ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 21, 2010

At today's roundtable, we had some very interesting discussions on creative bootstrapping. I recently wrote an article on this topic, calling all EDA entrepreneurs to build $5 million to $10 million to $20 million cash businesses that are self-financed, bootstrapped, and built organically.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

I also advised Antonio to defer his investor road show and even customer acquisition programs until this basic positioning exercise is in place. And these pilots will pay for her early bootstrapping phase. All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. IDES Technologies. And a very large one at that.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

ViVu is also a startup (funded by DFJ, and seed funds Inventus Capital, Quest Venture Partners, and Amidzad), and true to our philosophy, we're using the 1M/1M program to give them visibility. My assessment is that this is not a traditional venture financing type deal. Advanced Dental Technologies. Qualitas Technologies.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

As a result, the expectation is that you have to figure out a way to get to some level of momentum on your own (by bootstrapping) or with small doses of angel money - "drip financing" so to speak. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. Gnosis India.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

RCSM is also participating in the TechStars funding alliance that will be providing an offer of $100K in funding upon acceptance into the program. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. I encourage entrepreneurs to give it a shot and let me know what you think.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

At today's roundtable we had some intensive discussions around market sizing and its impact on financing. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing. Now is not the time to expand. Now is the time for laser sharp focus.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

Andrew Wong, CEO of MAD, has been working with us for almost a year, and we have made a mutual choice to deepen the partnership by making MAD a premiere value-added reseller partner of the 1M/1M program. It could be a good business to bootstrap the social/mobile edutainment business with. ISA Innovation.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

They also gave an entertaining pitch, with biz dev guy Kemp Mullaney playing the role of a harried guy about to enter the 12-step Check-In program before discovering FootFeed. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State. Back to the question posed up top. ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008. I am not sure how this relates to venture finance or entrepreneurship, but Im sure Ill find some connection along the way. See you at the twelve step program. December 17, 2008 11:35 PM. December 18, 2008 9:07 AM. December 27, 2008 11:28 AM. Bootstrapping 101. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008. Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. Manija Ansari is an undergraduate business student (currently in my Entrepreneurial Finance course), working on a social entreprenurial venture. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14).

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc., but few step back and really examine the underlying assumptions of startup finance. Transitioning from founder sold bootstrapped revenue to a functioning sales team is certainly possible. April 15, 2009 2:46 PM Alex Pyatetsky said. for Harvard Business Revie.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

However, Ive seen a number of students not find their entrepreneurial DNA until exposed to the content and guest speakers in the entrepreneurial program. I would definitely have applied had there been a program while I was attending school. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). Thats enough to keep me teaching!

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Max Shapiro s People Connect Staffing has an innovative program called Employees Without Paychecks. This program helps pre-funded startups get work done by professionals willing to work without a formal paycheck. I went to every programming event I could find on Meetup.com. In 2008 I was first time startup founder with no cash.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Tuesday, February 26, 2008. As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. The theme of the event was angel investment trends for 2008. He then went on to say that this type of financing was good for the entrepreneur (vs taking VC money) because they got to keep more of the company. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. Touched by an Angel.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

He is looking to raise money now, but I must say, his financing strategy made me cringe. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008. These roundtables are the cornerstone programming of a global initiative that I have started called One Million by One Million ( 1M/1M ).

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008. I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. The Dead developed an ardent fan abject Dead Heads, who attended multiple shows on each bout and traded bootleg tapes of their admired programs. Bootstrapping 101.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. I've been experiencing a lot of crashing on my Galaxy S lately, and the number of running programs that I didn't turn on is getting ridiculous--slowing my memory to a crawl. Reader beware.). Open Government.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. He needs to generate enough profit so that he can grow organically and build his business systematically, and without expecting a lot of outside financing. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2010

Today’s Q&A Wednesday is with Edward Cruz from GuruStorms , which was a finalist in the SXSW Accelerator program. In 2008, I decided to take this concept and implement it as a web site, so Molecular Thinking was born. Q: How has the company been financed? GuruStorms has been completely bootstrapped thus far.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. However, I am teaching the ELAB and a new experimental course (The Silicon Valley Experience) for the MBA program.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Who says a bootstrapped startup can’t succeed? Here are 10 bootstrapped companies that did it on their own with no outside funding. Looking back on their previous experiences working at startup companies, the founders decided to bootstrap their business in lieu of seeking outside funding. Startup #1: Goldstar. How’d they do it?

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Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

Tuesday, May 6, 2008. of the entrepreneurship program, I depress the academically qualified ratio. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ProfessorVC. ► July. (1).

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 4, 2011

One of the discussions that ensued was about how to bootstrap a freemium venture. However, how do you get to critical mass, and how do you finance the period during which this business runs on red ink? How much time do you budget for red ink financing? Once there is critical mass, lots of business can, indeed, happen.

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dondodge.typepad.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

It isnt always possible to have a competitive bidding situation at each financing round so here are some guidelines for funding sources and percentages. Friends & Family can usually raise between $30K and $300K and usually take an interest bearing note that is convertible into stock at the next financing. 5% Managers -.25%

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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

It was bootstrapped. I’d like to think that our programs are helping students live lives of meaning through the benefits of entrepreneurship. Here in America, 95+% of all entrepreneurs never have had any external investment financing. It was bootstrapped.   We had a customer and a value proposition.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Im an active participant on AngelList a fan of the excellent accelerator programs ( YCombinator , 500 Startups , TechStars , AngelPad, etc.), in fees is a hefty transaction fee considering company will still have legal and other fees on the financing. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). 7.5 - 10.5% Daniel Sisson.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I have an interesting project idea, but it requires seasoned programming skills. If you can do it for $5000 to $15,000, you’re likely to be able to finance it with a deferred payment or a loan from friends and family. I found your suggestions in the article “Startup Mistakes: The Partnership Gone Sour&# especially useful.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Startup life is all about bootstrapping, but you need a place to work, right? “There’s simply no budget for [an office], as I bootstrap the company,&# says Paul Molluzzo, founder of Baby Goes Mobile , a web app that lets parents create a private baby book they can view and update from their mobile phones.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

The challenges of bootstrapping a venture that is dependent on ad-revenue is, however, also quite significant. You have to finance the period of traffic building that is pretty much red-ink financing. Spencer needs to think through a strategy for bootstrapping that phase. You can register to attend here.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Invoice Journal – Free invoicing program. Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. clickbook – A free online booking and scheduling program. They also have a blog with tips for using the program.

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Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

1M/1M Program has a bold mission. I had an opportunity to catchup with Sramana and we talked about the program. SM: In September 2008, when the first Entrepreneur Journeys book was released, D.D. By November 2010, we launched the 1M/1M website, including an early version of the premium program.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

link] The movie didn't show how much programming was involved but the book "The FaceBook Effect" was very biased in favor of Zuck but had some good details not covered in "Accidental Billionaires" nor the movie. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). I also teach Entrepreneurial Finance at San Jose State.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

I advised him to get a couple of banks to finance the development of his solution as service projects, with the understanding that he will build a product out of them. This will achieve both customer intimacy and bootstrap funding from customers. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. About Sramana Mitra.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Joel moved to Seattle, and worked at Microsoft for three years as a program manager on Excel 4.0 In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. At Microsoft, Joel was responsible for defining the specification for a programming language for Microsoft Excel.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The reinforcement of his example, in hours of darkness, has offered me light and direction to take on a big, bold idea: restructuring capitalism through the 1M/1M program. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. And today, we have a group of early adopter premium members who are making good use of the program.

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