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by Shawn Hessinger on October 8, 2008
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I've received a few very nice comments over the last couple of days about this blog and how it has been helpful to readers.
Thanks to all of you for visi...
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by Shawn Hessinger on September 20, 2008
As mentioned in my previous post, bootstrappers know there are more important things than outside capital investment when it comes to building a company: cash flow for example.
My own interactive b...
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by Shawn Hessinger on September 15, 2008
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Social media guru Dawn Foster has this great post on taking your venture "from side project to startup."
Interestingly, some of the idea...
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by Shawn Hessinger on September 13, 2008
If you want to know what other bootstrappers around the world are up to, why not let Google keep track.
Using a service like Google Alerts to create your own bootstrap business feed is one great way...
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by Shawn Hessinger on September 5, 2008
From the legendary Paul Revere to modern "connectors" who become catalysts for change and exchange, author Malcolm Gladwell argues at least part of what causes an idea to spread has to do ...
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by Shawn Hessinger on August 31, 2008
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Not just a bootstrapping tool, LeadVine is a bootstrapped venture itself.
At last check, the site boasted 169 users, 74 lis...
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by Shawn Hessinger on August 13, 2008
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It's the basic idea behind our MySpace Group, and, I guess, the idea behind bootstrapping itself.
Why wait to start that business you've alway...
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by Shawn Hessinger on August 11, 2008
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O.K., so there are reasons every entrepreneur might be intimidated by the bootstrapping approach.
I've committed to bootstrapping the star...
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by Shawn Hessinger on August 5, 2008
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It's something I've seen plenty of with my current employer.
Smart growth even at most established companies these days often means using existing...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 31, 2008
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Here are some questions you might ask to determine whether the business you'd like to start is a good candidate for bootstrapping.
1. Is it a service? ...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 30, 2008
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Managing cash flow is key to any bootstrapping effort.
But how do you take a good idea, no matter how viable, and turn it into a working business m...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 30, 2008
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(Editor's Note: Continued from the PREVIOUS POST)
Here are some more great ideas from The Bootstrap Babes on how to boost your profit margin without ...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 28, 2008
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The Bootstrap Babes have these great suggestions for increasing your profit margin without spending more money.
Here are the first five with some of my a...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 24, 2008
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A post here from an unusual source suggests women entrepreneurs may be as discriminated against when seeking funding as they have been in the workplace.
...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 19, 2008
I've been thinking recently about the fact that I don't always define my terms here at Bootstrapme.com quite as much as perhaps I should.
In part, this is due to the fact that blog posts, al...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 13, 2008
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Here are more ingredients for bootstrapping success from Thomas Frey at Impact Lab:
• Transition to your business. Start wit...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 12, 2008
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There are many possible ingredients for bootstrapping success.
In this post at Impact Lab, Thomas Frey offers his own recipe including some twists you...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 9, 2008
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Carl Jongsma raises the interesting question of what the ethics should be for a part-time bootstrapper when business interests intersect with those of an emp...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 8, 2008
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A recent question raised on The Business of Software forum at the Joel on Software site emphasizes the importance of bootstrapping particularly for tho...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 6, 2008
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Many will tell you, like this recent post from Zoony Interactive, that one of the keys to business success is capitalization:
Although the term "boo...
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by Shawn Hessinger on July 5, 2008
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I was recently reminded of the competitive advantages of the bootstrapping approach after coming across a recent reposting of one of the articles here at...
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by Shawn Hessinger on June 25, 2008
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Business coach Robert Moment makes these observations about bootstrapping in a guest column for the Carolina Newswire:
Bootstrapping involves using y...
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by Shawn Hessinger on June 25, 2008
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Here it is again, number two of Seven Formulas for Business Success from Brian tracy:
Bootstrap Your Way to Success
One of the best ways to build a busin...
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by Shawn Hessinger on June 21, 2008
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So, why would I suggest such a thing when the real estate market is still in such a slump?
Well, as it happens, I have a house to sell in Tamaqua, PA, and ...
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by Shawn Hessinger on June 17, 2008
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Jeff Cornwall, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University, is finishing up a new book on bootstrapping due out in 2009 and has ...
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by Shawn Hessinger on June 16, 2008
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Thanks to Kris Dunn of The HR Capitalist for sharing links to Trizle, a great little blog with a bootstrapping bend.
Check out in particular:
• How to g...
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by Shawn Hessinger on June 14, 2008
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I've been trying to answer this question in recent weeks and have drawn plenty of inspiration from Seth Godin:
• Sell what people are buying. Bloggin...
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by Shawn Hessinger on May 24, 2008
Conversations about music bootstrapping in recent posts have me thinking in turn of another recent blog entry at Startup Africa revisiting Guy Kawasaki's thoughts on bootstrapping in general.
My...
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by Shawn Hessinger on May 22, 2008
In his great recent post at OnStartups, HubSpots co-founder Dharmesh Shah discusses his decision to raise $17 million in VC funding for the company he bootstrapped with $500,000 of his own money.
De...
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by Shawn Hessinger on May 21, 2008
The co-founder of HubSpot has written this great article over at OnStartups about why he chose to raise $17 million in Venture Funding despite a longtime commitment to bootstrapping.
With partner Br...
