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Starting a Home Business
in BootStrapMe, on November 27, 2009
© Kai Hendry
Entrepreneur.com took a look recently at what's required when starting up a home based business, and there's a lot in it that's applicable to many of us in the bootstrapping world. The move from a fully-equipped office--with copiers, doughnuts and an IT specialist--to a h...
Seen that? - Spanish blogging companies are hiring
in Web 2.0, on November 27, 2009
...ay.com (Aug 7) Human resource departments around the world are starting to use social networking to hire people. They're searching blogs and social networking sites to find out more about potentia...
Seen that? - Torino 2006 - WTF!?
in XboxSpace, on November 26, 2009
Torino 2006 - WTF!? at XboxSpace I've been watching the Olympics non-stop lately, I think its so funny how these random athletes in these uber obscure sports (i.e. curling, speed skating) become "heroes" for two weeks, every four yea...
Seen that? - The Sims 2: Open for Business
in PCGamers Blog, on November 23, 2009
...is time around rather than just imagining your sim at work, you actually get to go there with them. Hire and fire employees are just part of the fun. Outfit your business and sell products, becoming r...
Seen that? - Biggest Gnome proves good example
in BootStrapMe, on November 22, 2009
... unique to you and that you believe in, also cuts to the [...] Read More Download the Bootstrapper's Bible here at BootStrapMe As regular re...
Poised for Growth? What the Suppliers are Expecting.
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on November 17, 2009
... Camille Bersola of Offshore Advisor, highlighted the fact that companies in India are beginning to hire again, expecting a growth fueled by pent-up demand created during the recessionary period of 20...
2012 原声：2012 the End of the World
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-16
...Toast — What? You're Surprised?
• Apple looks to hire AAA game developer for in-house iPhone team
• CookThing - How to Cook Anything
• eHealth - RememberItNow!
• www.mypage.it | extraordin...
Seen that? - Internet marketing made simple-and cheap!
in BootStrapMe, on November 6, 2009
... It doesn't cost a lot to get involved in e-commerce, as any good bootstrapper knows. This weekend I attended a (wince) free Internet marketing seminar at the Zolling...
Pay Yourself First
in BootStrapMe, on October 27, 2009
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It's a basic truth for all personal finance: pay yourself first . Get Rich Slowly had one of the best explanations of this practice I've read in a while. One of the oldest rules of personal finance is the simple admonition to pay yourself first. All the money books tell...
Announcing the Release Candidate for Ubuntu 9.10
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-26
...d simple CRM
• Jobs In Cardiff, Surrey, Kent > Hire Local Workers > Temporary Work
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Managing IT on a Bootstrapper's Budget
in BootStrapMe, on October 23, 2009
VentureBeat took a good look at managing your business' IT issues on a bootstrapped budget. There are ways to keep overall costs down during a company’s early stages – and this frugality (and a well thought out IP strategy) is something that will impress VCs when you decide to seek funding...
Cafe World Becomes the Fastest Growing Social Game in History
in The Social Networking Weblog, on October 17, 2009
...ctly normal. The next day it was covered up in stuff about some cafe - and people were wanting to hire my wife and me to work in their little restaurants. At least it seemed that way.
VentureBea...
Boosting Productivity and Profits
in BootStrapMe, on October 14, 2009
© Adam Jones, Ph.D.
Small Business Trends had an interesting post last month on how the American work force is under untilized. In a recent article on MarketingProfs, Gallup research of 300,000 businesses indicated that 75-80% of employees are achieving much less and feeling far less ...
Keep Yourself Sharp
in BootStrapMe, on October 11, 2009
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In any endeavor in life, keeping yourself mentally well tuned is extremely important if you want to be successful. Entrepreneur.com 's Scott Halford recently had some tips to help you keep yourself sharp. The foundational idea is simple: be a life long learner. Consider t...
Seen that? -
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 8, 2009
... CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Link: Cristian Dorobanetscu Especially if you are a bootstrapper. Entrepreneurs are a special kind of people. They are ready to put a lot of work into s...
Seen that? - legal file sharing and movie downloads
in TJ's Weblog, on October 7, 2009
...releases in this format. He claims free downloads dramatically aided distribution of his book The Bootstrapper's Bible and believes [...] Read More Dangers of File Sharing a...
Estimating Your IT Start up Costs
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 28, 2009
... just to cover Murphy's law.
If you don't want to do all the grunt work yourself you can always hire a business consultant or even ask an account to help you come up with an estimate. Remember tho...
First Business? Some Tips...
in BootStrapMe, on September 14, 2009
Entrepreneur published some tips this month for rookie business owners. If this is your first business, you should take note...
Tip number one? Focus! Many first-time entrepreneurs feel the need to jump at every "opportunity" they come across. Opportunities are often wolves in sheep'...
Be Your Spouse's Boss? Maybe...
in BootStrapMe, on September 1, 2009
... Women Entrepreneurs asked an interesting question that bootstrappers should consider: should you put your spouse on your payroll?
Of course, for them the issue was complicated by our society's ...
Release Date Being Announced at Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party?
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-30
...ts
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• AOL, Still Shaking Up Staff, Hires New CFO Artie Minson
• Italian Regulators Investigating Google
• Google News's 'Dominant Position' Probed by Italian...
Slew Of New Forza 3 Screen Shots
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-26
...The Odd Tale of Facebook, TipJoy, the Deal that Didn't Happen and the Hire that Did
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The smart meter revolution
in Sox First, on August 23, 2009
...eadings a day multiplied by 365) which means the companies will have to bring in new IT systems and hire a whole lot more people. Again, that opens the way for a business to come in and manage that fo...
鲁迅被赶走了 他笔下的人物复活后欢呼雀跃
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-22
...p; Google
• Bingle
• Bing vs. Google
• Snow Leopard to hit next Friday (August 28th) - support training has begun : Macenstein
• Use One Email Address with Multiple Twitter Accounts
• Google...
Startup Models: Push or Pull?
in BootStrapMe, on August 12, 2009
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Young Entrepreneur examined two contrasting startup models recently. If you have thought much about the difference between a "push" model and a "pull" model for your startup, you should.
The difference between the two models is this:
In a push model an ent...
Building a Niche Business
in BootStrapMe, on August 9, 2009
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Entrepreneur Dot Com had an interesting piece recently on building a successful niche business. Niche products and services have the potential to generate big bucks if they capture the hearts, minds and wallets of a dedicated consumer base. Unlike conglomerates that targe...
Dillman to head HP Global Information Technology
in The CIO Weblog, on August 6, 2009
...o end up as executive vice president of benefits and risk management.
Dillman looks like a good re-hire for HP at this point, as the company continues to face challenges in the transforming IT hardwa...
Islamic banking booms
in Sox First, on August 4, 2009
...rakah), cost plus financing (murabaha), leasing (ijara), payment financing (bai bi-thamin ajil) and hire purchase finance (Bai' Al-Takjiri). A number of banks in the United Kingdom have Islamic wi...
Working From Home? Consider This...
in BootStrapMe, on July 29, 2009
Bootstraping often means working from home . If you decide to take the path, there are some specific questions you need to consider.
The central question: You need to ask yourself whether you can financially cover the resources needed to take you through your transition, through the acquisition of...
Startup-Friendly Industries
in BootStrapMe, on July 23, 2009
How do you decide whether opening your own startup business is a good idea?
Consider a couple of things. How example, how much startup capital does it take to get into the industry? How long does it take to move a business from opening its doors to profitability? What kind of grow forecast is the...
California's dope rush
in Sox First, on July 19, 2009
...tartups — stores that sell high-tech marijuana growing equipment, pot clubs that pay rent and hire workers, chains of for-profit clinics that specialize in medical marijuana recommendations. No...
Too Old to Start a Business? Probably Not...
in BootStrapMe, on July 16, 2009
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A recent survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that senior citizens are the largest demographic group starting new businesses these days, according to Inc.com . Between November of 2007 and May of 2009, the percentage of Americans age 65 or older who are self-emplo...
Two New Google Trends Features
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-15
...e Partners to Sell BusinessWeek Magazine
• Microsoft is launching a music streaming service this month
• Why Googlers should read Anil Dash's post
• Office 2010 revealed in great detail via ...
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...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-08
...ans Rebranding With Hire of Penny Baldwin
• Viralheat | Social media monitoring and analytics
• Hi-Media Buys AdLink Media
• Techfuga
• Socrata | Making Data Social
• Freight Shipping
• Sh...
AMR Research gets new hires for its supply chain group
in Supplychainer, on July 1, 2009
AMR Research, the research firm focused on the supply chain management and its supporting technologies, announced recently that it is expanding its research team with the addition of three new analysts, Paul Lord, Steve Steutermann, and Allen Johnson.
According to PR Newswire , this announ...
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...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
...r tax authorities in dirty-money havens. In order to get their money out so they can spend it, they hire such people as Mr. Madoff to "clean" their cash. On paper, they "invest" hu...
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...
Windows 7 Pricing announced
in The CIO Weblog, on June 25, 2009
... of managing an operating system transition than individuals. Businesses have paid IT staff, or can hire IT staff, who can provide options and suggest alternatives to extend their existing platform or...
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
© 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 ...
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...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...he Securities and Exchange Commission which has failed to protect investors, stop letting companies hire their own auditors, and finally make each listed company pay a fee to an independent auditing o...
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?...
Obama Administration Targets Employers with Immigration Enforcement
in Global Mobility Report, on May 23, 2009
... to intensify efforts begun under the Bush Administration to crack down on companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants, according to Janet Napolitano, the new head of the of Homeland Security...
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...
H1B: Frying pan to fire
in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009
... world of IT HR than the H1B foreign-worker visa program. CIOs, as a rule, are fans; the ability to hire from an increasingly large pool of eager and well-educated foreign workers to fill domestic job...
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...
Sun, Oracle, WordPress, and MySQL
in Wangtam, on 2009-04-24
...e News Timeline
• America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire
• Should Google pay a tax to media corporations?
• IRLConnect puts Twitter and Facebook on a map with live video
• 5 Ways t...
Madoff: Club Fed for dummies
in Sox First, on April 14, 2009
...offs. Facing the prospect of a lengthy spell in the slammer, Bernard Madoff's niece has just a hired a consultant to teach her how to survive in jail and, if possible, get an early release. As th...
Up for Grabs: 85.000 H-1B Visas in America
in Global Mobility Report, on April 8, 2009
...the H-1B visa program as an essential part of encouraging innovation because it allows employers to hire from among the best "specialty workers" in the international talent pool.
The progra...
Before You Start a Business, Do an Internship
in BootStrapMe, on April 4, 2009
...ut there, and that some companies are actually increasing internships as they cut back on permanent hires.
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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 20, 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...
Systems and the AIG catastrophe
in The CIO Weblog, on March 18, 2009
...em! Jobs in financial services aren't exactly abundant these days. Can 'em all and offer to hire them back, at much reduced rates.
Well, according to Liddy, not only is this approach apparent...
GM death watch
in Sox First, on March 6, 2009
... The ripple effects across the US auto industry would be massive, affecting everyone including car hire companies, dealers and parts suppliers. This will affect jobs everywhere....
Counterpoint: Employers snoop away!
in The CIO Weblog, on March 4, 2009
... to both not check on the candidates Facebook page, but let them access it freely at work after you hire them.
The idea that all the information necessary to judge a candidate is available during the...
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...
Thain's bonanza
in Sox First, on January 23, 2009
...ion spent refurbishing his office at Merrill Lynch headquarters in Manhattan, including $800,000 to hire celebrity designer Michael Smith, who is redesigning the White House for the Obama family. Unli...
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...
慢点走，别着急
in Wangtam, on 2009-01-16
...Source For Water & Sanitation
• Visual Voicemail: 3 Options for Never Listening to Another Message
• Social Media 101: Mobile Video
• colaab - web based collaboration and communication in re...
Wicked Winter Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 31, 2008
...scenes of violence and
looting at grocery stores in Victoria, except for Oak Bay, where residents
hire caterers to do rioting for them.
5:40 PM TV weatherman Ed Bain in Victoria, shaking uncontrol...
Fear Not! In a Recession, Fear Will Kill Your Business...
in BootStrapMe, on December 26, 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...
What Are Your Benchmarks?
in The Search Engine Weblog, on December 20, 2008
... anyone considering an SEO effort for their website: figure out what your benchmarks are before you hire someone to increase your traffic.
Randfish looks at some metrics to review before you start an...
Core IT skills lacking in talent pool?
in The CIO Weblog, on December 11, 2008
...business systems in modern IT means that most IT departments probably will neither want nor need to hire too many people specialized in those systems... there simply won't be enough work to make t...
Online Charts Builder
in Wangtam, on 2008-11-10
...- Where Search Meets Research
• rent, hire & rental - US erento
• 彩透纸(Zettels)
• Hobbies socialnetworking - Hobby Thing.com ...
Learning SEO is Just a "Must"
in The Search Engine Weblog, on November 2, 2008
...gine optimization (SEO) even if you outsource the actual task of SEO to a consultant. Even if you hire your SEO out to experts, knowing what is good and bad SEO is necessary to be sure you are recei...
