Eastern Europe
in BootStrapMe, on August 27, 2008
...oney. In his own ventures, Dorobantescue has followed a very simple strategy common to many bootstrappers attending to cash flow first and foremost and keeping overhead low.
• The entrepreneurial...
Bootstrapper's hall of fame: Bra strap bootstrap
in BootStrapMe, on August 24, 2008
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Shelli Styles did not start out as a bootstrapper seeking to make a pile of money for herself.
Instead, the founding of Strappity-do-da , a company that markets specialized beaded bra straps fro...
Wanted: bootstrapper tools
in BootStrapMe, on August 21, 2008
...k PostRanger.com .
So it's understandable that when I hear of new tools and services that aid bootstrappers in launching their projects, I get excited not just about sharing them with my readers...
More bootstrappers join the party
in BootStrapMe, on August 20, 2008
...hoo! Group this month since we began promoting it again .
I'm hoping also to encourage other bootstrappers to join our Bootstrap Your Business Today group on MySpace and Bootstrapper's C...
Bootstrapper's hall of fame: Printing with promise
in BootStrapMe, on August 19, 2008
...jected $1 million for a system created by an outside firm.
• VC pariah. Like many bootstrappers, Field found he could not get outside funding even if he had wanted it. "We talked to a couple ...
Save Gas or be Terminated
in carzz.org, on August 18, 2008
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Is it EcoDriving or EgoDriving? The headlines read something like this:" Gov. Schwarzenegger joins forces with auto industry to help drivers save money on gasoline".
While I, and you probably too, can agree we are all wanting to save money on gas. But, statement...
Bootstrapper's hall of fame: Pregnant mommy fashion
in BootStrapMe, on August 18, 2008
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Cara O'Callaghan, a Santa Barbara, CA, bootstrapper, didn't take the usual path to success in the fashion industry.
O'Callaghan decided to launch her company, Preggers 'n Proud ,...
Overlord II announced
in PCGamers Blog, on August 14, 2008
...rmal improved graphics etc, it should be a fun game, there really isn't much more to say!
Via Blues ...
Why you should join our Yahoo! Group
in BootStrapMe, on August 14, 2008
... of reasons I've come up with through brainstorming:
• Networking. Knowing what your fellow bootstrappers and their supporters in the community have to offer can be critical to the process by ...
US housing market blues
in Sox First, on August 14, 2008
More evidence of the US housing crisis with a new study, reported here , showing that one in three US home owners who bought in the last five years now owe more than what the property is worth. The study shows how far prices have crashed and the situation looks terminal. Fixing it is going to ...
Why you should bootstrap the business of your dreams today
in BootStrapMe, on August 13, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Justin Horrocks
It's the basic idea behind our MySpace Group , and, I guess, the idea behind bootstrapping itself.
Why wait to start that business you've always dreamed of until someday in the distant future, when with no outside investment you can sta...
More blog posts at BootStrapMe's MySpace site
in BootStrapMe, on August 12, 2008
...ss Today group at MySpace.
And don't forget, we're still trying to renew interest in our Bootstrapper's Yahoo! Group . Bloggers and other entrepreneurs are all welcome and I hope will t...
Datacenter Blues
in The CIO Weblog, on August 11, 2008
Forbes has published a rather dense (and by dense, I mean packed with information, rather than mentally deficient) article by Kenneth Brill examining the explosion in data center construction and the associated cost increases from electrical consumption and cooling requirements.
The increase ...
Frogfest 3, Santa Fe - 23 August 2008
in Wandalust, on August 4, 2008
...pany. The musical style is described as "best acoustic singer-song-writer bands Jamming blues and bluegrass" with bands including Boris and the Saltlicks, Nathan Moore and Goshan. The...
Let's create the ultimate bootstrapper's group
in BootStrapMe, on August 3, 2008
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The action has cooled down somewhat on our Bootstrapper's Group over at Yahoo! , but the possibilities are now better than ever with a new Ric...
Bootstrapping big deals
in BootStrapMe, on July 31, 2008
... • Make your own choices. No board of directors, no bank presidents or loan officers. Only the bootstrapper decides on the direction of his or her business venture. That decision must be based on cus...
Bootstrap your bottom line (Part 2)
in BootStrapMe, on July 29, 2008
...o into bootstrapping whether to launch or grow a business
• Find an accountability partner. Bootstrappers can sometimes be at least partially dreamers. It takes a special kind of person to see som...
Bootstrap your bottom line (Part 1)
in BootStrapMe, on July 28, 2008
...oncentrate on your areas of expertise and to divide the spoils at the end of the day. Finding a bootstrapper with a complementary business could allow both of you to help eachother with absolutely no ...
Bootstrapping aids women entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on July 24, 2008
...h flow is the great equalizer. Those customers can give you cash flow, the life blood of the bootstrapper and likely to place you in a better bargaining position no matter who you are.
• Bootstrappi...
Something of value
in BootStrapMe, on July 16, 2008
...ervice you've created, often with very little money, for something of value.
It is the way the bootstrapper knows he/she has proved a business model and the way I know my wife will be working on ...
Ingredients vary for bootstrapping success (Part 1)
in BootStrapMe, on July 12, 2008
...ore data including revenue and expense histories and a proven model. These are luxuries a bootstrapper does not have.
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New Customers...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on July 11, 2008
...Looking for new customers?
© aloshbennett
The Bootstrapper Blog has a listing of 52 creative ideas to find new clients (customers).
Some of the suggestions we have talked about already in...
Sherwood Partners - or how to gracefully shutdown a start-up
in TJ's Weblog, on July 9, 2008
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Silicon Valley's mood has turned to blues The overall mood of the country has now befallen many start-ups and investors here as well. Good business for Sherwood Partners . The company helps ...
