2009 SXSW Interactive Panel Picker

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Title:

Bootstrap Your Startup

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Level:

Beginner

Type:

Solo

Category:

Business / Entrepreneurial

Presenter:

Bijoy Goswami, bijoygoswami.com

Description:

Dell, Oracle, Microsoft and Virgin were bootstrap companies that were able to get started without raising traditional venture capital. Bootstrapping is not just capital efficient, it has many other positive influences on your business and your potential to profit from its success. Learn why you should consider the bootstrap method and ask questions of a successful bootstrap entrepreneur.

This will be the first time Bijoy and I present the Bootstrap presentation together. It's going to be a blast! You can see the fun slides from my last Bootstrap presentation to the Rice Alliance at http://www.austinpreneur.com/2008/05/austin-rice-all.html

This is key information especially with the startup climate changing so much. Now using low cost cloud computing solutions like EC2 and rapid development frameworks like Ruby on Rails, traditional funding options may no longer be needed (or even be applicable). I'd love to hear more

Understanding the bootstrapping method and the benefits to the entrepreneur is very relevant to those SXSW Interactive attendees even thinking about launching their own product or business idea. The knowledge on bootstrapping these two bring to the table cannot be overstated.

I'm bootstrapping right now and this sounds like a great panel to learn more!

Bijoy always puts on a great panel! Can't wait for this one.

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Amazing - This justifies my trip to SXSW.

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