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Best Way to Succeed as a Solopreneur:  Go For Fewer Customers

Best Way to Succeed as a Solopreneur: Go For Fewer Customers

By Bob Warfield on July 29, 2014

I’m reading with interest some posts that are hot on Techmeme at the moment from Jared Sinclair and Marco Arment about succeeding with iOS apps and as a Solopreneur.  Jared’s blog post is a cautionary tale for those who would like to bootstrap a small venture well enough to quit their day jobs. Many weigh in […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged bootstrapping, CNCCookbook, iOS, Marco Arment, marketing, strategy

Charging for Your Product is About 2000 Times More Effective than Relying on Ad Revenue

Charging for Your Product is About 2000 Times More Effective than Relying on Ad Revenue

By Bob Warfield on February 24, 2013

I was reading Gabriel Weinberg’s piece on the depressing math behind consumer-facing apps.  He’s talking about conversion rates for folks to actually use such apps and I got to thinking about the additional conversion rate of an ad-based revenue model since he refers to the Facebooks and Twitters of the world.  Just for grins, I […]

Posted in Business | Tagged bootstrapping, CNCCookbook, Conversion Rate, Facebook, Revenue model, startups, strategy, Twitter, venture

No office, no boss, no boundaries:  The Life of a Bootstrapper

No office, no boss, no boundaries: The Life of a Bootstrapper

By Bob Warfield on January 10, 2013

I loved this CNN article that I found courtesy of Hacker News, except for the sketchy spin on loneliness.  It captures some of the lifestyle I’d like to have, though I’m not there yet.  I have been able to quit my day job, but I’m still low enough in six figures and busy enough with […]

Posted in Business | Tagged bootstrapping, CNCCookbook, customer service, Hacker News, startup

A Solo Bootstrapping Odyssey:  2012 Was The Year I Quit My Day Job

A Solo Bootstrapping Odyssey: 2012 Was The Year I Quit My Day Job

By Bob Warfield on January 9, 2013

For those who like Bootstrapping Case Studies, here is mine. 2012 was the year I moved on from a Day Job and started doing my Bootstrapped Company CNCCookbook full-time.  I’m not the first to do so, and certainly not the last, but I thought I’d provide a historical background and then some data on CNCCookbook in 2012 […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Agile Backlog, bootstrapping, CNCCookbook, Day Job, Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, startups, strategy, venture | 5 Responses

Turning Pro and The Lunch Pail Manifesto

Turning Pro and The Lunch Pail Manifesto

By Bob Warfield on June 12, 2012

Long-time readers will know that I am a serial entrepreneur and I love small businesses.  I also love the way America used to be before Wall Street became a game of building bubbles from which to plunder other’s savings and manufacturing became a game of outsourcing.  I still believe we can get back to those […]

Posted in Business | Tagged bootstrapping, CNCCookbook, small business

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