13 articles on bootstrapping success
Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on January 05, 2007

13 great articles on bootstrapping success from Inc.com's "Starting up on a shoestring" compilation.
Stories include:
1. Start with nothing. The now well-known story (in bootstrapping circles) of how bootstrapping guru Greg Gianforte founded RightNow Technologies
2. The pita principle. How entrepreneurs Mark and Stacy Andrus (pictured above) turned a sandwich cart business into a snack food empire with their Stacy's brand
3. Net Flix. How Jeff Rix founded an online DVD selling empire capable of co-existing with Amazon.com using bootstrapping principals
4. Start-up Springboards. How a wide array of entrepreneurs used unconventional techniques to launch into success
5. The Classic Bootstrapper. A New England entrepreneur with a passion for candle making shares 7 rules for bootstrapping success
Other articles include profiles of 8 companies making a million dollars or more all started with less than $1,000. Check out:
1. Harnessing Student Power. How former sales rep Ron Voss launched Hi Frequency Marketing Inc. using college student volunteers
2. Up the Drywall Latter. How entrepreneur Jose Serrato turned a two week layoff into his own contracting firm
3. Countdown to wedding bells. How serial entrepreneur Michael Pray bootstrapped not one but two companies with scant resources and managed to hire two employees for the second in time to leave on his honeymoon

4. Charting Value. How entrepreneur John Ford created a multi-million-dollar business with his wife's law school notes.
5. The Contrarian: Spending with a vengeance. How David Cowen launched his IT recruiting firm with a healthy dose of plastic
6. Rambling for Gems. How Lori Bonn Gallagher turned a love of travel and a modest investment into a successful jewelry design and manufacturing business
7. Tickets to Success. How Mike Domek turned a knack for acquiring tickets into a low cost dot.com start-up
8. Webaholic's Big Break. How Multimedia Live founder Ken Burke finagled his way into a high priced trade show by giving free seminars about the Internet.
For more great bootstrap business advice from Inc.com read the next post.
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