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the
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                     DOING IT ANYWAY


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Cost of starting
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                              Bootstrapping
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$1mil                              Growth
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Search Engine
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search engine optimization




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DAVE
                              MULLEN

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C A S H F L OW =
      SUSTAINABILITY

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H O W D O YO U
    MAKE MONEY?

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100. Bio Liberty




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I have
                                       not
                                     failed
                              1,000 times.
       I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DISCOVERED 1,000
            WAYS TO NOT MAKE A LIGHT BULB.
                                    - Thomas Edison
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The Beauty of Bootstrapping - Doing it Anyway

Editor's Notes

  1. Customer #1
  2. Customer #1
  3. Bootstrapping a business forces you to focus on making money. Cashflow is king.
  4. Bootstrapping a business forces you to focus on making money. Cashflow is king.
  5. Rising tide lifts all boats. BBO story about Las Vegas. The action that is happening in NOLA right now.
  6. Failure
  7. - connector - networker - social capital - add value - help people out