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March 18th, 2011
Steve Blank will discuss Practical tips and experiences — “Customer Development for Entrepreneurs”. Bring your questions and join other Entrepreneurs Who Problems for Breakfast at our morning round the table discussion.
Join other entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast.
About Steve Blank
Steve grew up in New York City and was lucky enough to arrive in Silicon Valley in 1978 at the beginning of the boom times. Since then, he has been a founder or early employee in eight start-ups, both winners and losers, which include: two semiconductor companies, Zilog and MIPS Computers, a workstation company Convergent Technologies, a consulting stint for a graphics hardware/software spinout Pixar, a supercomputer firm, Ardent, a computer peripheral supplier, SuperMac, a military intelligence systems supplier, ESL and a video game company, Rocket Science Games.
Steve currently calls himself a ‘retired entrepreneur’ and is a lecturer at Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley. He has been recognized with awards from both universities. In 2009 the San Jose Mercury News listed him as one of the “10 Influencers in Silicon Valley.” Outside of entrepreneurship Steve has an interest in conservation. He has served on the California Coastal Commission, and currently is among the directors of Audubon California, the Peninsula Open space Land Trust, California League of Conservation Voters and is a Trustee of University of California, Santa Cruz. Follow Steve at his website: http://steveblank.com/.
March 3rd, 2011
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Leslie Murdock, co-founder of Murdock Martell, Inc., will be our featured guest at Bootstrappers Breakfast(R). Murdock Martell is a financial and accounting professional services firm. Leslie has been a pioneer in providing financial advisory services to Silicon Valley companies for over 25 years. He also founded Murdock & Associates / Horn Murdock Cole, which he built to 150 professionals and sold to a private equity firm. It is now known as Accretive Solutions. Prior to Murdock & Associates, Leslie held several positions with Ernst & Young in Silicon Valley and Dublin, Ireland.
Leslie serves on the Board of Acterra, is a Founder and past board alumni of The CleanTech Open. He is also Treasurer of the Irish Literary & Historical Society and is past-President of both the San Jose/Dublin Sister City Program and the San Jose Conservation Corps. Leslie is a CPA and a Chartered Accountant.
Leslie’s discussion “Start-up Finance & Administrative Nuts & Bolts” will focus on the following key points.
- How much is enough when it comes to Finance and Administration
- Staying or of trouble – what you need to know
- Timeline for getting things done
Bring some questions, join the discussion and meet other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems for Breakfast.
February 16th, 2011
At the Bootstrappers Breakfast in San Francisco (Sandbox Suites, 567 Sutter St) at 8am this Friday, 18th Feb, Matt Childs and Derrick Lee from DreamSimplicity will talk about “Lessons Learned Being Fearless with a Camcorder.”
Today, the convergence of social media, business culture and technology is allowing entrepreneurs to get their message out in front of their customers in ways never previously possible. Specifically the use of video to draw customers in and engage with them on a personal level has never been so easy or accessible. What used to take months and great expense can now be accomplished with items readily available on hand – all it takes is willingness to experiment.
Learn how DreamSimplicity leverages relatively inexpensive equipment, a carefully crafted social network and thick skin to become one of the leading pioneers in video in the software space.
Matt and Derrick cut their teeth in the trenches of the sales departments of various early stage VC funded Software-as-a-Service companies. Taking their knowledge of the industry, technology and relationships they nurtured, they struck off on their own in April of 2009 to start DreamSimplicity as an advocate for the SaaS and Cloud Computing community. The site is an online community for SaaS firms and customers to learn from their peers and advance their knowledge.
February 8th, 2011
A fellow bootstrapper member is presenting at PATCA’s February Consulting Meeting
February 10, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Campbell CA
Which business entity is right for your consulting practice? The answer relies on many factors and the correct choice is not always clear. PATCA’s February dinner meeting features attorney, Inna Efimchik, a corporate and securities specialist who works extensively with small business and technology startups. She will discuss the four primary types of business entities and current issues in considering each of these choices: Sole proprietorships, Partnerships, LLCs, and Corporations.
For more information see PATCA events
February 7th, 2011
On February 11, 2010 Isaac Garcia, co-founder and CEO of Central Desktop will join Bootstrappers Breakfast® as our featured guest. Central Desktop, founded in 2005, delivers a cloud-based social collaboration platform. Their online collaboration solution helps businesses manage projects and documents in the cloud with colleagues, customers and partners.
Isaac oversees business strategy and sales for the company. Isaac has a proven record in both early-stage technology companies and enterprise sales & marketing. He was a founding partner at Upgradebase, where he oversaw all business development and sales for the company. Isaac served as a Director of North America Enterprise Sales for CNET Channel. He was responsible for the acquisition, sales and management of global partnerships with Microsoft, Google, eBay, Yahoo and Best Buy. Isaac led and managed CNET’s global partnership with Microsoft to launch the Windows Marketplace campaign in 14 countries. He received a BA in English from Ambassador University and a Master s degree in English Literature from the University of Northern Colorado.
Today Isaac will discuss “Lesson’s Learned in Bootstrapping Central Desktop.” Some key points he will cover include:
1. Be patient. It takes longer than you’d expect to start generating “meaningful” revenue so you need to be personally and financially ready for this.
2. Outsourcing is overrated. Key functions like product design, engineering and sales need to initially come from the founders because the voice and purpose of your company and its products cannot be fully understood by a third party.
3. Tenacity and dedication are what will most likely determine whether or not you are successful.
January 31st, 2011
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Robert Dang, partner and attorney at Fortis General Counsel, http://www.fortisgc.com returns to our Bootstrappers Breakfast™ Friday, February 4 at Hobee’s Palo Alto (4224 El Camino Real) at 7;30 am. Robert will answer questions and discuss the legal issues facing entrepreneurs in today’s economy. Fortis is a startup friendly firm and endorsed by attendees.
Rob’s practice focuses on providing general counsel services to technology startups, with an emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, corporate governance and general business counseling. Rob currently serves on the Executive Committee of the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB). Have your questions ready for a great discussion.
January 22nd, 2011
Chicago Tech Calendar is a great collection of meetups, hackathons and general happenings here in Chicago. http://chicagotechcal.com/
January 19th, 2011
WALNUT CREEK, Sean Murphy, CEO of SKMurphy, Inc. will lead the discussion “Bootstrapping a technology startup: what’s the minimum you need to do to make your first dollar”. Attendees are invited to share their own tips and participate in this lessons-learned topic.
‘Join other entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast’ on January 25, 2011 at 7:30 a.m. Please register as seating is limited.
Sean Murphy has taken an entrepreneurial approach to life since he could drive. He has served as an advisor to dozens of startups, helping them explore new options and bring their businesses to new levels. His firm, SKMurphy, Inc., focuses on early customers and early revenue for software startups, helping engineers to understand business development. His clients have offerings in electronic design automation, artificial intelligence, web-enabled collaboration, proteomics, text analytics, legal services automation, and medical services workflow.
January 17th, 2011
Ogden Lily and Kevin Epes from Boitano, Sargent, and Lily will be joining us January 18th in Sunnyvale to answer questions on accounting and tax issues for startups.
January 10th, 2011
Robert Dang, partner and attorney at Fortis General Counsel, http://www.fortisgc.com returns to our Bootstrappers Breakfast™ Friday, February 4 at Hobee’s Palo Alto (4224 El Camino Real) at 7;30 am. Robert will answer questions and discuss the legal issues facing entrepreneurs in today’s economy. Fortis is a startup friendly firm and endorsed by attendees.
Rob’s practice focuses on providing general counsel services to technology startups, with an emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, corporate governance and general business counseling. Rob currently serves on the Executive Committee of the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB). Have your questions ready for a great discussion.
Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. RSVP now – this location fills up.
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