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Chris Schultz
Chris Schultz

This is my presentation from The Feast Conference. Notes on the presentation are here: http://www.voodooventures.com/2009/02/12/the-beauty-of-bootstrapping-doing-it-anyway/

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The Beauty of Bootstrapping - Doing it Anyway

Editor's Notes

  2. Customer #1
  20. Customer #1
  24. Bootstrapping a business forces you to focus on making money. Cashflow is king.
  25. Bootstrapping a business forces you to focus on making money. Cashflow is king.
  27. Rising tide lifts all boats. BBO story about Las Vegas. The action that is happening in NOLA right now.
  28. Failure
  31. - connector - networker - social capital - add value - help people out