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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...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...gly, in a survey of 130 global companies China was the top contributing region for nine of 15 risks examined, including supplier and internal product quality failure, security breaches and intellectua...
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...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Dating Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 30, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 30, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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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...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in I got Spam?!, on June 20, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in....
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in Bizinformer, on June 20, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in Web 2.0, on June 19, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in BootStrapMe, on June 19, 2009
© Ed Yourdon
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 ...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Search Engine Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Social Networking Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...ry day.
An entry at the philoneist will often give you a screen capture image of the site being examined. That way you know that the entry is really about the site you're interested in.
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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...
Eight Genes That Help Predict Patients Response to Melanoma Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 31, 2009
...es that help predict a melanoma patient's response to treatment .
Dr. Tawbi and his colleagues examined the tumor tissues of 21 patients with metastatic melanoma, some of whom responded to chemot...
Viral Marketing Chocolate Grasshoppers
in BootStrapMe, on May 30, 2009
© worak
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...
Employee disengagement in a recession
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
...nd engaged. That's particularly hard at a time like this when money is scarce. It's a point examined in this piece here . Still, while the piece points out that companies are recognizing it a...
Hedge Fund Administrator of The Year
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 13, 2009
...ard for White Paper of The Year for 'Inside the Engine Room', published in June 2008, which examined the operational challenges and opportunities for Nordic institutions.
The Global Awards ju...
Do boycotts work?
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
...ding to a new study. The study Why Boycotts Succeed - and Fail by Kellogg professor Brayden King examined boycotts of 144 companies. As expected, the boycotts had some impact when they received lot...
Diabetes Drug Januvia May Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2009
...his drug on the pancreas would likely not be detected in humans unless the pancreas was removed and examined."
Marketed by Merck & Co. Inc. , Januvia (sitagliptin) is a member of a new cla...
Saliva Test: Non-invasive Method To Detect Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 28, 2009
... 2 diabetes will be revealed.
While searching for biomarkers that may indicate diabetes, doctors examined the saliva of 40 different patients. Through salivary analysis, they managed to devise a new...
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...
What is up with Enterprise 2.0, anyway?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 13, 2009
...ies ARE more efficient solutions than the old standbys, but unless both the old and new are closely examined and quantified, there's no better argument for them than simple novelty....
Daniel K Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 10, 2009
...sign to go from concept to completion. Every stone used is approved by Daniel K, and every piece is examined by him at each stage of production. When traditional standards of craftsmanship meet fres...
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...
Licorice Compound May Prevetn Colon Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 24, 2009
...steroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2), which is highly expressed in the colon.
The researchers examined expression of 11βHSD2 in human colon polyps and in the colons of mice predisposed to colon ca...
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...
Sleep Deprivation Can Lead To Prediabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on March 13, 2009
...ng blood glucose - a condition called prediabetes which can go on to type 2 diabetes.
The study examined the health records of nearly 1,500 participants in the Western New York Health Study. Resea...
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...
Genetic Sequencing of Cold Virus
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2009
...onchitis, sinusitis, middle-ear infections and pneumonia. The genomes of all 99 serotypes have been examined.
Superimposition of capsid crystal structure and optimal-energy RNA configurations establi...
Omega-3 and Female Depression
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 7, 2009
... by 29 per cent.
"Our results are consistent with [...] other epidemiologic studies that have examined the association of fish intake or dietary omega-3 PUFAs with depressive disorders or mental...
Allergies to Natural Scents
in Allergies, on February 5, 2009
...ly .
Lina Hagvall, a researcher at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Chemistry, has examined natural lavender oil in her thesis. Her results show that essential oils do not prevent th...
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...
First Pregnancies May Lower Mom's Blood Pressure Permanently
in Next Nine Months, on December 15, 2008
... lower among women after a first pregnancy , compared to women who did not give birth.
Researchers examined blood pressure changes in 1,373 women who had never given birth at baseline. They found tha...
Bailout blues won't stop foreclosures
in Sox First, on November 13, 2008
...ortgages and ensuring people don't lose their homes. The political tensions over the issue are examined here . But the bottom line is that this will keep the US in a state of fear and uncertaint...
Share bootstrap resources on Yahoo!
in BootStrapMe, on October 15, 2008
... © Yodel Anecdotal
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...
Leading Up to College Football
in End Zone Buzz, on October 15, 2008
...ther week of college football.
As Texas and Colt McCoy prepare for Missouri, their defense gets examined, especially how good their front four has been.
The state of Washington is really hurting ...
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...
Outsourcing to the Phillipines
in The CIO Weblog, on September 27, 2008
... still isn't as expansive as anything available in either of those countries. We've already examined why China faces significant challenges competing with India simply due to a lack of experie...
Reader's pick for bootstrapper principles
in BootStrapMe, on September 23, 2008
© a2gemma
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 ...
Can A Casino Carpet Make You Gamble More?
in Play Las Vegas, on September 17, 2008
...y so why not include the carpets .
This topic just jumped out at me as something that had to be examined both out of curiosity and scientific interest.
First off, be aware that virtually nothing ...
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
© doratagold
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
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6219339
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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...
Mother's Vitamin D Status Affects Baby's Dental Health
in Next Nine Months, on August 26, 2008
...ions were related to the frequency of milk consumption and pre-natal vitamin use. The investigators examined 135 infants (55.6% male) at 16.1 ± 7.4 months of age, and found that 21.6% of them had enam...
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 ,...
