Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Friends and family.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 257

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Friends and family.

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 233

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Products requiring changes to government regulations. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 315

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Set expectations accordingly.

Product Development 177

Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Government grants. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional donations. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues.

Angel Investor 238

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 238

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

For a nonprofit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Government grants. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional philanthropy. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues.

Equity 235

Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 235

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Products requiring changes to government regulations. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 254

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, Angel investors, and institutional investors. Even the government is watching to see where you fit. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Funding process.

Startup 187

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 187

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Products requiring changes to government regulations. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 246

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 246

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

WhenBusy is a bootstrapped startup that lets people schedule meetings with you in currently-available time-slots without you having to share your calendar [disclosure: I'm an advisor]. Does Twitter get press when it helps Iranians fight an illegitimate government or when it creates a new internal IT process to increase up-time?

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Development 261

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Government grants. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional donations. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues.

Angel Investor 218

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 218

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2013

For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Government grants. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional donations. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues.

Equity 207

Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 207

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Aside from getting financial help from loved ones or using your personal savings, you can also get financial assistance from venture capitalists, angel investors, government grants, crowdfunding campaigns, strategic partners, blockchain technology, and financial providers offering loans for any purpose.

Security 158

Security Angel Investor Startup Bootstrapping 158

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The French government has translated the JEI program into English as the Young Entrepreneurs Initiative , an annual competition run by the French Embassy to the US. The boards of these organizations include large companies, local and regional government representatives, universities/public research labs and SMEs. The Big Players.

France 163

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Solicit funds from friends and family.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping your growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Friends and family.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Bootstrapping. I always recommend that you start with bootstrapping. Bootstrapping is when you put your own money or borrow from friends and family to set up your business. Bootstrapping inculcates the entrepreneurial discipline and financial responsibility to run a lean business. ? Government programs. Seed stage.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

For example, with any outside investment, you give up some ownership and control, and with bootstrapping you growth curve will likely be longer and more organic. Following is my prioritized larger list of sources, with some “rules of thumb” which may save you a lot of time and energy: Bootstrapping. Friends and family.

Technical Review 149

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 149

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Products requiring changes to government regulations. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 202

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. After bootstrapping, friends and family are the most common funding sources for early-stage startups. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Solicit funds from friends and family.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

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. Fundraising and investor governance are never-ending tasks, which will take real focus away from building the right product and finding real customers.

Bootstrapping 276

Bootstrapping Entrepreneur Startup Burn Rate 276

VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

AWS Startups for the Public Sector – Startups in the public sector focus their technology and business innovation on federal/central and local/municipal governments, primary and secondary education, nonprofits, and non-governmental organizations.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company - Ben Casnocha: The Blog , August 14, 2010 Governments round the world are trying to stimulate entrepreneurship. The Chilean government recently announced a bold initiative that stands apart from the usual innovation and start-up handwaving. Have convertible notes really won?

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2010

For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Government grants. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional donations. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues.

Angel Investor 143

Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 143

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

If you have a basic understanding of CSS, HTML, and JS and want to create a WordPress theme, you can do it with Bootstrap and then share it on GetBootstrap, even if you don't know much about WordPress. 14- Government contracting business Photo Credit: Justin Siken Now is an excellent time to start a government contracting business.

Software Review 127

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 127

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Many aspiring entrepreneurs try to raise capital, without first understanding and complying with government and state rules for disclosure, securities registration, private offerings, and accredited investors. Complete and heed fund-raising legal compliance requirements. The rules for crowdfunding and non-profits are even more specific.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Accredited Investor Due Diligence Equity 220

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

For a nonprofit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Government grants. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional philanthropy. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues.

Angel Investor 132

Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 132

Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Government Regulations I turned to the class and said, “The rest of you can keep building your company and shipping your product because you don’t need to worry about government regulations. Bootstrap for years! You can bootstrap without VC money. You’re a startup, just get your product out the door.” Yeah, I said.

Vertical 159

Vertical Silicon Valley Intellectual Property RSS 159

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 9, 2010

At the same time, we also have seen several examples of entrepreneurs who have successfully bootstrapped their e-commerce companies without any external financing until much later in the game. Or, bootstrap longer. Some examples include Flipkart and Redbus in India, and Freshdiet in the US. Google Adwords advertising.

Silicon Valley 117

Silicon Valley Malaysia India China 117

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

For a non-profit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Government grants. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional philanthropy. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 120

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Well, there are some government and NGO contacts that I have in mind for her to explore. Next Annette McClellan presented DaisyClip , a non-surgical contraception device for women that she is in the process of syndicating a $1.8 million financing round for. Voices.com.

India 116

India Green Silicon Valley Massachusetts 116

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. ProfessorVC. Steve Bennet.

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Products requiring changes to government regulations. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

New York City 120

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Now, “lean” is often used to refer to a company’s financial situation, so it might make you think of a bootstrapped or under-funded organization. But when we talk about “lean,” we’re referring to the processes a company can use, when developing a new product or service, to learn quickly about the questions it has.

Lean 165

Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The most common support organization at this level is called a startup incubator or accelerator , and these exist in most countries, usually sponsored by a university, local government organization, or even local individuals. The incubator organization can help you find them, or show you how to apply for a government grant.

Incubator 429

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 429

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Some government agencies, business development centers, business incubators, and similar organizations will be tied into the investment communities in your area. government securities laws discourage getting business investments from people who aren’t wealthy, sophisticated investors. If you do, then you can never get out.

SBA 161

SBA Venture Capital Angel Investor Technical Review 161

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Funding such an enterprise is more likely philanthropists, government grants, or bootstrapping. Not about entrepreneurship in the government sector. So far, the largest source of services and funding for social enterprises and social entrepreneurs has been federal, state, and local governments.

Entrepreneur 345

Entrepreneur Angel Investor Government Bootstrapping 345