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It's the logistics, stupid
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on July 19, 2010
Bob Sutton paraphrases the classic "Amateurs study strategy. Professional study logistics." in his latest post "Strategy is for amateurs, logistics are for professionals" discuss...
To contest or not to contest...
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on June 28, 2010
At our local Chamber of Commerce, it seems like there is always some contest or other designed to entire small business owners to sign up and try to win something that is usually just an extravagant...
When do you need help?
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on April 19, 2010
Since I'm a consultant, it may seem strange that I launch into this post with an attack on consulting and consultants in general, but this article is an inside look at the dirty underbelly of th...
No matter where you go, there you are
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on March 1, 2010
But the real question is, is where you are where you need to be? I see this debate, or some variant thereof, pop up every few months, the overarching theme being "is it better to be a startu...
Can your vendors scale with you?
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on February 8, 2010
Scaling is on the minds of most bootstrappers at least some of the time; you have dreams, you're working hard on them, what happens when the inevitable wild success strikes you and your company? S...
Involved in a Startup Business? Ask Yourself These Questions...
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on January 16, 2010
VentureBeat recently republished a blog post by angel investor Jason Cohen that looked at six questions entrepreneurs involved in startup businesses should ask themselves regularly. As a bootstrape...
Making It Big in Business, Like Naveen Jain
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts , Quick introduction on November 27, 2009
Do you ever dream of making it big in business? When I was young (a long time ago) I used to listen to Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show sing On the Cover of the Rolling Stone. I used to think, "...
The Personality of an Entrepreneur
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on March 25, 2009
Young Entrepreneur had a piece recently on entrepreneurial personality. It was an interesting look at the importance of matching personality to your job function. The article interviews consultant Bi...
The Bootstrapper's Fable: Is a VC Hunting You?
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on February 28, 2009
Scott Dig, a bootstrapper himself, had an instructive little fable for the bootstrappers of the world earlier this month. I won't retell it in its entirety, but the moral is that we often lose sig...
What is a Bootstrapper?
Filed in archive Bootstrapping Thoughts on December 24, 2008
Dave Cheong had an interesting piece this week on bootstrapping. It was a nice, simple review of the concept. "A bootstrapper is someone who uses his own time, money and resources to get a busin...
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