Boot Rap: The voice of the Bootstrap Network
Audio programs designed for Bootstrap Entrepreneurs presented by the Bootstrap Network at www.bootstrapnetwork.com. The Bootrap is edited by Sound Quality at http://www.soundqualityinc.com
Steven Tomlinson
Steven Tomlinson can teach. Just ask the University of Texas’s Ex-Students’ Association, which awarded him the prestigious Texas Excellence Teaching Award--or the former UT MBA students who voted him “Outstanding Core Faculty in the MBA Program” three times. He is currently a Master Teacher for The Acton MBA.
Credentials:
Formerly a top ranked economics and finance professor in the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas
Designed and directed the McCombs Plus Program;directed the MBA Professional Development at UT
Ph.D.,economics, Stanford University; BA, with honors, University of Oklahoma
Tomlinson is also an adjunct professor of pastoral ministry at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, where he teaches an economics seminar for divinity students and a popular elective, Money as Metaphor, that explores the spirituality of economic life.
See complete podcast and subscription details here...Web 2.0 Business Models
The Bootstrap Web subgroup continued its discussion of Web 2.0 focusing more on business models than specific technologies. We discussed how the interactive character of the Internet feeds into the Web 2.0 “Architecture of Particpation.” How much of the web is inherently free or commodity, and what business models and tech innovations will prove lucrative?
Mark Blumenthal on Non-Profits
Mark Blumenthal talks about bootstrapping for non-profits. He presented at a meeting of the Bootstrap Non-profit special interest group.
National Instruments on Bootstrapping
Hall Martin presents five IT and Product Development challenges at National Instruments. This kicks off the Bootstrap Corporate Connect program, which brings together the Bootstrap Community and larger companies. This program is powered by the Enterprise Teaming Commitment Platform.
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Our theme music entitled “Tuckassee Train” was created by Charlie Crowe and provided by the Podsafe Music Network.
Bootstrap Books: The Human Fabric
Bijoy Goswami and Dave Wolpert speak to the Bootstrap Bookclub about the MRE/5D Framework outlined in The Human Fabric. In particular, they discuss the “Power of 2,” or complementary opposites, needed in a founding team. They also address how they used bootstrap principles such to publish the book. In an application of Demo/Sell/Build, they sold discounted copies of the book as it was being written and solicited feedback from readers.
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The Human Fabric
Bijoy: www.bijoygoswami.comDave: www.swordfishcommunications.com
Related Podcast: Demo, Sell, and Build
Our theme music entitled “Tuckassee Train” was created by Charlie Crowe and provided by the Podsafe Music Network.