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Bootstrapping a print solution
2008-02-25 23:23:00 Yesterday I’ve mentioned www.bootstrapme.com as a great source of ideas about starting a business on the cheap. But just as I clicked Publish on the article, I realised I have something to say about the “Bootstrapping a print solution” idea. And mostly that I can’t agree with all the points there. First of all, choosing just about any basement to start this business is not the smartest choice. Location is important (and ventilation is important as well). Let’s think about what would be a good location for a printing business. Somewhere were people are coming to print things, copy things. Hmmm, shouldn’t that be somewhere near a school, or university? Students are printing courses, projects or fliers to announce stuff. In fact I usually look for a printing office near our universities when I have big volumes to print, where the prices might be better as they never run out of business. Well, they do run out of business in students vacations. And her...
Lessons in Bootstrapping
2008-02-20 09:16:00 The internet is full of advice, both good and bad, and most of us keep running through hundreds of feeds every day, to make sure that if there is any good in there we will find it.So when you happen to reach a place where you find tons of excellent posts, it's hard not to talk about it. This is why I though I should be talking about Bootstrapping in Bangalore.Started by Saurabh Chandra, founder and CEO of Neevtech, this blog is exactly what it's name suggests - Bootstrapping in Bangalore, and if you're one of those bootstrappers, you are going to love it. And yes, you can read it even if you are bootstrapping elsewhere.Like all good things in life, the wisdom (read post) comes in slowly with enough time in between for you to digest and assimilate the information. Now, if you're just starting out, take care, read maybe half a post a day, or you're going to get a lot more than you'll be able to handle.Now, I might say that it is quite like Ask the Wizard, which is written by Dic...
By: Gyaan Sutra
Bootstrapping: Why Do Entrepreneurs Do It, and How?
2007-12-19 17:49:00 Tech~Surf~Blog – The term bootstrapping has applicability to many things, according to Wikipedia. But, at least in business, it means to start a business without external help (capital). You can read more about that specific meaning, also called bootstrap funding, on this Wikipedia page — lots of helpful information there. But what … read more
Bootstrapping
2007-07-31 06:42:00 The Art of Bootstrapping by Guy Kawasaki Someone once told me that the probability of an entrepreneur getting venture capital is the same as getting struck by lightning while standing at the bottom of a swimming pool on a sunny day. This may be too optimistic. Let’s say that you can’t raise money for whatever reason: You’re ...
Convergence
2007-07-28 04:18:00 Where shall I start? Lately, I’ve been very much into self help and spiritual books. Here are some Mash ups of a few concepts or practice that I managed to gather and making sense of in my own quirkiness way. I can now narrow them down to 4 concepts, practices or habits. Mentality of abundance, bootstrapping, ...
Bootstraps
2007-07-28 03:49:00 Going With The Flow Question: Some people say that the way to succeed in life is to bust your hump until you get what you want. Other people say you should just go with the flow. It seems like one humongous contradiction. What’s a Yuppie to do? Sincerely, Humpless Answer: It’s not a contradiction, it’s a paradox Remember Kung Fu, the TV ... |



