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Ways to bootstrap a startup: on the side

40 点作者 joelg87超过 14 年前

10 条评论

jswinghammer超过 14 年前
The biggest down side to this approach is potential IP hassles if your employer decides they want what you've been working on. It's always a good idea to look over your employment agreement carefully before heading down this path. Better yet tell them what you're thinking ahead of time just to cover yourself.
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rwhitman超过 14 年前
There's a really good comment on there I'd like to quote:<p>"I'd only add that, from my own experience, it is more fruitful to avoid emulating the larger team mentalities when you're a single soul company. Specifically, don't aim for MVP, where your first version is this pale shade of your bigger plan. Instead, aim for MVB, or 'Minimum Viable Business'. Make that first version the whole enchilada. It forces you to think about small products that can be profitable on their own without additional effort, rather than always waiting for the next sign post. When you build up several profitable but small businesses, then you can choose which of those to evolve into a more ambitious version of itself. "<p>This is probably the biggest lesson I learned as well when I was trying to build a startup product on the side of freelancing for a living. When you are solo its infinitely more useful to build up a functional business with cashflow than work on something where you need to scale up to hit milestones before you make money.<p>When you need cash to pay your bills, it is very difficult to prioritize putting new effort into something that won't make money in the short term...
manoloe超过 14 年前
i also think it's a good idea to get a 'bootstrap startup' partner on the side that can help keep your project moving forward when you get stuck with real work (and can't get back to startup for a while), smooth out the burnout risks, and help overall momentum and morale when things get tough.<p>ideally, it would be someone that shares your 'ramen profitability' and complements your skill set.
stefanobernardi超过 14 年前
A lot of true stuff in there, but I don't see a single "way" to bootstrap your startup. A "why bootstrap" title would have been a bit better, this one is pretty misleading for me.
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fedd超过 14 年前
i'm working at work, coding side project at some nights, read some hackernews, techcrunch AND have one wife and two small kids. imagine how focused i am and on what! )))
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otaku_coder超过 14 年前
I'm currently in the same boat, working fulltime for a UK accelerator/incubator project, and then working on SlideReach (<a href="http://slidereach.com" rel="nofollow">http://slidereach.com</a>) in my evenings and weekends. The big challenge I'm facing is of choosing what to work on in my limited time, but thats where getting feedback early and often should help.
danmux超过 14 年前
Joel.<p>Spot on, I commented on some of the problems I'm facing on quora....e.g. "You also have your day job keeping an eye on your proceedings, and if its a good place to work you will inevitably get sucked into putting some extra effort in towards the end of projects, detracting from your startup."
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krisrak超过 14 年前
Great post, I'm trying to do the same, Its a really hard to make decision to quit day job and work on startup, especially if you are working in a good company and benefits, working on the side until the startup is profitable/raise money is the way to go.
LeonW超过 14 年前
great post. "Constraints make you focus." I couldn't agree more. Since I am going through a similar thing there was no time before when I thought my work was so efficient when working on this startup.
pipeline_tux超过 14 年前
I do this and the biggest issue I've had so far is trying to talk with people from the businesses in my target market, who only work from 9 until 5.