Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Set expectations accordingly. Solicit funds from friends and family.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Set expectations accordingly. Solicit funds from friends and family.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

According to a recent Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. Start your lean business plan today: Download our Free Lean Plan Template one-page-pitch-download.pdf. That’s a lean business plan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Based on the Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom a while back, personal money, or bootstrapping, continues to be the primary startup funding source. At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Bootstrapping. Crowdfunding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In 2012 I got together with Alexander Osterwalder , Henry Chesbrough and Andre Marquis to think about the Lean and the future of corporate innovation. For most big, established companies like us, our business models were developed years—even decades ago. in developing these new models.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Bootstrapping can be fun, you get to iterate quickly, turn on dimes, invent new features on the fly. I think we erred in letting our traffic and operational concerns outstrip our business model, where simply maintaining what we had was preventing us from advancing our product.”. Stay lean for as long as possible.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

In other words, you must start bootstrapping an online startup , because the future of the global business world is online. The companies that have the greatest chance of surviving the global economic shutdown are the ones that have pivoted their business processes from the brick-and-mortar model to an online model.

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Gust

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Based on the Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom a while back, personal money, or bootstrapping, continues to be the primary startup funding source. At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. We’re dedicated to making The Lean Startup Conference unlike other entrepreneurship conferences. As Lean Startup takes root around the world, we’d like to learn from and help people working in geographically diverse areas connect with each other.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 18, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, April 18, 2010 Four myths about the Lean Startup Myth: Lean means cheap. Lean startups try to spend as little money as possible. Truth: The Lean Startup method is not about cost, it is about speed. Myth: The Lean Startup methodology is only for Web 2.0/internet/consumer

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? The Traditional VC Pitch Entrepreneurs who pursue the traditional product development model don’t have customer data to answer these questions. Can it scale?”

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JANUARY 11, 2011

One of the limitations of Osterwalder's canvas for business modeling is that is can get a bit clumsy for lean start-ups that are bootstrapped. and specifically my type of business - web apps. partners or a customer relationship model. For instance, before.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

One way to conceive of our goal in an early-stage venture is to incrementally “fill in the blanks&# for the business model that we think will one day power our startup. For example, say that your business model calls for a 4% conversion rate – as ours did initially at IMVU. for Harvard Business Revie.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# Of course this is not at all true of many profitable small businesses, but they are not what I mean by startups.) People talk about funding funding funding, bootstrapping, etc., for Harvard Business Revie.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 31, 2018

If you’re not sure how to write a business plan, you aren’t alone—we talk with entrepreneurs and people who want to start a small business every day who feel this way. Start with a Lean Plan. Set your timer for 30 minutes and write a one-page summary of your business idea—a Lean Business Plan.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

Different sources define freemium as a business model or a pricing strategy. If you are a bootstrapped DIY solopreneur, you should estimate your chances and think twice before choosing your VC-funded, 200-employees-strong competitor’s pricing strategy. However, your pricing options go far beyond freemium and free trial.

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Bootstrap for years! You can bootstrap without VC money. “vertical&# works perfectly fine in quickly telling you about a general direction of a company’s business model. Yeah, I said. You kids have to learn to do it the old fashioned way they did it before they new economy and Silicon Valley. Order Here.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Those who didn’t have a product or much of a product used a concierge model of sorts ala Lean Startup philosophy to start running their business. 2) What is the business model and the potential unit economics? Certain investors tend to gravitate towards certain business models.

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Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Those who didn’t have a product or much of a product used a concierge model of sorts ala Lean Startup philosophy to start running their business. 2) What is the business model and the potential unit economics? Certain investors tend to gravitate towards certain business models.

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Up and Running

MARCH 8, 2016

At Palo Alto Software, we use a lean planning process to determine whether or not an idea is likely to succeed or to fail. You can use our feature in LivePlan, or do the business validation on your own using this guide. If this is the case, you will need a business plan. Our business model fixes them all.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

You don't have an "edge" just because you're passionate, hard-working, or "lean.". Take the success of ITWatchDogs , the company I helped bootstrap and eventually sell (before Smart Bear). One experienced startup/business/salesman (Gerry), one proven software developer (me), one proven hardware developer (Michael). Like what??

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Introducing the Lean Startup Cohort subscription program Over the past few months, I have been engaged in another customer discovery exercise with passionate early adopters of the lean startup methodology. So if youre a lean startup earlyvangelist, read on. Great idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2013

Based on the latest Startup Environment Index from the Kauffman Foundation and LegalZoom, personal money, or bootstrapping, continued to be the primary startup funding in 2012. At least wait until later, when you ready to scale, and have some “leverage” based on a proven business model, some real customers, and real revenue.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Edwin: Oh sorry, so the business model. Edwin: The business model is that the organizer has to pay. And standing out to a company that got $10 million dollars in funding even before they started Asana is going to be very hard if you bootstrap it with your savings. Jason: That’s called bootstrapping, right.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JANUARY 2, 2012

Taking outside money can also lead to building overhead and creating an infrastructure that can lock you into a specific business model as you attempt to make good on the things you have committed to in your business plan. Bootstrapping your growth allows you to grow at a pace that is comfortable for you," Jorgovan says.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

To avoid these extremes, there are several questions which we use at Subbly whenever someone is either considering a subscription business model or just getting started. Is your business idea focused mainly on product promotion, or the service through careful experience design? So, the planning stage can feel high stakes.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 14, 2010

But, they still want high growth and they will be VERY active in the management of the business. And bootstrap every chance you get! They bootstrapped and focused on getting cash flowing as soon as possible. Revenues are the best source of financing we can ever hope for during lean times. How did they do it?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 1, 2012

Why the obsession with raising money, what if you don’t want a huge company, what if you want to bootstrap, don’t you know raising money isn’t a measure of correctness or success, … I agree! Let’s focus on just one question: For which company would be easier to raise money? That’s shitty!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 1, 2018

John Jantsch: One of the challenges I see, and I’m strategizing with a startup right now that I think has a decent idea but no business model. That has really evolved quite a bit from what it started out as, so yeah. I mean how do you come to that? Colleen DeBaise: I know. Hopefully that makes sense. John Jantsch: You bet.

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Austin Startup

MAY 3, 2017

Some large companies can bolster their position by buying out established technology and business models rather than creating them anew. photo featuring the guitar because Austin Foster notes of Taylor’s experience, “the benefits of bootstrapping come down to what Taylor calls ‘optionality.’ was not as attractive. too obvious?)

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Friends and family are the most common backers, and many startups bootstrap. Some cities, such as Portland, Oregon also have what Patrick calls “beer angels”—private angel investors who understand the beer business and invest in select breweries and cideries. There’s no one model—or one business plan—for breweries.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

How do you monetize a unique business model based on users rather than selling an actual product? We have a very simple business model. We launched with a month-to-month payment model with no subscriptions required and super-low minimums (that’s still how we price, though our minimums have increases).

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Venture Chronicles

MARCH 3, 2011

Even in spite of Arment’s efforts to generate revenue to boostrap the company, the fact remains that it is hardly a new and novel business model… he is operating a freemium business where the metering mechanism is rate limiting against features.

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