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Atari secrets Title: Atari secrets
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 30, 2006

No, this has nothing to do with tweaking your vintage version of PONG. However, again from Scott Burkett (thanks so much to one of our regular readers Randall who bookmarked this post and suggested i...

 

Burkett's bootstrapping tips Title: Burkett's bootstrapping tips
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 30, 2006

And here, from the same post as mentioned previously by Scott Burkett, are some additional bootstrapping tips. (Actually, unlike many of the tips we post here at BootStrapMe.com which often deal with...

 

What's a non-monkey to do? Title: What's a non-monkey to do?
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 30, 2006

I've referred to this post before, but it still seems kind of strange to me. Beisel's entrepreneurial friend Pelle Braendgaard (check her blog on her bootstrapped business venture here) was w...

 

Bootstrapping the publishing biz (addendum) Title: Bootstrapping the publishing biz (addendum)
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 29, 2006

O.K., some extra thoughts here after I've had about a day to run all this through my cranial processor again. (I guess we'll call this "Bootstrapping the publishing biz (addendum)" ...

 

Bootstrapping the publishing biz (Part 2) Title: Bootstrapping the publishing biz (Part 2)
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 28, 2006

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST It is clear the newspaper business is living in denial. In a Sept. 17 post, blogger and publisher Joe Wikert says he has hopes that a column in his hometown paper, The I...

 

Bootstrapping the publishing biz (Part 1) Title: Bootstrapping the publishing biz (Part 1)
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 28, 2006

Like the music industry, the world of publishing, in all its forms, is undergoing a major transformation due in large part to the digital revolution. The change represents a major opportunity for boo...

 

Bootstrapping the music biz (Part 2) Title: Bootstrapping the music biz (Part 2)
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Filed in archive bootstrap music by Shawn Hessinger on September 27, 2006

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST While the untamed frontier of bootstrap music start-up remains a wide open field, the traditional music industry has already begun to explore and be influenced by the pos...

 

Bootstrapping the music biz (Part 1) Title: Bootstrapping the music biz (Part 1)
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Filed in archive bootstrap music by Shawn Hessinger on September 26, 2006

Back in 2002, music journalist Veronika Kalmar estimated a small record label could be started and operated for about three years with a little over $30,000 including release of three albums at a cost...

 

VC post argues for bootstrapping (Part 2) Title: VC post argues for bootstrapping (Part 2)
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 26, 2006

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST And here are a few more from Rob Finn's post "75 Blog Posts to Read Before Talking to a VC". Meant as a primer on what VC's look for, these links could ...

 

VC post argues for bootstrapping (Part 1) Title: VC post argues for bootstrapping (Part 1)
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 26, 2006

It's interesting how many of blogger and venture capital associate Rob Finn's "75 Blog Posts to Read Before Talking to a VC" turn out to be an argument not to seek VC or other outsid...

 

What the heck is this bootstrapping all about anyway? Title: What the heck is this bootstrapping all about anyway?
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Filed in archive Entrepreneurship by Shawn Hessinger on September 25, 2006

Glad you asked. After several months of editing this blog, it occurs to me we could use a fresh explanation of what we're doing here and why. Simply put, bootstrapping is any one of various proce...

 

Bootstrapper's Club growing, bootstrapping promotes slow evolution Title: Bootstrapper's Club growing, bootstrapping promotes slow evolution
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 24, 2006

Our Bootstrapper's Club is still growing and is now at 14 members including Creative Weblogging executive editor Anita Campbell. (Welcome Anita!) It would be great to get more readers of this blo...

 

Quebec entrepreneur lists bootstrapping tips to remember (Part 2) Title: Quebec entrepreneur lists bootstrapping tips to remember (Part 2)
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 24, 2006

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST To continue with Montreal, Quebec-based entrepreneur and self-described "opportunity seeker and instigator" Ben Yoskovitz's practical no-nonsense list of th...

 

Quebec entrepreneur lists bootstrapping tips to remember (Part 1) Title: Quebec entrepreneur lists bootstrapping tips to remember (Part 1)
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 24, 2006

Some time ago Montreal, Quebec-based entrepreneur Ben Yoskovitz split his IGotNewsForYou blog in two making a split personality just another of Ben's problems. Ben was one of the earliest comment...

 

Microsoft business beta offers low/no cost start-up Title: Microsoft business beta offers low/no cost start-up
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 23, 2006

A beta from Microsoft launched earlier this year offers free website hosting and design tools, business-branded e-mail accounts and domain name plus enhanced services that will eventually be subscript...

 

Some public service may be no service at all Title: Some public service may be no service at all
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Filed in archive Philosophy by Shawn Hessinger on September 21, 2006

I got a phone call today which I suppose should have upset me but instead left me in a thoughtful mood. The call was from a woman representing a collection agency asking in rather demanding tones abo...

 

Turn your digital camera into a fax/photocopier Title: Turn your digital camera into a fax/photocopier
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Filed in archive Tools by Shawn Hessinger on September 19, 2006

I have to credit blogger and entrepreneur Dan Marques for his posting on this one. scanR makes it possible for you to use your digital camera or camera phone to make copies of white boards, documents...

 

Blog list Title: Blog list
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Filed in archive Tools by Shawn Hessinger on September 19, 2006

Not too long ago I was asked to do a list of my top five favorite blogs for what will probably be the November issue of Practical eCommerce. The request got me thinking about the many blogs I see eac...

 

Product presents bootstrap opportunities Title: Product presents bootstrap opportunities
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 16, 2006

Bootstrappers! An interesting opportunity here, though a few weeks old, from the Bootstrapme.com mail bag: Dear Sir or madam, We are a manufacturer of portable display systems located in Guangzhou ...

 

Keep your day job Title: Keep your day job
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 16, 2006

Finally, some sensible advice on very early start-up for those of us with mouths to feed and Mortgages to pay until that new venture starts really humming. Ignore the first few graphs of this bootstr...

 

Don't pay for online business listings-ever! Title: Don't pay for online business listings-ever!
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 15, 2006

I'm serious. I can't make this point strongly enough. Internet advertising is another story (after all it supports this website and a gazillion others like it) and under certain circumstances...

 

Entrepreneurship blooms at Mind Pedals Title: Entrepreneurship blooms at Mind Pedals
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Filed in archive Entrepreneurship by Shawn Hessinger on September 12, 2006

There's a new community for young entrepreneurs on the internet and I first found them when they found me. In the first post of his Mind Petals: Infinite Ideas to Bloom blog on June 4, founder Da...

 

Thinking outside the VC box Title: Thinking outside the VC box
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Filed in archive Philosophy by Shawn Hessinger on September 11, 2006

Some reflections here on 'Bootstrap Thoughts' at Russell Beattie's no longer particularly active blog at russellbeattie.com. • First, yea, I agree there are some practical limitations to ...

 

Bootstrapping hampered by regulation Title: Bootstrapping hampered by regulation
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 10, 2006

Over regulation of businesses from African-style hairbraiding to taxi service in some of America's largest cities may hamper bootstrapping that could revitalize poor urban neighborhoods. That reg...

 

Happy Nonlabor Day Title: Happy Nonlabor Day
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Filed in archive Philosophy by Shawn Hessinger on September 4, 2006

In honor of the Labor Day holiday here in the United States, here are Steve Pavlina's top 10 reasons NOT to get a job. These are the highlights: 1. Getting a job is trading time for money Why i...

 

The shoestring café Title: The shoestring café
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper Tips by Shawn Hessinger on September 3, 2006

One challenge for bootstrappers trying to keep down the cost of start-up can be brick and mortar establishments, particularly anything involving food preparation where health and other regulations com...

 

Beijing wholesaler launches website Title: Beijing wholesaler launches website
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 2, 2006

A Beijing wholesaler with five years experience supplying to online markets in China is now focusing on the worldwide market. Sellerkey.com launched its site earlier this week offering a variety of e...

 

Bootstrapper profiles tell of efforts Title: Bootstrapper profiles tell of efforts
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Filed in archive Bootstrapper News by Shawn Hessinger on September 1, 2006

The complete bootstrapper profiles are now available through their own searchable archive here at bootstrapme.com. To search for your favorite article simply scroll down the right side of the page an...


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