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Employee or Entrepreneur? The Pros and Cons of Self-Employment
in BootStrapMe, on July 12, 2009
J.D. at Get Rich Slowly recently took an interesting look at the pros and cons of self-employment. His perspective is especially interesting because his blog is not about bootstraping - or any other kind of entrepreneurship. It's just about personal finance... Although I tend toward entrepre...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ,...
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 ...
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...
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?
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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...
Ethics of the part-time bootstrapper
in BootStrapMe, on July 9, 2008
...n
Carl Jongsma raises the interesting question of what the ethics should be for a part-time bootstrapper when business interests intersect with those of an employer in this post at CSO Onlin...
A candidate for bootstrappers?
in BootStrapMe, on June 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stefan Klein
Bootstrap entrepreneurs in the US who find themselves less than enthused with the two likely major party candidates for president of the United States this year may have a third choice.
Blogger Jeff Cornwall at The Entrepreneurial Mind sugges...
VC's in a bootstrapper's world
in BootStrapMe, on June 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Jan Rysavy
A recent post by blogger and venture journalist Donna Bogatin raises the question again about the need for big venture capital in a Web 2.0 startup world.
The implications are similar to those raised in a recent post by Taylor Davidson on his ...
Seven tips for bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on June 25, 2008
...ve to evolve it into what you really want to do.
3. Understand the importance of money ... for a bootstrapper, cash is the beginning and the end of all things...don't spend money you don't ...
Portrait of the bootstrapper as a very busy man
in BootStrapMe, on June 11, 2008
...ic about it. It is the portrait of a part-time entrepreneur, nearly synonymous with the early stage bootstrapper in my view.
And I think this stage of the bootstrapping process for startup of my own ...
Welcome again to BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on May 27, 2008
...ss is in a field where you have limited experience, investors will be understandably leery.
• Bootstrappers finish ahead. Without the need to give your company away to investors, you will keep what...
Bootstrappers go direct
in BootStrapMe, on May 24, 2008
...o direct". Specifically, Guy recommends :
The optimal number of mouths (or hands) between a bootstrapper and her customer is zero. Sure, stores provide great customer reach, and wholesalers ...
Has Dharmesh Shah lost his mind? (Part1)
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2008
...funding is when you don't need the cash..." Dharmesh says.
So, was a confirmed bootstrapper right to take $17 million in VC funding when conditions were ripe? More in tomorrow's post &quo...
Bootstrapping advice still rings true
in BootStrapMe, on May 19, 2008
...oday it is more possible than ever to get the product out directly to customers and for the bootstrapper who will count on the word of mouth of satisfied customers to spread the word about a new produ...
Scoutle: Automated Social Networking For Bloggers
in Wangtam, on May 15, 2008
Scoutle: Automated Social Networking For Bloggers
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Alternatives to bootstrapping?
in BootStrapMe, on May 11, 2008
...annot be started and many cannot be expanded without some kind of investment. The key for the bootstrapper is to finance a startup or expansion creatively without huge borrowing or capital reserves.
...
Be your own record label
in BootStrapMe, on May 11, 2008
...ity called IndieTune which failed to generate much interest.
Such an operation would require the bootstrapper to wear many hats on the creative, technical and marketing fronts similar to late Chr...
Bootstrapping the software industry
in BootStrapMe, on May 7, 2008
...ommunity of independent software developers, and the linked contents tend to have that entrepreneur/bootstrapper vibe.
If you think it might be of interest to your readers, the blog link is:-
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Lack of capital shouldn't stop bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on April 26, 2008
...thers about your business not about high pressure sales
• Spending some time. Like money no bootstrapper has enough. Greg suggests finding ways to spend the time it takes to get your business starte...
People: The bootstrappers commodity
in BootStrapMe, on April 19, 2008
...mpany earned to hire more, according to IndUS Business Journal Online .
There are several reasons bootstrappers rely on people as their chief commodity both to start a company and create growth:
• ...
Bootstrapping can be about hunger
in BootStrapMe, on April 17, 2008
...prices and the cost of food and other important things in life.
This isn't to say that bootstrappers are greedy and they certainly aren't lazy seeking a get rich quick scheme to bring them to...
Bootstrapping for more than just money
in BootStrapMe, on April 16, 2008
... bootstrap business advocate Seth Godin talking about giving away a product like his 1998 book The Bootstrapper's Bible .
But that's exactly what the founder of Yoyodyne , who the same year...
Is a bootstrapped business real?
in BootStrapMe, on April 11, 2008
... Instead of waiting while seeking funding and then creating and launching your product, the bootstrapper perfects the sale first, without which there is no business.
Other thoughts? Please share them...
The bootstrapper in free culture
in BootStrapMe, on April 9, 2008
... advocated in a previous post for the need of revenue in any bootstrapping business but what is a bootstrapper to do in an emerging free culture and open source environment where free or shared ...
