Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Solicit funds from friends and family. Use crowd funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. General startup expenses are beyond your means. Of course, every company needs these, in due time. Marty Zwilling.

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Sweat Equity Technical Review Bootstrapping Equity 239

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. General startup expenses are beyond your means. Of course, every company needs these, in due time. Marty Zwilling.

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Sweat Equity Technical Review Entrepreneur Bootstrapping 255

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2017

“You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible.” – Paul Graham. Have you ever considered working for yourself; ergo, opening your own startup? What is a startup? Funding your startup. Final words.

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San Diego Venture Capital Startup Bootstrapping 138

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. For a nonprofit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)?

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Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. For a nonprofit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)?

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Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 327

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Use crowd funding to build reserves.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Many myths surround the subject of startup funding. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. You must have seen a lot of startups giving out promotions, discounts, and incentives at the early phase of their business. Bootstrapping.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. How should I finance my new venture? It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup? It’s a deceptively simple question:  what is the optimal way to finance a new startup? « Leaving a Trail | Main. |

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Finance Bootstrapping Startup Equity 83

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Solicit funds from friends and family. Use crowd funding.

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Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. Why do startups?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 14, 2019

Bootstrapping going by the author of the Ulysses, James Joyce implies forcing your way to the top from the lowest of ranks by the aid of your bootstraps. Bootstrapping is a common way to fund a prospect. In matters finance, it could leave you or your business in a financial mess. 4. Plan ahead.

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Balance Sheet Limited Liability Company Bootstrapping Startup 131

YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2017

The romantic ideal of a successful startup includes little more than a good idea, a laptop and plenty of coffee. In reality, most startups require an early capital infusion to successfully transform from a dream into a business. The good news is that it’s easier than ever to find capital for your startup.

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Syndicate Syndication Software Review Angel Investor 127

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

For new entrepreneurs , the startup phase is one of the most challenging yet exciting stages of launching a business. If you’re struggling to raise capital, here are six practical strategies to obtain startup funding in today’s modern and competitive business world.

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Security Angel Investor Startup Bootstrapping 146

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. A large percentage of startups never apply to either. Subscribe by email.

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Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

Version One Ventures

APRIL 30, 2013

Despite the recent media buzz surrounding the hardware revolution and emerging maker space, the overwhelming majority of hardware startups have a hard time attracting financing today. Here’s the advice I give these teams who are navigating the tough world of hardware financing. De-risk your startup as much as possible.

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Venture Capital Software Review Incubator Startup 128

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. Zendesk is heavily financed by Benchmark and Charles River and has 10,000 customers. 10Screens is currently also a finalist in the Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge.

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India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

If I Launched a Startup - The Startup Lawyer , March 17, 2010 Great advice on initial steps of setting up a Startup. Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. And it made me sad.

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Software Review Startup PR Exit Strategy 150

YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

In other words, you have done wonders while “bootstrapping.” Things like winning startup competitions, getting selected to a startup incubator, partnering with a large company, are all good ways to show traction and some proof that you’re creating value. Enter Competitions and Incubators.

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Security Incubator Technical Review Bootstrapping 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)?

Angel Investor 238

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 238

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. The goal of their startup in this stage becomes “getting funded.”

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 21, 2012

In fact, he points out that conventional term loans are a far less common way to finance a business, and in some countries, credit cards are actually a more popular source of startup capital. Bootstrap, bootstrap, bootstrap. Moules believes that getting a bank loan to start a business is not ideal. His advice?

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Bootstrapping Sales 184

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)?

Angel Investor 218

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 218

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 25, 2011

Everyone says small startups require focus. Given my specialty and my goals, traditional career (or startup) theory says I should have said “no.&#. “Yes&# if this extends the runway of our startup by at least three months. I could have said “no.&# I fully expected them to laugh in my face.

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Java Software Review Technical Review Salary 311

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Tweet. --> It’s one of the hardest steps in a startup, getting that first rube to part with their money over your barely-minimum barely-viable product. At this point you’ll be tempted to argue that speaking to such a tiny sliver of the population is too narrow-minded, even for a small startup. (Powered by LaunchBit ).

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Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. The stats behind what Bryan and the team had accomplished while bootstrapping the business were incredible, including signing up over 1,000 paying accounts and analyzing over 30,000 code repositories EVERY DAY. It’s indispensable.”

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Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Use crowd funding to build reserves.

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Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

First is that there are, perhaps, a thousand people in the world of entrepreneurship who know what they are doing when it comes to dealing with issues like financing, positioning, market sizing, customer validation, customer acquisition and other seemingly obvious topics that all entrepreneurs need to deal with. Tags: StartUp 101.

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Silicon Valley Startup Technical Review Early Stage 114

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)?

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Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 207

The Next Web

JULY 13, 2012

In the startup world, venture capital is often viewed as the penultimate goal, yet for many startups bootstrapping is often the reality. And self-financing puts the emphasis on business credit. Having access to credit can help you adapt to changing conditions and position your startup for success.

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CPA Startup LLC Bootstrapping 126

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Or, bootstrap longer.

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Silicon Valley Malaysia India China 117

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

This is a segment that is well beyond traditional micro-finance, but also somewhat below the scope of the regular financial institutions. Hardika intends to build a financial institution focused on this segment with financing from social entrepreneurship oriented venture funds like Unitus. million financing round for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2020

I have to explain that if you really want to exercise total control of a new venture, they you need to do it without external investors, bootstrapping your way with your own resources. Sure, this may limit the type and scope of your startup, but it’s the only way to get the control and freedom you want.

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Bootstrapping Employee Metrics Demand 313

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. In that time, I've discovered that the startup scene is infused with passion, energy and a strong spirit of collaboration. Pamela Poole is a blogger, translator and tech writer, and founder of Francophilia.com , a social startup for Francophiles.

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Obviously, these companies still need money to get started, or finance growth, just like a for-profit company. For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. donation equity grant investment non-profit philantropy startup' Individual and institutional philanthropy. That’s a higher calling.

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Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 120

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

The country has some of the greatest startups to its credit. This program offers in-depth knowledge across all aspects of business management, including finance and strategic planning. 2 Brainstorm Startup Ideas Embarking on a journey to entrepreneurship doesn’t mean you should have an out-of-the-box idea. A record 5.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2014

In my experience, that’s actually the worst way to start, for reasons I will outline here, and also the least common way, according to an authoritative survey of new startups. Show you are committed to your startup, not just involved. A startup idea executed hastily and poorly will be killed more completely than any timing delay.

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Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Burn Rate 276