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Next Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs On Thursday, February 11

Posted on Wednesday, Feb 10th

Sramana Mitra is offering this free online strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs looking to discuss positioning, financing, and other aspects of a startup venture. Up to 1,000 people can attend, but only the first five who register to pitch will be able to present their business ideas. All attendees are able to join in on the

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Catching Up On Readings: Vision India 2020

Posted on Sunday, Feb 7th

Vision India 2020, my futuristic retrospective of 45 business ideas for the subcontinent, is ready for you. Click here to order it on Amazon. You can read all of this week’s posts by clicking on the full article.

Next Strategy Roundtable for Entrepreneurs on Thursday, February 11

Posted on Thursday, Feb 4th

Sramana Mitra is offering this free online strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs looking to discuss positioning, financing, and other aspects of a startup venture.  Up to 1,000 people can attend, but only the first five who register to pitch will be able to present their business ideas.  All attendees are able to join in on the

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Blogosphere on Bootstrapping: Cathy Bogaart

Posted on Thursday, Feb 4th

Cathy Bogaart also sent me something about Carl Mercier and his wisdom: Bootstrapping or “How to be a cheap b@st@rd”. You need to survive two years, so have enough money for two years. You may need to sell yourself (as a consultant!) to make up the shortfall. And, by the way, your revenue projections are

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Blogosphere on Bootstrapping: Marc MacLeod

Posted on Wednesday, Feb 3rd

Marc MacLeod emailed me saying that “a topic near and dear to my frugal Scottish heart” and sent over a few useful tips in How to save money.

Blogosphere on Bootstrapping: Jonathan Gosier

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 2nd

Jonathan Gosier writes from Uganda, and lists a cache of his cost-saving techniques in How To Save Money as an African Startup. One of his pieces of advice is ‘hire a cook’.

Blogosphere on Bootstrapping: Marc Dangeard

Posted on Monday, Feb 1st

Marc Dangeard argues that you raise a small amount of money from friends and family and try to make do with that in The reality of fundraising.

Blogosphere on Bootstrapping: Anne Clelland

Posted on Sunday, Jan 31st

Anne Clelland sent me a set of posts straight from her heart. She describes the agony of her journey with all its emotional ups and downs. In What a Company Founder Can Lose she lists a series of things she really misses: