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China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...op of this quality issue," says Michael.
But not all Chinese companies have learned the right lessons, especially those behind the recent quality scandals, and a reorientation appears to be in o...
Good News for Liberal Arts Majors - StarCraft Classes Now Available
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 2, 2009
... from the best, and it will only cost you $25 - $35 per hour.
These aren't just any Starcraft lessons. No sir! These Starcraft lessons are taught by a genuine, 100%, no-foolin, full-blooded Korea...
The Cloud Is Coming - and With It, Change for Business
in Web 2.0, on June 21, 2009
...he field stay in touch and share information. There are experiments popping up all over that offer lessons for other businesses. Serena Software has switched almost entirely to cloud services, even us...
A Healthy Dozen "Gift" Ideas for Father's Day
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...l help relax his shoulders (a better after-work stress reliever than a cocktail)
6. Buy him golf lessons, a month's membership at a gym
7. Find a hiking or biking group and join together (or ju...
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...murphy
I came across a interesting piece last week from Small Business Trends : Entrepreneurial Lessons From The Experts. It was a list of simple observations about the life of entrepreneurs in gen...
AMR announces top 25 supply chains for 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
...a physical products universe with a digital products universe, however, Disney is learning valuable lessons about how best to control and monetize its IP.
Also IBM (No. 4) capabilities are interestin...
Study Finds P2P Makes Popular Music More Popular
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
...ot be as bad a thing as we'd all previously thought," writes T3's Adam Bunker . "Lessons to be learned are that the record companies should stop seeing piracy as so much of a threat...
Ariba organizes spend management event in Sweden
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
...f spend management solutions has launched a series of live events all around the world to share the lessons learned and best practices in the area of procurement, contract management and spend managem...
JJ Singh Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...Ring
Artist Statement
After graduating from high school, I asked my parents for metalsmithing lessons . Relieved I wasn't asking for a car, they called our local goldsmith and made arrangeme...
The Balance of Life
in BootStrapMe, on May 10, 2009
Like many high pressure careers, bootstrappers face a problem that can sometimes be difficult. It is a problem for which no pat answers or prefabricated solutions are available. The problem: maintaining a balance between your entrepreneurial endevears and the rest of life.
You do have a life , do...
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in Wangtam, on April 29, 2009
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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...
The Pirate Google
in Wangtam, on April 25, 2009
...ce's 1920s "sterling trap"
• A Second Market Is Emerging
• Zoho Creator URL Patterns ...
Classic Car Collector Buys a Spitfire
in Classical Drives, on April 24, 2009
...hen and later overtaken by family responsibilities I was in my mid-50s before I finally took flying lessons. I'd sacrifice everything for an hour in that Spitfire cockpit.
...
To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
...sure of the safety that service subscribers already enjoy.
I'm not suggesting there aren't lessons to be learned from outages but I think we're already well on the way to learning them, a...
Hedge Funds in the Cayman Islands
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 21, 2009
...ng its inaugural Webinar on the highly topical subject of 'Managing Distressed Cayman Funds and lessons learned for new funds'.
"This fits in perfectly with our firm's progressive a...
Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on April 19, 2009
Adam over at Blogtrepreneur points out the prominent role women play in the bootstrap community and the larger world of entrepreneurs today. He uses suffrage as a point of reference; 90 years ago women couldn't even vote. "You've come a long way, baby." (Hope that doesn't...
ACTU Issues Warning About Nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 18, 2009
...teristics and reactions as asbestos fibres, governments and business must not repeat the painful lessons of the past and allow another tragedy to occur again," says ACTU assistant secretary Geoff...
The new consumer
in Sox First, on April 9, 2009
...g at thrift chic, the latest trend where people are embracing frugality and a new conservatism. The lessons of the 1930s taught us that when an economy runs into trouble, people turn tribal. Now the ...
Communities printing money
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
...the US economy deteriorating. Nonetheless, it's another sign about the breakdown in trust. The lessons of the 1930s taught us that when economies go bad, people turn tribal. And as the WalletPop...
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...
The Personality of an Entrepreneur
in BootStrapMe, on March 25, 2009
Young Entrepreneur had a piece recently on entrepreneurial personality. It was an interesting look at the importance of matching personality to your job function.
The article interviews consultant Bill Wagner of Accord Management Systems. Word to the wise, we can't change our personality bu...
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 I spend most of my time with, it's entrepreneurs. When I think about who really drives innovati...
What's in YOUR network?
in The CIO Weblog, on March 16, 2009
...ld domination. Hutcheson speculates that this is not because those corporations have learned their lessons and stopped doing such things, but rather because network traffic has become some complex tha...
Confessions of a Startup Addict
in BootStrapMe, on March 11, 2009
Ivan Widjaya over at Noobpreneur had a cute piece Monday. He confesses that he's addicted to starting new businesses.
Ivan looks at the symptoms of his addiction (with an eye toward helping to decide if you share his problem). Then he looks at himself as a case study. I started dozens of busi...
Downturn hits democracy
in Sox First, on March 2, 2009
...t the fallout from the economic crisis. The impact could spread well beyond the market. We have the lessons of history showing us how dangerous it could get....
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 sight of our most valuable assets.
Scott's message is simple: as a Bootstrapper, your most valua...
Use Photoshop To Create Vivid Colors For Your Digital Photos
in Digital Shot, on February 26, 2009
...he processes you wish to master. Although there are many Photoshop books out there some of the best lessons are available free on the Internet.
Currently one of digital photography's popular appl...
Due Diligence Comes in Flavors
in BootStrapMe, on February 16, 2009
Sometimes it's easy to forget that there's more than one type of due diligence. At the start-up stage, remembering to do both legal due diligence and business due diligence is critical.
Scott Dig posted a good description of the two type of due diligence earlier this month. He's ...
Seth Godin on Succeeding in a Down Market
in BootStrapMe, on February 9, 2009
Mashable's Andrew Warner recently interviewed marketing guru Seth Godin and talked about how to succeed in a down market.
Seth's advice is especially powerful for bootstrappers in this economy. And it's also encouraging. Among his tips for start-up businesses in this economy: Recogni...
20 Bootstrapping Tips
in BootStrapMe, on February 4, 2009
Evan Carmichael has a good 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
Don't quit your day job (and we've said that before)
Form ...
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...
Lessons from Siemens
in Sox First, on January 19, 2009
...Germany. And that's a worry because it leaves you wondering whether the company has learned any lessons from the debacle. Lawyers say there are several lessons to be drawn from the Siemens saga...
Why Obama should take up cricket
in Sox First, on January 15, 2009
...ma should ditch baseball and turn to cricket, a far more complex game and one that offers him seven lessons. Number one is that cricket is played outside the United States and it's followed by so...
Stars of Tomorrow
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 15, 2009
Katie-Jane Stanley. Photo courtesy of Middleton Guardian
I tell ya, I wish I was a kid again. I'd take up the game of golf at the age of 9.
And I'd soak it up like a sponge.
Have you ever seen a 9 year old swing a driver like a pro? Okay, if you saw Tiger Woods at age 3 on the Johnn...
Unemployment Benefits? One of the Risks of Going it Alone...
in BootStrapMe, on January 15, 2009
National Public Radio had an interesting story yesterday that highlighted the plight of many people involved in entrepreneurship and home-based business. If their business fails, they are just as unemployed as a laid off autoworker. But they are not eligible for unemployment benefits. Most people ...
The Place of Loyalty in Your New Company's Values
in BootStrapMe, on January 12, 2009
Jack and Suzy Welch over at BusinessWeek had a good article a few days ago on the role of loyalty in corporate culture - especially in hard times. I thought it was useful to consider in the context of building a new business.
Your business is off the ground and you've hired a few people. The...
3900 Saturdays
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 4, 2009
... the morning paper in the other. What began as
a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life
seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it:
I turned the dia...
Fear Not! In a Recession, Fear Will Kill Your Business...
in BootStrapMe, on December 25, 2008
Brian Solis over at TechCrunch had 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, Brian 's advice is still timely.
A tidbit from the piece: S...
10 Offbeat Uses For A Digital Camera
in Digital Shot, on December 25, 2008
How many times have you found new uses for things you've had for a while?
My hunch is that it's happened frequently but no one person can come up with all the good ideas and I found 10 prime ways to use your digital camera, most of which I'll be you never would have imagined.
These...
What is a Bootstrapper?
in BootStrapMe, on December 24, 2008
...Dave Cheong had an interesting 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 bus...
Over 100 Free Online Classes
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 16, 2008
...n this directory offer top-notch study materials such as lecture transcripts, streaming videos, mp3 lessons, and interactive exercises."
Take a look to find free classes in subjects such as HTM...
Madoff and SEC neglect
in Sox First, on December 13, 2008
...ot? 'We're perfectly happy to just earn commissions on the trades,' he says. "The lessons of Long-Term Capital Management's collapse are that investors need, or should want, tran...
Are You Successful...?
in BootStrapMe, on December 12, 2008
Dan Schawbel over at Personal Branding Blog has an insightful interview online at the moment Romanus Wolter , "the Kick Start Guy." And Wolter makes what I think is a very important point for today's world: you don't get to define success all by yourself.
"A person is su...
Cash Flow: Solving the Problem of How to Get it Started
in BootStrapMe, on December 3, 2008
I saw a post last month that I like by Yaro Starak over at Entrepreneurs-Journey.Com about getting your cash flow started.
Lack of cash flow when you first get started in a business can be a major obstacle. Often the solution is a catch-22: you get a second job to bring in money for the start-up ...
Free Online Guitar Classes
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 26, 2008
...t of free online guitar classes can help. I've searched the web for the best free online guitar lessons in all formats.
Here's a blurb from my new article: "Anyone can learn to play the...
Free Guide to Social Media for Small Business
in BootStrapMe, on November 25, 2008
A Facebook friend of mine, Anita Campbell, pointed me toward a new free guide to social media for Small Business . The book is "Let's Talk: Social Media for Small Business," by John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing. I just finished reading it and recommend you check it out. The guid...
Great Time To Learn Golf. Not.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2008
...ogram by covering some of their start-up costs; it's the fact that it's selling packages of lessons for $99 US to beginner golfers.
Golf 20/20 has given up trying to get kids to play the game...
Airlines offer free seats
in Sox First, on November 20, 2008
...
Are there lessons for other industries? Like, for example, the automakers? Airlines are doing it tough in this environment so it was interesting to read last week of Malaysian budget carrier AirA...
Free Online HTML Courses
in The Online Universities Weblog, on November 19, 2008
...ely-used language by following tutorials, subscribing to an email series, or completing interactive lessons. There's a free online HTML class for every learning style." Check out the article ...
Teens Prepare for College with Online Classes
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 31, 2008
...39;s network offers teens access to 5-hour interactive video courses, broken down into 10-20 minute lessons, in a variety of subjects, including math, writing, history and AP and SAT test prep - with ...
Is Microsoft showing Google the legislative ropes?
in The CIO Weblog, on October 20, 2008
...p education in the ways of Washington, with little at stake and a masterful teacher handing out the lessons. I don't think that the Yahoo deal is terribly important to Google... it always seemed t...
What others have to say about Shawn Hessinger and BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on October 20, 2008
... blog topic for me. As founder of PostRanger.com , an interactive blogging network, I share my own bootstrapping struggles with readers regularly and with them seek solutions.
Here's what others...
Another book on bootstrapping
in BootStrapMe, on October 14, 2008
...s " book due out this spring.
In a post on her Distribution Solutionz blog, Chicke suggests bootstrapping may be key to innovation today because:
• Economic hard times tend to squelch innovat...
Bootstrapping key in tough economic times
in BootStrapMe, on October 13, 2008
... thrive in an uncertain economy because they:
• Do more with less. Since the very definition of bootstrapping is getting along without outside investment this implies a startup and growth without lo...
Tips for the serious bootstrapper
in BootStrapMe, on October 11, 2008
...s you'd like to do from day one in your business.) This presupposes, of course, that you're bootstrapping for the long haul not just long enough to get backing.
Remember, whether you eventua...
Help me make this blog even better
in BootStrapMe, on October 8, 2008
...pers .
And, of course, I'll be providing more tips as well...and more tales of my own ongoing bootstrapping efforts .
But if you have any ideas about other things that could be added to make th...
Bootstrapping my blog network
in BootStrapMe, on October 7, 2008
...o link to my network by simply telling me you're a BootStrapMe reader.
You can also follow the bootstrapping of this interactive blogging network at ZooQ . If you would like to be added as one o...
Make me an offer!
in BootStrapMe, on October 6, 2008
I'm setting pricing for my latest bootstrapped venture and could use your help.
PostRanger.com , the interactive blog network, is up and running and, as you've probably noticed, some guest posting is already going on, mainly for noncommercial purposes with a link back to a writer'...
Hunger gives bootstrappers their edge
in BootStrapMe, on October 4, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Skip ODonnell
( Editor's Note: Entrepreneur Cristian Dorobantescue interviews mike Michalowicz about the ultimate bootstrapper advantage. )
I've recently had the chance of interviewing Mike Michalowicz , serial entrepreneur and author of the book...
Top 10 links on BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on October 4, 2008
...sted in the Yahoo! Group at the end of September .)
1. Our main url as might be expected
2. Bootstrapping brings competitive advantage , a post from December 2007
3. 10 reasons for a bare b...
"Bailout" news may not be good for bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on October 2, 2008
... doubts that a credit crunch really represents the end of the world for small business, especially bootstrapping entrepreneurs .
Is there anyone else out there who finds it difficult to swallow that...
Join ZooQ and help bootstrap my business
in BootStrapMe, on October 1, 2008
... the tools available through ZooQ , the new problem solving application with implications for the bootstrapping entrepreneur , I've decided to try it myself.
Co-founder Edward A. Ipser, Jr. has...
Founder: ZooQ is for bootstrappers
in BootStrapMe, on September 30, 2008
...lection of tools offered by the site have passed the Beta stage, ZooQ will remain accessible to the bootstrapping community:
The business model is, essentially, to provide value across the entire sc...
Bootstrapping your group or challenge with ZooQ
in BootStrapMe, on September 30, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Alistair Scott
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Use these simple tools to bootstrap your group or advisory board with ZooQ :
• Set a challenge. Define the challenge, the problem you need to solve. Decide who you want to help you solve it. (Open it to ev...
Track out!
in The Parenting Weblog, on September 29, 2008
...ding - Our daughter rides horses and hopes to continue to show them. Track out means she can get in lessons during the day and go twice a week - plus she can hang out at the stable and goof off withou...
ZooQ gives bootstrappers company building tool
in BootStrapMe, on September 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , christine balderas
Many of you know that in addition to editing this site, I am also the founder of an interactive blog network called PostRanger.com .
Now established as a site featuring posted links to blogs and other on line resources on a variety of subjects...
Forget the credit crunch: bootstrap your business
in BootStrapMe, on September 27, 2008
...cash flow and forget about needing money (or credit) to get started.
Here's more on bootstrapping and its virtues . Please consider joining our Yahoo! and MySpace groups to network with like...
How Not to Negotiate a Deal
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 26, 2008
... room," to ill-timed public statements about resolution or impasse.
There are also important lessons to learn from this ongoing crisis. First, the most important thing to do is have a good core ...
