Bootstrap FilmFest

Bootstrap held its first Bootstrap FilmFest on June 26, 2008. Five films by Bootstrap Film members were featured: Little Dove, Open House, Snake Pit, Art Erotica and Mystic Cab. Bootstrap member, BSide powered the film fest website.

This BootRap Podcast includes an introduction by Bootstrap Film Subgroup lead, Brandy Rainey Amstel and a dialogue with the filmmakers: Nils Juul-Hansen (Mystic Cab - director), Jason Howell (Art Erotica), James Mays (Mystic Cab - actor) and Bijoy Goswami (Mystic Cab - writer/actor).

The bootstrap filmmakers share their stories of bootstrapping their films, leveraging social capital with an effective value 10x more than the cash budget, how constraint creates innovation, demo/sell/build, the difference between a “bootstrapper who makes films” vs a “filmmaker who bootstraps,” bootstrap vs indie filmmaking, stages of bootstrap, and distribution.

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David Galenson speaks with Bootstrap Art

David Galenson, author of Old Masters and Young Geniuses, spoke with the the Bootstrap Art Subgroup. Marcy Hoen, Bootstrap Contributor and founder of Austin Art Start, interviewed David. Bootstrap Art member Dara Chambers shared her reactions on the Bootstrap Austin Blog. Beyond art, a bootstrap analogy was struck, particularly that Galenson’s old masters/experimentalists correspond to bootstrappers, while young geniuses/conceptualists are similar to funding-driven entrepreneurs.

Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

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Understanding the PSA Test

Dr. Isaac Powell addresses the controversy of PSA screening and why the PSA test remains an important and relevant diagnostic tool.

Managing the Side-Effects of Treatment

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