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• 1. Liz  |  July 11th, 2009 at 10:20 am

  Great meeting. I absorbed a lot of good information and energy. See you next month.

• 2. Vijay Sajja  |  September 18th, 2009 at 11:01 am

  “You can get a lot done in a short amount of time with the right people”

  It was nice be reminded of that….

  Good meeting..

• 3. Ben Foden  |  September 27th, 2009 at 11:57 am

  I met a lot of interesting people, some of whom were able to use my services as a marketeer, and others whose services and advice I needed as well. A real win-win.

• 4. Mathieu Guilmineau  |  October 10th, 2009 at 12:25 am

  Very pleasant atmosphere. A variety of backgrounds from the participants made for insightful contributions. I particularly appreciated the informal recommendations one-on-one between participants after the breakfast was over.

• 5. Liz  |  October 10th, 2009 at 8:00 am

  Great Milpitas breakfast on Friday. It was good to see so many people there and I made some great connections. The Speaker, Lenny, was very informative and even though he speaks to a product based industry and My business is service based, I learned a lot from listening- especially about how I should be looking at my target market.

• 6. Luca  |  October 21st, 2009 at 5:05 pm

  Wonderful experience for a just-arrived-potential-entrepreneur in Silicon Valley! Competent people discussing about real issues, definitely a terrific useful meeting. I learned a lot.

• 7. Minda Cutcher  |  October 27th, 2009 at 2:51 pm

  Fabulous networking and learning opportunity! I walked away with 2 actionable ideas for increasing my visibility in the community. I’ll be back for more.

• 8. Minda Cutcher  |  November 18th, 2009 at 6:44 am

  I got some really good actionable feedback from the group on how to shift my sales/marketing strategy from a method that felt “pushy” to a more nurturing style. Thanks for this great forum!

• 9. Donna  |  November 29th, 2009 at 1:14 pm

  Its great to network with other business people (people who are active in creating, inventing, selling). Questions and statements are common challenges which face all business types. One item mentioned is that clients are asking for more with less right now. We need to begin to educate and work with each of these clients closely so they may understand/measure what they receive.

• 10. Donna  |  January 20th, 2010 at 10:16 am

  A very good update of accounting with easy action items to watch out for and not cause future headaches. 1099s, setting up accounts tailored for CPAs to look at, tax deadlines etc. Using QB online is a very good solution, although I find not many businesses are using yet.

• 11. Joe Gordillo  |  February 23rd, 2010 at 2:23 pm

  Just because you have a great product, service or idea it doesn’t necessarily mean the business will be successful. Making a business successful takes planning, focus and a lot of hard work.

  Many 1st time entrepreneurs do not succeed because they are too focused on their idea, and not focused enough on the business aspects. Important Fact: Just because YOU had the idea, doesn’t qualify you as the best person to lead the business!

• 12. Phelan  |  February 25th, 2010 at 2:45 pm

  When I first heard of Bootstrapper’s Breakfast I wasn’t sure what to expect. Now that I’ve been to one, I see many of the attendees are there from similar industries and with various fields of expertise that can help you get unstuck from possible issues you may be currently facing. All of us at one point or another need to look at problems and issues from a different perspective and these meetings help you to do that in a safe and friendly environment using some of the same principles as a mastermind group.

  Great meetings and looking forward to attending more.

• 13. Donna  |  February 27th, 2010 at 11:14 am

  I always learn from these people that share – the ‘consistent contributors’ and entrepreneurs. No matter what challenge lies ahead, it is great to get yet another perspective. And, to be with people that are active and doing, not just talking.

• 14. Dorai Thodla  |  March 13th, 2010 at 7:49 am

  I am always surprised by how much I learn in two hours. The quality and enthusiasm of people that show up and the things I find out that I never knew about and how time flies.

• 15. Carl Angotti  |  March 27th, 2010 at 5:51 am

  Great discussion on how to get a focus for a new business product area. As usual, also lots of discussions of interest to entrepreneurs.

• 16. Attendee  |  June 24th, 2010 at 7:37 pm

  Thank you for putting up this event.

  My issue going in was “do I want to take outside money?”

  Two remarks from attendees help me gain clarity on this. One is “what do yo need the money for.” Giving a serious answer to this question helps me understand my question better.

  The other remark is a question about how I plan to pay back the investor, i.e. how can the investor make a profit investing in me. I notice that my thinking about Silicon Valley venture and angel funds is essentially the greater fool view. I feel some embarrassment over this view, and notice other possible relationships with investors.

  Thank you again for putting up the event.

• 17. Spandana Goli  |  June 26th, 2010 at 2:09 pm

  I learnt that it is very important to test the idea even if it is a small subset of the actual product/service

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