Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Ashok Rodrigues CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Ultimately, ZooQ's co-founder Edward A. Ipser, Jr. maintains that the application is a perfect fit for bootstrappers. In...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alistair Scott CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST Use these simple tools to bootstrap your group or advisory board with ZooQ: • Set a challenge. Define the challenge, the...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, yang yu CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST So how does ZooQ work? Well, the new social application officially launching beginning in October is built on the premise that...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, christine balderas Many of you know that in addition to editing this site, I am also the founder of an interactive blog network called PostRanger.com. Now established as...
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Has the latest news on U.S. and global financial problems got you down? There is an alternative. Stop worrying about Wall Street and bootstrap your business startup or expansion instead. Here's...
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© a2gemma We've laid out a couple of what I consider to be among the most important bootstrapping principles over the last few days: Here they are. But I want to keep this site as interactive as...
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© douglemoine As anyone in an operating business can tell you these days, hiring freelancers or subcontractors can sometimes be a better option than full-time employees. So it should come as no...
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© Mel B. Next in our series of top bootstrapping principles, we look at how partnerships triumph over pay-out or how sometimes teaming with others can help cut the costs of startup. If you need a...
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© .craig 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...
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A thought has been occurring to me recently, to the point where I have taken the next logical step in exploring a very...er...unbootstrapper-like???...possibility. But is it really? Here's the...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, mustafa deliormanli Social media guru Dawn Foster has this great post on taking your venture "from side project to startup." Interestingly, some of the ideas...
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© quapan Thought I'd take a moment this post to mention some key bootstrapping tools online. Many regular readers know that in addition to editing this blog including tips, resources, interviews...
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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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© ElektraCute Here's yet another suggestion for a definition from Hillel Cooperman of Jaskson Fish Market, a design software firm in Seattle: Often, other people think that bootstrap means not...
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© zenobia_joy With both major party presidential conventions behind us, it seems the coming general election holds little promise for bootstrappers here in the U.S. (See the video from JibJab below)....
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I'm looking for bootstrappers and other BootStrapMe.com readers to join my Linkedin network. I'm hoping to discuss projects and opportunities with others in the network coming up soon...
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© It'sGreg So now it's your turn. Tell us about your bootstrap venture and let us add it to our list of profiles here at BootStrapMe.com. Some of the things we'd like to know: • How...
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Aspiring cartoonist Michelle Prestileo has discovered bootstrapping need not be limited to entrepreneurial startups on line or in the real world. A decade ago, the Pennsylvania based artist might...
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© visulogik 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...
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© doratagold As my labor day weekend draws to an end, I managed to get in some relaxing...but not much. For those readers not living in the U.S., here is a brief explanation of the holiday and what...
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