convore.json/groups/entrepreneurship/will-bootstrapping-or-seed-funding-become-more-popular-in-the-next-two-years/messages.json

[{"user_id": 1148, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297279400.3179131, "message": "Given recent sharp lowering of barriers to music publishing, do you think that bands will \"bootstrap\" into companies? The shared knowledge of startups that the tech community has been generating could be of great use to new bands.", "group_id": 250, "id": 52962}, {"user_id": 805, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297278188.7466731, "message": "I wonder how many people will seek funding from programs like YC, Techstars, etc and give up when they don't get in versus people who either plan to bootstrap or choose to bootstrap as their backup plan.", "group_id": 250, "id": 52314}, {"user_id": 1028, "stars": [{"date_created": 1297280206.1035299, "user_id": 805}], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297279183.2935779, "message": "Have you seen that Techstars has \"open-sourced\" their model (their words, not mine)? That kind of sharing of information will make it easier for startups to bootstrap. Really they shouldn't be mutually exclusive. Bootstrapping should be the mentality at any startup even if accepted into a program like Techstars, Y Combinator, etc.", "group_id": 250, "id": 52889}, {"user_id": 1809, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297282601.141871, "message": "We worked on the business for 9 months, at night after our day job. Which I guess some people call the pre-revenue phase. Also, we're not chasing some billion-dollar dream. We're trying to grow authentically and sustainably.", "group_id": 250, "id": 54522}, {"user_id": 1809, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297282530.544596, "message": "Also we have extremely low overhead, only two employees. But it can be done.", "group_id": 250, "id": 54490}, {"user_id": 1809, "stars": [{"date_created": 1297284861.586726, "user_id": 805}], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297282475.6988261, "message": "We had an opportunity to get heavy funding but ended up just doing friends and family investment and bootstrapping. We felt that having the need to make money right out of the door would force us to become better at running this business. We're now six weeks in and already profitable (but still in debt)", "group_id": 250, "id": 54468}, {"user_id": 1028, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297282749.0229311, "message": "@ghostis have you tried to get artists to organize to do anything? Worse than herding cats. We've tried it at TheHighwayGirl for years.", "group_id": 250, "id": 54597}, {"user_id": 1148, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297283273.4631331, "message": "@nrose Regarding not chasing the \"Billion Dollar\" dream, Jason over at asmartbear.com has a good post explaining why he sold his company when he did. http://blog.asmartbear.com/rich-vs-king-sold-company.html", "group_id": 250, "id": 54873}, {"user_id": 2529, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297286625.2154579, "message": "We are in an economic upswing for the next couple of years, so I would predict money to flow easily.  Following the upswing will certainly be the downturn i.e. > 2 more years, I would predict bootstrapping to rise heavily in 2013 (because the funds will stop flowing).", "group_id": 250, "id": 56936}, {"user_id": 2239, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297286877.7972159, "message": "It's funny because here in Brazil we're also having a good moment in our economy, but i don't know why there isn't many seed and angel investors here", "group_id": 250, "id": 57059}, {"user_id": 2239, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297286423.607075, "message": "Here in Brazil i would say that bootstrapping is the most popular way to develop startups,  as there aren't many investors here, people are worried about being profitable since day 1.", "group_id": 250, "id": 56832}, {"user_id": 218, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297289190.228019, "message": "better money to be had outside of tech?", "group_id": 250, "id": 58634}, {"user_id": 218, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297289212.06478, "message": "ie: NYC sees less funding than SFO for tech startups because there are better yielding investments here (finance, specifically)", "group_id": 250, "id": 58647}, {"user_id": 2219, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297290824.883836, "message": "nothing to do with popularity", "group_id": 250, "id": 59233}, {"user_id": 2219, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297290923.5087271, "message": "and sometimes you are going to have to grind out a win", "group_id": 250, "id": 59261}, {"user_id": 2219, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297290910.4133661, "message": "if you are software disruptive, you are going to have to move rapidly and stake out a space", "group_id": 250, "id": 59258}, {"user_id": 2219, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297290889.1877019, "message": "it has everything to do with your business model", "group_id": 250, "id": 59247}, {"user_id": 4094, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297302768.0120921, "message": "sure why not", "group_id": 250, "id": 62745}, {"user_id": 3662, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297297650.1288559, "message": "@pellegrino People definitely go with what's available, funding is great but if you can't raise any then what? Give up? No. By any means available.", "group_id": 250, "id": 61365}, {"user_id": 3662, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297297754.6087999, "message": "I think if seed funding dries up, then people will do what they have to.", "group_id": 250, "id": 61403}, {"user_id": 2239, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297299031.8719921, "message": "@toksogun yeah true! I also believe that people will adjust to this new model", "group_id": 250, "id": 61850}, {"user_id": 4384, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297307979.0439861, "message": "I believe so", "group_id": 250, "id": 64050}, {"user_id": 505, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297307364.636333, "message": "it will never dry up.", "group_id": 250, "id": 63958}, {"user_id": 4467, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297310332.2966149, "message": "yeah...wassa???", "group_id": 250, "id": 64517}, {"user_id": 4483, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297310292.07254, "message": "is anyone there?", "group_id": 250, "id": 64514}, {"user_id": 4483, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297310285.6641741, "message": "mhmm", "group_id": 250, "id": 64509}, {"user_id": 6897, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1297422911.978054, "message": "I think it will be the age of bootstrapping that will take effect soon as we see app stores flourish with smaller teams building apps especially for mobile phones", "group_id": 250, "id": 79467}, {"user_id": 14697, "stars": [], "topic_id": 2085, "date_created": 1298388048.2812591, "message": "With the recent news from Y Combinator and Yuri Milner's $150,000 invest in all YC companies I would venture to guess funding will become easier and easier to get. Bootstrapping gives a great sense of accomplishment, but how can you compete with a company that has deeper pockets then you?", "group_id": 250, "id": 179640}]