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Marketing:Swarms

2007-04-02T12:50:13Z

Ashmaurya: /* Swarm Me! */

[[Bootstrap_Marketing|Return to Bootstrap Marketing]]

A Marketing swarm is a gathering of bootstrappers with experience marketing businesses. They will, in the space of one meeting, prepare a recommended marketing plan for the subject business.

# [[Marketing:Swarms:Bootstrap|June 2006: Bootstrap Network Swarm]]
# [[Marketing:Swarms:Bootstrap#Social_Network_Marketing_Swarm:_OakTreeIdea.com|March 2007: Social Network Swarm]]

== Swarm Me! ==
If you are a bootstrap member and want us to do a marketing swarm on you, please add the name of the business you want us to swarm, your name, and a link to your User page here.

'''NOTE:''' Your user page should give us a way to get in touch with you.
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{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| Back of the Room
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User:Athought|Steven List]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
| Back of the Room is an online bookstore that specializes in self-published and small press products. Several Bootstrappers have products listed on the site ([http://www.backoftheroom.com www.BackOfTheRoom.com]). We've had some reasonable success in reaching authors/product creators, and are now working on reaching consumers.
|}

{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| TRACE((e))
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User:texasbootz|Tom Baum]]--[[User:Texasbootz|Texasbootz]] 21:42, 28 June 2006 (CDT)
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
| Whereas Google helps find information fast in the virtual world, TRACE((e)) helps find things fast and lose them less in the real world. Its flagship offering, "egoIDs", facilitates this by creating and attaching digital "egos" or "identities" to physical things and locations --> "who says objects can't talk?"
|}

'''Example:'''
<hr />
{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| HearThis.com
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User:Bmassey|Brian Massey]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
| HearThis.com scripts and produce podcasts for marketers. If you want to use podcasting as a powerful part of your marketing mix, HearThis.com can help you be heard.
|}

<hr />
{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| TagSlides.com
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User:springnet|springnet]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
| TagSlides.com is an offshoot of http://web2.0slides.com which was an instant hit and showed up several "lists" of top web 2.0 apps and has been catching on with the social bookmarking communities. Our strategy page is at http://workontheweb.com/gameplan We are forming a virtual team and have several web designers and developers involved. We have registered over 80 "slides" themed sites. The basic concept is that you can filter a google search, a technorati search, a del.icio.us tag search etc and show the results as a "slide show". It is "hands free browsing" once the slide show starts you don't have to click. We're using an interstitial advertising model. Actively seeking team members. Contact Paul Terry Walhus 512.581.9617 terry@spring.net
|}

<hr />
{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| Ziga Zoga
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User: Jason Cronkhite|Jason Cronkhite]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
| Ziga Zoga is soccer specific community dedicated to the development of players, coaches, parents and general soccer fans. Our mission is to provide products and services specifically designed or geared to cater to the soccer community (let your mind run wild and its probably going to be included). Contact me at 210.259.3242 or jason.cronkhite<at>gmail.com
|}

<hr />
{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| Small Planet Guide
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User: David Whitworth|drwhitworth]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
| Small Planet Guide is a an online real estate company. We are focused on the Austin apartment rental market but have plans to grow to other cities. Our goal is to become the MLS of apartment listings as well as create a unique and innovative way of finding an apartment. We have only been around for only a short time but have already hit almost 20,000 visitors per month and growing quickly. I need some help doing some creative and inexpensive marketing for both my customers, the apartments, and my users online. Contact me at 512.417.2713 or drwhitworth<at>gmail.com website is http://austin.smallplanetguide.com/rentals
|}

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{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| WiredReach / BoxCloud
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User: Ash Maurya|ashmaurya]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
| BoxCloud is dead-simple file sharing for creative professionals. It allows designers to share large files with clients and coworkers without any uploading or emailing. They simply drag-n-share stuff right from their desktop. Our marketing initiatives to date have included advertising on the DECK (http://www.coudal.com/deck), getting reviewed/mentioned by influential bloggers, and word of mouth. We are always looking for other effective ways for reaching our target audience.
|}

<hr />
{| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;border-left:1px #ffffff solid"
! Company Name
| Company
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Entrepreneur
| [[User: you|Your User Page]]
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left"
! Description
|
|}

Current events

2007-03-10T01:13:58Z

Ashmaurya:

[[Steve Harper presents The 8 Minute Ripple.]]

Attending SXSW Interactive (3/9/07 - 3/13/07)

# David Swedlow
# Ash Maurya

Boot File Share

2006-08-18T16:29:50Z

Ashmaurya: /* Bootstrap Feature Requests and Bug Fixes */

We are pleased to offer the BoxCloud service as part of the Bootstrap Open Source initiative.

==What is it?==
If you have ever struggled to send large file attachments over email, or tried to coordinate around ftp, you know that something as basic as sharing files is much harder than it needs to be...

[http://www.boxcloud.com BoxCloud] is a dead-simple way of sharing files with people you know without any uploading or emailing. You simply download a small application and then drag files from your desktop to share them instantly. Once shared, people can then securely access your files over a regular browser using a simple web based interface - they don't need to download or install anything.

You can learn more at the [http://www.boxcloud.com BoxCloud site].

==Who is an average user?==
Anyone that has ever needed to share or send large files with other people.

===How do you generate revenue?===
We offer a number of account plans that range from a completely FREE plan (ad-based) to plans ranging between $5/month and $49/month. While the biggest difference across the plans is how much stuff you can share each month, the higher tier plans also offer a few premium features like pickup notifications and personalized branding.

==Is there a bootstrapper discount?==
Yes. We are making the Basic account plan ($9/month) free for bootstrap members as a special offer. The Basic plan allows you to share up to 25Gb of files each calendar month. In exchange, all we ask is that you tell us what you like/dislike about the service. Simply drop us a line at [mailto:support@boxcloud.com support@boxcloud.com].

Instructions on how to apply this code are as follows:
# Download the application from [http://www.boxcloud.com http://www.boxcloud.com].
# Launch the application and click "Create New Account"
# Select the Basic plan
# Fill out all the requested information and at the bottom under "Special offers" enter this coupon code: '''BOOTFILESHARE'''. Note that you will need to provide a valid credit card even though you will never get charged under this offer.
# Accept the end user agreement and click "Create my account".

If you decide to later upgrade to either the Pro or Premium plans, you can do so from your Account page which is under the Account menu under the BoxCloud application. The regular monthly rates will apply for these plans.

==Who is behind BoxCloud?==
[http://www.wiredreach.com WiredReach] - An Austin based '''bootstrapped''' company, of course.

== Bootstrap Feature Requests and Bug Fixes ==

#Option to Store files on the server so client doesn't have to be on
#set whether boxcloud is automatically loaded on startup

===Completed Feature Requests===

# This is a tough one - not technically, but strategically for us. I completely understand the server advantage but we want to balance feature capabilities and our own resource limitations. Over time we definitely plan on addressing the online issue with a server option, multiple machine option, or a combination of both. Here are some of the considerations:
## Sharing versus Sending: We see BoxCloud as much as a collaboration tool as it is a way to send files. Frankly, there are currently better solutions to send large one-time use files. We see the product being used more in iterative environments like design, marketing, etc. We already have commenting and tagging capabilities and are adding more interactive capabilties to the product that will allow files to be previewed and even marked up. Pushing the file to a server is easy but managing all this metadata along with it can get a bit complicated.
## Adapts to the way we work: We work on our desktop, not a server. We want to make it dead simple to share and forget. Since files are directly linked to your local machine, once shared, you can continue work as normal and revise the file 1000 times if you wish. All changes are automatically tracked and your clients get the latest versions of everything. Again putting all this on a server creates synchronization headaches especially for folders which a number of our designer clients use to share out their entire customer folders with sub-contractors.
## Privacy and confidentiality: This has different mileage for different people. Some we have spoken with, are completely against storing any confidential data on a server.
# Since this was requested by a number of people, we have disabled the auto-start feature in the August 18 V1.0.11 release and will be reintroducing it back once we can allow it to be set by the user.

Boot File Share

2006-07-23T23:27:07Z

Ashmaurya: /* Is there a bootstrapper discount? */

Boot File Share

2006-07-23T23:26:08Z

Ashmaurya: /* Is there a bootstrapper discount? */

Boot File Share

2006-07-23T23:06:40Z

Ashmaurya: /* Is there a bootstrapper discount? */

Boot File Share

2006-07-23T19:52:43Z

Ashmaurya: /* Is there a bootstrapper discount? */

Boot File Share

2006-07-23T19:50:32Z

Ashmaurya:

Boot Board (Austin)

2006-04-23T00:11:12Z

Ashmaurya: /* Ash Maurya */

[[Category:Bootstrappers]]
[[Category:Bootstrap Subgroups]]
Boot Board: not CEO Roundtables!

[http://tinyurl.com/pxerx/ Boot Board Presentation from 4/10/2006 meeting]

Led by Bootstrappers:
* Michelle Ewalt, Team in Transition
* Stan Tyler
* David Swedlow

== INSTRUCTIONS ==
;Overview: You have to log in to edit an entry. Then you'll claim your entry by selecting a link from the Table of Contents, editing that entry and typing your name. Finally, you'll re-edit the entry to fill in the details. While you are editing, you won't see these instructions, but you can "Save page" to keep your changes and come back to this (the Boot Board) page. Scroll up to the top if necessary to see these instructions again.

;Login: Click the "log in" link at the very top right of this browser page. If you don't already have an account, enter the five fields and click the "Create new account" button. After you've created the account or logged in, click the "Return to Boot Board" link.

;Claim your entry: Select an entry from the Table of Contents. Choose one that reads "YOUR_NAME_HERE". You'll be taken to that entry and "YOUR_NAME_HERE" will appear at the top of the page. Click the "edit" link to the far right of "YOUR_NAME_HERE" to get to the edit page. For now, just replace "YOUR_NAME_HERE" with your first and last name (leave the equal marks "==" in place). Click the "Save page" button at the bottom of the screen. Now you've claimed this entry. Next, fill in the details.

;Fill in your details: At this point, the top of the page will have your first and last name as you entered them, and the "Edit" link is still to the far right. Click "Edit" again and now fill in the details. You should only need to replace the actual text that is in ALL_CAPS. Leave the semicolons (;) and asterisks at the beginning of each line (semicolons indicate headers, and asterisks indicate bullet items). If you need to add more bulleted items, just follow the pattern and enter an asterisk at the beginning of each line.

;Questions: If you have any questions, please email David Swedlow: david@metastorming.com.

==[[Sample Personal Description]]==
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Sample_Personal_Description Here] is a sample personal description for those who want to share their information based on the last Bootstrap Austin meeting. You can copy one of the samples, or just edit this page, and copy one of the entries below.

= Personal Descriptions of Interested Individuals =

== Ash Maurya ==

; Company: [http://www.wiredreach.com/ WiredReach]

; Email: [mailto:ash@wiredreach.com ash@wiredreach.com]

; Phone: 214.914.8658

; Company Size: 5 people + contractors [both offshore and local]

; Stage: Late Valley of Death

; Location: Central Austin - Recently relocated from Dallas

; Interested Categories:
* User Centric Web - Decentralization/P2P/Social Software
* Collaboration Technology
* Starting Up

; Other Information:
* New to Austin
* Company founded and bootstrapped since 2002
* weblog: http://www.wiredjournal.com

----

== Brian Massey ==
; Company: [http://www.hearthis.com/ HearThis.com]

; Company Size: Small

; Stage: Growth

; Location: Northwest Austin

; Interested Categories:
* Business to Business Technology
* Marketing
* Web 2.0/Customer Communities

; Other Information:
* Currently part-time Bootstrapper.
* 7-year veteran of Bootstrapped business.
* Advisor to several bootstrap businesses.
* Always looking to learn more.

----

== Chad Jewell ==

'''Company:''' Austin Office Space, Inc. [http://www.AustinOfficeSpace.com www.AustinOfficeSpace.com]

'''Company Size:''' Small (4 people)

'''Stage:''' Growth

'''Location:''' Northwest Austin

'''Interested Categories:'''
Service / Consulting oriented businesses,
Business in growth phase,
Lifestyle businesses,
Sales

'''Other Information'''
Started my company 6 years ago.
Just sold 1/2 to my lead associate.
Have 6 person confernce room that could hold up to 8?
Previous expenrence organizing my own businss Mastermind group
Was a member of The Alternative Board (TAB)

----

== David Swedlow ==

; Company: [http://www.synergyforinnovation.com/ SPCI]

; Email: [mailto:david@metastorming.com david@metastorming.com]

; Phone: 512-589-8834

; Company Size: 2 people

; Stage: Valley of Death

; Location: Northwest Austin

; Interested Categories:
* Social Software (Web 2.0)
* Emergent Community
* Collaborative Technology
* Transformational Dynamics

; Other Information:
* New Bootstrapper
* Member of local chapter of American Creativity Association
* Spiral Dynamics Integral, Level 1 and Level 2 certification
* Future Studies

----

== Phyllis Blees==
; Company: Blees Creative Academies

; Company Size: Small

; Stage: Ideation

; Location: Austin

; Interested Categories:
* Managing a start-up
* For-Profit educational models
* Financing start-ups

; Other Information:
* Just sold first school (a for-profit, primary school)
* Am planning the next school in my business model--an adult center for creative and innovative studies
* Have begun an interim "day job" as General Counsel for FLOW, Inc., a startup in the nonprofit world, and taking on a few business and tax clients
* Member of the Board of American Creativity Association-Austin Chapter
* Bootstrap Library Co-Chair

----

== Michael Trafton ==

; Company: [http://www.bluefishgroup.com/ Blue Fish Development Group]

; Email: [mailto:mikey@bluefishgroup.com]

; Phone: 512-469-9300 x201

; Company Size: 25 People

; Stage: Growth

; Location: Downtown Austin (6th & Brazos)

; Interested Categories:
* Sales
* Marketing
* Business Operations
* Personnel Management

; Other Information:
* Bootstrapped since 1999
* Member of Young Entrepreneur's Organization

----

== Chris Garrigues ==

; Company: [http://www.Trinsics.com/ Trinsic Solutions]

; Email: [mailto:cwg-bootstrap@trinsics.com cwg-bootstrap@trinsics.com]

; Phone: 512-322-0180

; Company Size: Myself and a few contractors

; Stage: Late Valley of Death (I'm actually not losing money, but would be if I hired staff too soon)

; Location: Central Austin (14th and West)

; Interested Categories:
* B2B Marketing
* Customer Satisfaction & Retention
* Managing growth
* Relationship-based businesses

; Other Information:
* Founded Trinsic Solutions in late 2003; My 3rd bootstrapped business since 1995
* Most of my career has been in IT management both for large companies (Dell, Schlumbeger, MCC, etc) as well as in my own startups.
* Hoped initially to grow fast and almost died in my first year; laid off staff and am now managing the slower pace well.
* I am a Maven with strong Relater tendencies and believe that my company should be a relater business with an underlying maven core.

----

== Stephen Sopko ==

; Company: [http://www.cbandgames.com/ '''Creative Bandwidth, LP''']

; Email: [mailto:steve@ckventures.com steve@ckventures.com]

; Phone: 512 917 6020

; Company Size: 5 owners & contractors

; Stage: Valley of Death (just past the buzzards circling overhead, make a left)

; Location: Round Rock/Georgetown, TX

; Interested Categories:
* Consulting (Sales, Proposals, Contract Negotiation & Management)
* Seminars & Teambuilding Events
* Games & Simulations
* Ideaphoria & the Practical Application of Creativity

; Other Information:
* Board Member: International Association for Contract & Commercial Management [http://www.iaccm.com/]
* Co-Founder (with Karen Sopko): Cedar Key Ventures [http://www.ckventures.com/]
* Former US Federal Contracting Officer, Oil & Gas Technology Purchasing Manager, Dell Negotiator & Offshorer
* Personality Traits: Driver/Driver, but humbled by being married to a much smarter Analytical...
* Member: Theodore Roosevelt Society & Society for Industrial Archaeology
* Hobbies: history (period 1865-1939), kayaking, music (1980s & smooth jazz), travel, child wrangling

----

== Dave Pinckney ==

; Company: [http://www.egeriadesign.com/ Egeria Design]

; Email: [mailto:egeria@austin.rr.com Egeria Design mailbox]

; Phone: 512-833-8634

; Company Size: Small

; Stage: Valley of Death

; Location: North Austin

; Interested Categories:
* Managing virtual staff
* Non-standard business models
* Structures of financial transactions

; Other Information:
* Info systems veteran
* Founded in 2001
* Docent: [http://www.blantonmuseum.org/ Blanton Museum of Art]
* Unofficial Photographer: [http://www.centraltexasballooning.com/ Central Texas Ballooning Association]

----

== Mike O'Krent ==

; Company: [http://www.lifestoriesalive.com/ LifeStories Alive]

; Email: [mailto:mokrent@lifestoriesalive.com]

; Phone: 512-431-8166

; Company Size: 1 full time! (other subcontractors - videographers, producer, editor)

; Stage: Valley of Death

; Location: Round Rock

; Interested Categories:
* Baby boomer target marketing
* Personal Historian
* Starting up

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== Karen Sopko ==

; Company: [http://ckventures.com/ Cedar Key Ventures, LLC]

; Email: [mailto:karen@ckventures.com karen@ckventures.com]

; Phone: 512 694 5366

; Company Size: 2 founders, all work done with contractors/allies

; Stage: Valley of Death - but hey I'm getting a great tan

; Location: Round Rock, TX

; Interested Categories:
* Proposals (Responding to RFP/RFQ's, Requirements Capture)
* Business Development (Relationship and consultative selling)
* Services Marketing (new service offering development)
* IT Desktop Services Outsourcing, Service Desk Management
* Knowledge Management, online Best Practice communities

; Other Information:
* see www.idealreview.com for articles on how not to get outsourced
* Advise on enterprise IT service management, processes, and metrics
* Former life - Alcatel, EDS, SUNY, Dell, NASA, Sailmaker's Apprentice, Quasar Hunter
* Current Alliances with Equaterra, InSource Partners, IACCM, CMI
* Volunteer Work, Capitol BEST Robotics, JASON, Dale-Carnegie
* Hobbies astronomy, watercolors, cycling, and photography
* Member IEEE, AMA, Austin Freelancers, Home Based Working Mothers, Austin Women in Technology

----

== Michelle Ewalt ==

; Company: http://www.teamintransition.com, Team in Transition

; Email: mewalt@teamintransition.com

; Phone: 512.762.8568
; Company Size: 1 person
; Stage: Growth
Location: Client locations: Austin, Surroundings areas, out of state
; Interested Categories:
1 Utilizing brainstorming team's personal power to leverage future results.
2 Grow Boot Board, lead the way for other groups to develop, and synergistic change management.
* ETC.

; Other Information:
*Pulse point on Team in Transition: Organizational leadership background: utilized Corporate experience and athletic coaching experience to launch Team in Transition.
*Holistic coaching and consulting practice: designed to manage resources for clients while achieving long standing change.
*Creator of local coaching programs for not for profit organizations.
*Leadership change management writer for NSIDE Magazine.
*Affiliations & Certifications referenced on web page and other marketing materials.
*Passionate leader with grassroots approach to helping people.

* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

== YOUR_NAME_HERE ==

; Company: [http://www.YOUR_DOMAIN.com/ YOUR_COMPANY]

; Email: [mailto:YOUR_EMAIL YOUR_EMAIL]

; Phone: YOUR_PHONENUMBER

; Company Size: YOUR_SIZE

; Stage: YOUR_STAGE (Ideation, Valley of Death, or Growth)

; Location: YOUR_LOCATION

; Interested Categories:
* YOUR_INTEREST_1
* YOUR_INTEREST_2
* ETC.

; Other Information:
* YOUR_OTHER_INFO
* ETC.

----

Boot Board (Austin)

2006-04-19T22:09:59Z

Ashmaurya:

[[Category:Bootstrappers]]
[[Category:Bootstrap Subgroups]]
Boot Board: not CEO Roundtables!

Led by Bootstrappers:
* Michelle Ewalt, Team in Transition
* Stan Tyler
* David Swedlow

==[[Sample Personal Description]]==
[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Sample_Personal_Description Here] is a sample personal description for those who want to share their information based on the last Bootstrap Austin meeting. You can copy one of the samples, or just edit this page, and copy one of the entries below.

= Personal Descriptions of Interested Individuals =

== Ash Maurya ==

; Company: [http://www.wiredreach.com/ WiredReach]

; Email: [mailto:ash@wiredreach.com ash@wiredreach.com]

; Phone: 214.914.8658

; Company Size: 5 people

; Stage: Valley of Death

; Location: Central Austin - Recently relocated from Dallas

; Interested Categories:
* User Centric Web - P2P/Social Software
* Collaborative Technology
* Starting Up

; Other Information:
* New to Austin
* Company founded and bootstrapped since 2002
* weblog: http://www.wiredjournal.com

----

== Brian Massey ==
; Company: [http://www.hearthis.com/ HearThis.com]

; Company Size: Small

; Stage: Growth

; Location: Northwest Austin

; Interested Categories:
* Business to Business Technology
* Marketing
* Web 2.0/Customer Communities

; Other Information:
* Currently part-time Bootstrapper.
* 7-year veteran of Bootstrapped business.
* Advisor to several bootstrap businesses.
* Always looking to learn more.

----

== Chad Jewell ==

'''Company:''' Austin Office Space, Inc. [http://www.AustinOfficeSpace.com www.AustinOfficeSpace.com]

'''Company Size:''' Small (4 people)

'''Stage:''' Growth

'''Location:''' Northwest Austin

'''Interested Categories:'''
Service / Consulting oriented businesses,
Business in growth phase,
Lifestyle businesses,
Sales

'''Other Information'''
Started my company 6 years ago.
Just sold 1/2 to my lead associate.
Have 6 person confernce room that could hold up to 8?
Previous expenrence organizing my own businss Mastermind group
Was a member of The Alternative Board (TAB)

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== David Swedlow ==

; Company: [http://www.synergyforinnovation.com/ SPCI]

; Email: [mailto:david@metastorming.com david@metastorming.com]

; Phone: 512-589-8834

; Company Size: 2 people

; Stage: Valley of Death

; Location: Northwest Austin

; Interested Categories:
* Social Software (Web 2.0)
* Emergent Community
* Collaborative Technology
* Transformational Dynamics

; Other Information:
* New Bootstrapper
* Member of local chapter of American Creativity Association
* Spiral Dynamics Integral, Level 1 and Level 2 certification
* Future Studies

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== Phyllis Blees==
; Company: Blees Creative Academies

; Company Size: Small

; Stage: Ideation

; Location: Austin

; Interested Categories:
* Managing a start-up
* For-Profit educational models
* Financing start-ups

; Other Information:
* Just sold first school (a for-profit, primary school)
* Am planning the next school in my business model--an adult center for creative and innovative studies
* Have begun an interim "day job" as General Counsel for FLOW, Inc., a startup in the nonprofit world, and taking on a few business and tax clients
* Member of the Board of American Creativity Association-Austin Chapter
* Bootstrap Library Co-Chair