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How we
bootstrapped
our idea into
a business
1 we were patient
2 we chose a small segment
3 we are multidisciplinary
                Jesse   Frederik   Gijs
Source access    βœ”        βœ”        βœ”
  Deployment     βœ”        βœ”        βœ”
        Html     βœ”        βœ”        βœ”
      Design              βœ”
          DB     βœ”                 βœ”
        Copy     βœ”        βœ”        βœ”
     Support     βœ”        βœ”        βœ”
   Marketing     βœ”        βœ”
   Sys admin     βœ”                 βœ”
4 we have a steady income
        Jesse Wynants
        Strategic Planner
        @ Boondoggle

        Frederik Vincx
        Interaction designer
        @ content cowboys

        Gijs Nelissen
        Software development manager
        @ Dataflow
5 we use lots of services
        Hosting: web & DB        EC2: micro instance



        Storage & distribution   S3 & cloudfront



        Customer support



        Recurring Billing



        Emailing



        Media handling



        Web stats



        Conversation tracking
Betagroup,
how can we become
better / faster /
stronger at
bootstrapping our
company?

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How We Bootstrapped Our Idea Into a Business in 5 Steps

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 4. 1 we were patient
  • 5. 2 we chose a small segment
  • 6. 3 we are multidisciplinary Jesse Frederik Gijs Source access βœ” βœ” βœ” Deployment βœ” βœ” βœ” Html βœ” βœ” βœ” Design βœ” DB βœ” βœ” Copy βœ” βœ” βœ” Support βœ” βœ” βœ” Marketing βœ” βœ” Sys admin βœ” βœ”
  • 7. 4 we have a steady income Jesse Wynants Strategic Planner @ Boondoggle Frederik Vincx Interaction designer @ content cowboys Gijs Nelissen Software development manager @ Dataflow
  • 8. 5 we use lots of services Hosting: web & DB EC2: micro instance Storage & distribution S3 & cloudfront Customer support Recurring Billing Emailing Media handling Web stats Conversation tracking
  • 9. Betagroup, how can we become better / faster / stronger at bootstrapping our company?