Spencer Fry

APRIL 17, 2017

Days before the conference started, I was asked (and felt honored) to lead two workshops on bootstrapping vs. raising money. Having started and sold 3 successful bootstrapped businesses, and am now running 1 venture capital backed business ( Coach ), this is a topic I know a thing or two about. What's “good” about bootstrapping.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

This is typically called “bootstrapping&# and it is fraught with potential pitfalls and dangers. But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. What is bootstrapping? Why bootstrap?

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ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, here’s how we’d describe a segment of the app development agency’s audience: Existing Startup Founder: Sometimes, founders will already have an MVP or prototype. Cash flow is a matter of life or death when bootstrapped and pre-funding. What are the primary and secondary goals you’re aiming to achieve?

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

John Borchers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Decathlon Capital, claims to be the largest revenue-based financing investor in the US. RBI structures help to protect the equity of both founders and investors. However, according to Bryce Roberts, co-founder of Indie.VC, only 0.6%

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

And that they don’t set your co-founders or key employees against you in meetings. Remember what happened to the alleged co-founders when Peter Thiel came in? Well, some of the people who considered themselves co-founders suddenly found out they weren’t! Some of those will be outside the company.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 18, 2011

My notes from his very informative presentation are below. Clavier began his presentation at the beginning of a company's lifecycle, asking how many co-founders a startup ought to have. Are all co-founders equal, Clavier asked? You can also follow Kedrosky on Twitter. The stages of funding.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Decathlon Capital.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

A lot of entrepreneurs attended the event as evident by business cards with “Founder&# listed. it wasn’t clear that you have buying airtime working today, your presentation made it sound like you had small currency values transferring working today, my vote went here. Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Nexpense.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2018

My co-founder, Jason Novek, and I got into Y Combinator when there were 27 total companies in the batch and only four YC partners in existence. The product was simple, and didn’t work every time, but after three months we had several newspapers cranking and it was enough to let my now co-founder quit his job in the “real world.”

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

A lot of entrepreneurs attended the event as evident by business cards with “Founder&# listed. it wasn’t clear that you have buying airtime working today, your presentation made it sound like you had small currency values transferring working today, my vote went here. Mobile Track — Pitch 2010 Finalist — Nexpense.

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2016

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Peter Arvai , co-founder of Prezi , an interactive presentation platform. And a founding team needs more than a complementary skill set. Jim Semick.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

9- Present an enhanced feeling of freedom and self-reliance. At 4Patriots we wanted to present our customers with an enhanced feeling of freedom and self-reliance. My co-founder, Paul Pirner and I were old friends and craft beer lovers who had each decided (independently of one another) to adopt an alcohol-free lifestyle.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

Entrepreneurs from Latin and Central America were given first priority to pitch their businesses at today's roundtable co-hosted by Innova Tiquicia and Startup Weekend Costa Rica. First up, Adrian Montero from Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica, presented FinqIt. Adarsh Patil from Bangalore, India, presented ResortHunt. ResortHunt.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Human Resources Play Video Shark Tanks Barbara Corcoran on Bootstrapping a Growing a Business (Video). When you're getting started, sweat equity is often a critical component of your negotiating leverage with co-founders, early stage employees and others who aren't paid market wages to help you grow your business.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

CEO and co-founder of InvGate Ariel Gesto says the company will continue to expand this year. Gesto decided to scale InvGate after bootstrapping for the past 14 years. However, it also presents challenges such as cultural differences, language barriers, and regulatory compliance.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

In their quest for sustainable growth, the elusive dream for most first time founders is that first funding. This can either come from the founder(s) own bank account or from outside investors. If you’re bootstrapping, you don’t need to worry about either of these options. One of the easiest mistake to fix is timing.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 21, 2022

Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask startup founders and innovators from around New Zealand, What is one piece of advice you would give to people working on their first startup and why? Thomas Clyma – Cofounder. Tina Chou – Founder. ” Dean Brown – Founder. TheTestMart.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 20, 2014

by Stefan Haubold, Global Managing Director and co-founder of Carmudi. If you don’t have resources, bootstrap your way to success and don’t put anything on hold. We make our decisions fast and don’t waste resources in making fancy power-point presentations. It’s all about execution!

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2012

Today's roundtable was co-hosted with the Jacksonville Startup Weekend. MJ Charmani, founder of iStart Jax, a business accelerator, and one of the key organizers of the event, introduced today's session with additional reports on last weekend's event. 150 people came together, and 17 businesses were formed. Armex Zero Suit. SustanAbin.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

SUPPORTED BY Products Archives @venturehacks Books AngelList About RSS How to pick a co-founder by Naval Ravikant on November 12th, 2009 Update : Also see our 40-minute interview on this topic. Picking a co-founder is your most important decision. One founder companies can work, against the odds (hello, Mark Zuckerberg).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 29, 2010

Weve gone from total obscurity to something people are beginning to misunderstand and even co-opt. Heres a tiny sample: "Case studies, case studies, case studies presented by real people. Then, well talk case studies in each area, presented by practicing entrepreneurs who have actually grappled with the topic at hand.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

It should be even more important to the founders themselves, because it demonstrates that their business hypothesis is grounded in reality. These founders have not managed, to borrow a phrase from Steve Blank , to create a scalable and repeatable sales process. More on that in a moment. They are close to breakeven.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Values – who and what founders and customers hold dear – were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. We bootstrapped it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Expo San Francisco 2009 The current macroeconomic climate presents unparalleled opportunities for those that can thrive with constrained resources. The trade-off, though, is a more structured presentation format. If youre interested in being part of my "customer advisory board" for this presentation, please get in touch.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Well, that’s fine as far as it goes but when you’re a startup and you don’t have customers yet you need a way to bootstrap and that can feel awfully chaotic and wasteful. Eric Ries Lean Startup Schematic View Of Agile Development And Customer Development View more presentations from Eric Ries.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Startup School is an annual event co-sponsored by Y Combinator and BASES , Stanford University's Business Association for Entrepreneurial Students. The speaker - 11 all told - gave presentations, followed by a short Q&A with audience members. Paul Graham: Co-founder, Y Combinator. Andrew Mason: Founder, Groupon.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

Values – who and what founders and customers hold dear – were the focus on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. We bootstrapped it.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2017

by Karla Friede, CEO, co-founder, and member of the Board of Directors at Nvoicepay. Earlier this month, my co-founders and I raised our sixth round of venture capital funding for Nvoicepay. That may mean bootstrapping from your own savings, or getting money from friends, family, or angel investors.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 18, 2010

This case presents a further complication: desktop software. Ash Maurya is the founder of WiredReach , a bootstrapped startup that he has been running for seven years. If you are a start-up with a MVP, there is no better time to adopt a continuous deployment process than the present. Read on to find out.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 13, 2012

In 1998, before they even incorporated, Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were trying to present their concept to early-stage, or "angel" investors, with limited success. Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim was one such angel. So what do angels want?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2012

Gina Mancuso , Founder and CEO of LoveThatFit. Avichal Garg , Co-Founder and CEO of Spool. Justin Beck , Co-Founder and CEO of PerBlue. Prerna Gupta , Co-Founder and CEO of Khush Inc. For over a year, we bootstrapped because we couldn’t raise funding. Follow your instinct when finding a fit.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 17, 2015

My partners and I have a massive founder crush on Eric Gundersen, the CEO of Mapbox. I remember feeling super rushed at the end of the day and wasn’t in the mindset to sit through a presentation. Let’s start with the simple stuff. He started with an algorithm that made clouds go away. Just crazy deep tech abilities.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

This workshop presents a new methodology that will allow you to bring new products -- and companies -- to life. I closed down my first business last November and I am bootstrapping the second one currently. I would love to attend one of the Lean Start-up Workshops, but unfortunately that would be difficult for me to do so financially.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 28, 2014

This week, we present legendary angel investor Ron Conway (commonly referred to as the “ Godfather of Silicon Valley ”) and Marc Andreessen , a brilliant entrepreneur and co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Bootstrap as long as you possibly can.” –Ron Ron Conway (at 4:48).

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

My fears were met on Day 1 with many presentations being unpolished, several me-too ideas and a general malaise. VoiceBase - Transcription and search of voice communications (presentations, conference calls, etc.) Bootstrapping 101. Everyone tries to have a memorable demo, often with a musical number, quasi celebrity or skit.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

This model of joint accountability is at the heart of the lean startup, and is just as applicable to venture-backed, bootstrapped, and enterprise startups. As with most startup practices, it requires us to do a constant balancing act between execution and learning – both of which require tremendous discipline.

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David Cohen

JULY 28, 2013

In fact, I met Brad on one of his random days, when I presented the idea for Techstars to him. He ended up not only being interested, but actually becoming a cofounder. The idea for random days comes from Brad Feld , who has held them regularly for years. Five of those companies are from the UK, and six are from other countries.

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