tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151526162024-03-07T00:02:36.935-06:00Bootstrap AustinStewarding entrepreneur journeysBijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-22425585973717393922020-09-11T19:01:00.022-05:002020-09-11T22:51:47.163-05:00Lisa Thorén on BabyBjörn's Bootstrap Journey - Sep 3, 2020Live at Heart 2020 was a virtual affair (thanks COVID). But it didn't stop us from having a conversation between Örebro, Stockholm and Austin on bootstrap entrepreneurship (thanks ZOOM). The audio is on the BootRap ATX Podcast with video in the pictures below. Lisa Thorén, daughter of Björn Jacobsen, who started BabyBjörn in 1961 with his sister-in-law, Elsa. Lisa's Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-29860991398826452322020-09-01T21:10:00.010-05:002020-09-11T22:32:19.278-05:00Dan Ariely on our Predictable Irrationality - Sep 2, 2008The Bootstrap Marketing Subgroup chatted with Prof Dan Ariely, author of numerous books explaining the vagaries of human behavior and choice. Subgroup lead and BootRap Producer, Brian Massey interviewed Dan about his research and book, Predictably Irrational, and how these insights could be used in marketing and pricing. Brian provides a summary of the book in the first section and the Bijoy Goswamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03363166623393411669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-71043956409020009172020-08-24T16:06:00.013-05:002020-09-11T22:32:41.768-05:00David Galenson Bootstrap Art - April 11, 2008Prof. David Galenson shares fascinating model of two types of artists from his book, Old Masters and Young Geniuses: experimental/old masters and conceptual/young genius. This interview by Bootstrap Art Subgroup Lead Marcy Hoen, expanded into a conversation with Bootstrap Art members Till Richter, Roi James and others.The old dictum "know thyself" starts with the artist understanding Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-90550653857821105552020-08-17T21:09:00.009-05:002020-09-11T22:32:06.211-05:00John Paul DeJoria Interview - August 27, 2008JP has created multiple ventures, with Paul Mitchell and Patrón Tequila being just two of the most well-known. In this interview with Bootstrap Austin founder, Bijoy, he reflects on his bootstrap entrepreneurial journey building Paul Mitchell with his eponymous cofounder. He uses the lens of the Bootstrap Map and in his own inimitable JP way, renames one of the stages too!BootRap ATX episode Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-38618111264129643442020-08-08T21:18:00.002-05:002020-09-11T22:32:54.143-05:00Barry Thornton on Ideation - August 8, 2008 Knowledge + Action = Power (Barry's Equation)Serial bootstrap entrepreneur Barry Thornton, "the guy that looks like Santa Claus," shares his riveting and far-ranging wisdom with the Bootstrap Austin Ideation Subgroup. ClearCube, Monster Cable, are just a couple of the companies he cofounded. He opines on the uselessness of patents, logos, education, degrees and getting consumed with ideas. Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-61837741175965902692020-08-07T17:22:00.009-05:002020-09-01T21:59:38.954-05:00Relaunch of Bootstrap BootRap PodcastThe BootRap ATX Podcast was hosted for many years by HearThis, an early podcasting site. The podcast was produced by Bootstrap contributor Brian Massey of the Intended Consequences Podcast. Talks and interviews given at Bootstrap Austin meetings comprised the bulk of the podcasts. While recorded a decade+ ago, they remain quite prescient and insightful for bootstrap entrepreneurs. The Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-41765825900587018922018-08-09T14:04:00.000-05:002018-08-09T14:04:09.689-05:00Creatives Meet Business Bootstrap Session Podcasts Available
The 6 podcasts from the CMB Roundtable guide you through the Bootstrap Map:
Intro
YOU
Quest(ion)
Ideation
Valley of Death
Growth
Ideation didn't make the cutting floor. We also didn't cover Rebootstrap...but that's much later!
Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-26473329208383319032017-11-01T01:27:00.001-05:002017-11-01T01:28:06.814-05:00CMBATX Bootstrap Edition
Creatives Meet Business is an event and podcast
series that helps artists and creatives see themselves as "business
owners." Who do we mean when we say "creative"? For us, creative is a
broad term - you could create apps, concepts, films, compositions,
words, websites, songs, dance numbers, or pies (among other things,
naturally we didn't include everything here, but you get the idea).
WeBijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-82817598813636766372015-05-27T18:56:00.001-05:002015-06-13T04:41:15.340-05:00Catch Up with Bootstrap Austin - May 2015
Happy May aka El Niño Month!
We’re excited to announce the next major release of the JOurneY Experience, a space for you to work on the unique meaning of your life. This release incorporates our latest thinking and the useful feedback we received from the Jan, Feb and Mar JOurneYers. We found that the group sessions were very effective, however, the weekly schedule imposed a timeline Golabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541121375454350649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-40376771793237784412015-04-08T21:54:00.002-05:002018-09-21T11:41:27.853-05:00Catchup with Bootstrap 3.0 - April 2015
Happy April!
It’s been a great first quarter for Bootstrap 3.0. The JOurneY Experience course has convened 31 new JOurneYers across 3 different coworking spaces, and we’re excited to continue in April at Vuka Austin. We have 3 updates this month:
SXSW Declaration of Meaning
Monthly Get-together: JOurneYer Dusking
JOurneY Experience Continues on April 20
SXSW: Declaration of Meaning.Golabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541121375454350649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-85978508176277781112015-03-09T20:25:00.003-05:002015-03-09T20:31:22.435-05:00Catch Up With Bootstrap 3.0 - Mar 2015
Happy March!
We have 3 updates for you this month.
Feb 9 Get-together Recap
Bootstrap at SXSW
JOurneY Experience Continues
Feb 9 Get-together Recap
During our Feb 9 get-together, we convened a conversation around: you + ATX = ?! Our mystery guest Ken Webster discussed his journey and the role Hyde Park Theatre and Frontera Fest play as stewards of Austin’s theater scene. Frontera Fest, Golabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541121375454350649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-30051039380616980822015-03-07T18:17:00.002-06:002016-11-06T15:58:41.761-06:00What is Journey Entrepreneurship?
This video clip from my March 2014 Capture Your Flag interview asks the question: what is Journey Entrepreneurship?
The term “Journey Entrepreneurship” captures the deeper essence of bootstrap entrepreneurship with the unique missing ingredient: meaning stewardship. This is the “Inner Journey” line added to the Bootstrap Map after we read Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey” at the Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-2216190111722478072015-02-04T23:27:00.004-06:002015-02-08T15:05:56.634-06:00Catch Up with Bootstrap 3.0 - Feb 2015
Happy February!
We announced Bootstrap Austin 3.0 at the Jan 12th get-together with the theme of stewarding meaning for individuals, organizations and cities. During our monthly get-togethers in 2015, we will convene a conversation around: you + ATX = ?! Each month we are also facilitating the 3-week JOurneY Experience for individuals who want to investigate the Golabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07541121375454350649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-18710819314667428862015-01-01T10:42:00.000-06:002015-01-01T10:44:54.317-06:00Bootstrap 3.0
Happy 2015! The Bootstrap Austin community
started its journey on Bastille Day 2003, when I gathered 25 Austinites
at the original Ginger Man for beers and conversation. During
our first iteration from 2003-2010, we asked the question, "What is
bootstrap entrepreneurship?" and co-created a learning community of
entrepreneurs helping each other bootstrap their ventures. We learned
from Bijoy Goswamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03363166623393411669noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-90241973431223858502014-11-09T08:02:00.000-06:002014-11-09T08:02:21.974-06:00
FAST-PITCH CHALLENGE: LESSONS LEARNED
Allow me to share a few lessons I learned while
participating in a fast-pitch challenge at the Resilience Innovations Summit in
Honolulu this past September.
“Access to $40 Billion in World Bank Innovation
Funding”. Seriously?! Beware of conferences that market access to funding and/or exposure
to motivated investors – the returns Tom Baumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11738151007856655713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-32034251188159381072013-10-14T12:39:00.001-05:002013-11-25T01:52:25.046-06:00JOurneY Interview with @bijoy
Steve Golab, founder of fg2 and Golab Austin, interviews bijoy about the JOurneY.
The interview is in 3 parts: uno, dos, tres.
Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-33977191644357498502013-03-18T14:47:00.002-05:002013-03-18T14:47:28.317-05:00Journey Capital
In this previous post, we identified Bootstrap Capital as: social + working = bootstrap. 'Social' always felt like a clumsy term that didn't quite encompass the entirety of the situation. Journey Capital does.
The modified equation is:
journey + working = bootstrap
Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-45888579430527273592012-09-10T00:32:00.002-05:002012-09-10T00:34:18.222-05:00Future and Current Challenges in STEM Education"Math and science are the engines of innovation. With these engines, we can lead the world." - Dr. Michael Brown, former Nobel Prize winner for medicine.
It is a critical time for the U.S.: our standard of living will change unless we change our way of living and produce more workers trained in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). We all must take part. Come hear a panel discussion Rice Alliance - Austin Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906254226141067934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-28091293325639975012012-08-06T20:04:00.001-05:002012-08-06T20:04:48.953-05:00Rice Alliance Austin Chapter - Distinguished Professor EventIt is Rice Alliance - Austin Chapter's great honor to have the opportunity to host this event in Austin, TX. Please join us for food, beverages and a presentation by James M. Tour on Carbon Nanotechnology.
For more information, please follow this link:
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Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2012Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM6:00 - 6:45 PM: Networking and Refreshments7:00 - 8:00 PM: Rice Alliance - Austin Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906254226141067934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-58686425554261128882012-07-25T18:06:00.002-05:002012-07-25T18:06:35.642-05:00Small Business Health Care Option
Are you a small business owner who wants to provide health insurance for your employees but can't seem to find an affordable plan? Perhaps, you want your business to remain competitive in Austin and attract the best employees while keeping your current employees from exiting through that revolving door? Or, maybe you are a small business owner who just wants to do the right thing for your Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-92186724453964200252012-05-30T17:33:00.002-05:002012-05-30T17:33:40.287-05:00Seminar: Designing the Future of Your BusinessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-18385502605861507642012-05-08T04:58:00.002-05:002012-05-08T05:00:28.382-05:00
Application | Recruiting | FAQs | Alumni Association | Sponsors | Sponsorship Info
Leadership Austin Recruiting Events
During the Essential Class recruiting season, Leadership Austin is hosting a number of receptions at which potential applicants can learn more about the program, speak to past participants and Leadership Austin Board members Bijoy Goswamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03363166623393411669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-759457998783699782012-02-29T15:47:00.001-06:002012-02-29T15:47:56.080-06:00Getting Connected Business Resource Fair (4/12/2012) Save the date!
This is a unique opportunity to meet, network, and learn from local organizations that assist business owners. Whether starting out or looking to expand your existing business, Getting Connected is a great opportunity! Exhibitors will include non-profit organizations, government programs and agencies, area chambers of commerce, and community development corporations whose mission is to help Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-45455671812493006042012-01-25T13:58:00.002-06:002012-01-25T13:58:31.138-06:002012 Dell Social Innovation Challenge
Want to change the world? Start here.
The 2012 Dell Social Innovation Challenge is looking for big ideas from students who want to change the world! The Challenge is open to university students worldwide, in any discipline, at any level of study. Students can compete for $140,000 in cash prizes and one-of-a-kind mentorships and networking opportunities.
Student teams that want to Bijoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15442882007675771070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15152616.post-36531238651473306442011-11-10T17:48:00.000-06:002011-11-10T17:50:20.095-06:00Panel Discussion on the Future of MobileEvent InformationDate: Wednesday, November 16, 2011Time: 6:00 - 9:00PMLocation: AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue at MLK/19th, Austin, TX 78705Registration Fees (which include refreshments & garage parking)Pre-registration: $25.00 (Deadline to pre-register: November 11th at 5:00 PM)Walk-Up registration: $30.00 (space permitting)Student Rice Alliance - Austin Chapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906254226141067934noreply@blogger.com0