Bootstrapping your business

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• felipe · May 5, 2007 · Recommends

  I'm a big fan of bootstrapping, and I highly recommend the following books: http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrapping-Your-Business-Successful-Company/dp/1593373872/ http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrap-Lessons-Learned-Building-Successful/dp/0971187304/ And here's a good intro article to bootstrapping: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20020201/23855.html

  on “bootstrapping becoming sexy again?” ↗
• danvoell · Oct 5, 2010 · Recommends

  …it will show, and you can sell it. I would take the advice of noahc and start pitching your idea to companies who would want it, ask how much they would be willing to pay for it and hold them to it. "Bootstrapping your business" is a good book and describes how Greg Gianforte sold a product before he had one.

  on “Ask HN: Do startups need analysts? What can this 26-year-old semi-generalist do?” ↗
• arturadib · Jul 7, 2011 · Recommends

  …distracting jargons with empirical evidence I'll pay closer attention to the movement as a general methodology. Until then, I'm perfectly happy with simpler, more down-to-earth precedents like Greg Gianforte's "Bootstrapping your business" (incidentally, Mr. Gianforte has founded and run a billion-dollar company).

  on “Lessons Learned: The Lean Startup Book is here” ↗
• jjguy · Aug 26, 2011 · Recommends

  …Law" -- LLC vs C-corp vs S-Corp? Founder’s vesting? Liquidation Preferences? Equity vs Debt financing? This book will educate you enough to be able to answer these and many other important questions. "Bootstrapping Your Business" -- From the founder of RightNow. The amazing story of how a geographically-challenged (Montana) entrepreneur built a world class business. "Purple Cow" -- Dead simple premise, the key to marketing…

  on “Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read” ↗
• peter_d_sherman · Nov 7, 2020 · Mentions

  My apologies, the book's actual title is "Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with Almost No Money", NOT "Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with No Money". The book title exceeded the max length of HN's article…

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