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Bootstrapping

10 Lessons Learned in 22 Years of Bootstrapping

by Tim Berry on June 3, 2009

in Back to Fundamentals, Bootstrapping, Family Business, advice

(I posted this yesterday on Small Business Trends. I’m reposting here because this is my main blog, and it belongs here too. Tim )
Last week a group of students interviewed me, as part of a class project, looking for secrets and keys to success. They were asking me because after 22 years of bootstrapping, my [...]

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10 Lessons From A 25-Year-Old Who Made It

by Tim Berry on April 23, 2009

in Bootstrapping, Business Mistakes, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business

Joanna Van Vleck has revamped her business plan at least half a dozen times, made a new take on an old idea work sensationally, and is riding triple-digit growth during this recession.
So, when she humbly offers 10 lessons for startups, it’s worth listening.
Joanna is founder and CEO of the Trunk Club, which is a network [...]

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Mark Cuban’s Real-World Stimulus Plan

by Tim Berry on February 11, 2009

in Back to Fundamentals, Bootstrapping, Venture Capital

Billionaire Mark Cuban announced his own stimulus plan earlier this week. It’s sheer genius. Here’s how he describes it in his blog post, The Mark Cuban stimulus plan: Rather than trying to be a Venture Capitalist, I was looking for…

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Biggest Startup Business Obstacle, Counterpoint: Biggest Boost

by Tim Berry on August 4, 2008

in Bootstrapping, Business Stories, Starting a Business, True Stories

I posted my biggest obstacle here Saturday: When I started my business in 1983, needing the money was my biggest obstacle. I had a good job, which I left on purpose; and mine was the only income. And we had…

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Can You Say “Lifestyle Business” Without Sneering

by Tim Berry on June 19, 2008

in Bootstrapping

Take a good healthy business, with good growth potential, defensible, funding itself from initial sales, or consulting, or maybe just squeezing founders’ assets and combining that with hard work. Let’s just say this business doesn’t need outside investment to grow….

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