Land and EXPAND – Recession-proof your Sales and Expand your Bottom Line
Land and EXPAND the fasting path to expand your bottom line. A key area where many companies don’t focus as much as they should – is expansion within their existing customers
A Random Walk Down San Fernando by Jack Estill
Recently, we had a chat with Jack Estill, retired business owner and Lecturer Emeritus at San Jose State University, about the economics of entrepreneurship and Austrian economics.
Co-working in Silicon Valley: Find the Perfect Place to Work
In this blog post, we’ll look at the best co-working spaces in Silicon Valley. We’ll also provide tips on finding and booking a conference room at one of these spaces. Let’s get started!
Newsletter Q2 2022: Startup Friendly – Scrappy Sales Framework
Is this you? You have put their heart and soul into developing your product. You launch your dreams and then nothing…nobody buys
Funding Without Dilution: Introduction to SBIR Grants
Paul Scott of Matrix Information Services gives a briefing on SBIR Grants and how they can be used to secure funding without dilution.
Newsletter V2022 Issue 1: Startup Journey
Startup Founders – Plan to do something epic with their one wild and precious life!
Q: Can you recommend an accountant for business taxes?
Need an accountant for business taxes? Here are accountants recommended by Bootstrappers Breakfast members for startups and small businesses.
Startup Lessons Learned with Adam Verhasselt
We recently interviewed Adam Verhasselt, founder and creative director at Vlux Visual. He creates music visuals and augmented reality experiences to build brands from the ground up.
Founder Interview with Hmayak Tigranyan, founder of Buildern
Interview with Hmayak Tigranyan, founder of Buildern, a project management tools for the construction industry.
Erin Austin: Two Things You Must Do If You Want to Sell Your Business
Erin Austin advises consultants to build exclusive assets and sustainable processes in their practice if they want to be able to sell it.
2022 Customer Discovery Bootcamp Starting Saturday January 22
SKMurphy’s 2022 Customer Discovery Bootcamp provides a framework for validating your idea with prospects to determine the real market need.
Dan Hugo: CES 2022 Trends
Dan Hugo shares the cool technology and trends he observed at CES 2022. He speculates on what they mean for the future of the startup ecosystem.
Newsletter V2021 Issue 4: Shared Situational Awareness
In a dynamic environment, situational awareness is an important prerequisite to identify what needs to be done.
Kristin Zhivago: The Promise Keeper
Kristin Zhivago’s “The Promise Keeper” outlined the need for business processes that support your brand as the promise that you keep.
Lead Generation for Consultants
Recently we spoke on a variety of proven marketing techniques for growing your business. Sean Murphy and Theresa Shafer talked about building awareness and getting exposure to attract and sell your expertise, services, and products. They explored the techniques for those times when you have less billable work, and also the techniques for when there …
Book Club: Traversing the Traction Gap by Bruce Cleveland
In “The Traction Gap” Bruce Cleveland explains how to find a minimum viable product and grow a company with a repeatable sales process.
Lean Canvas – Experimentation (Video Available)
Lean Canvas Experimentation is part of a five part series by Ed Ipser where he explains how to use the Lean Canvas and what it is good for. Focus Marketing Operation Finances Experimentation In this Lean Startup Canvas session on Experimentation, Ed Ipser shares how to use your lean startup canvas to design and conduct experiments …
Micro-VC / Angel investor Thomas Ahn on the Effective Investor Pitch
An extract from a highly interactive session with Thomas Ahn at the Lean Culture Meetup on Mar-25-2021 where he answers “what makes for an effective investor pitch?”
Maintaining Your Professional Network
Some people are natural connectors. Sean Murphy is one of those. In this video, he shares one of his secret to network maintenance. He frames maintaining your professional network as counting your blessings. Your network is a long-term investment. It takes the time to nurture and grow your relationships.
Lean Canvas Finances
Lean Canvas Finances is part of a five part series by Ed Ipser where he explains how to use the Lean Canvas and what it is good for. Focus Marketing Operation Finances Experimentation In this Lean Canvas – Finance session, Ed Ipser shares how to identify your own revenue and cost structure and how to create …