Strategic Bootstrapping

Index

ACCION, 9

Acer, 33

Adidas, 54

Adverse selection, 37–38

Airbnb, 21, 22, 29, 68

Angel List, 33

Angels/angel groups, 33

Argosy, 28

 

BarterQuest, 68

Bauer, Jenni Britton, 67

Behavioral typologies, 64–68

Ben and Jerry’s, 6

Bermuda Triangle, 35–38, 43

Bootstrappers

    capital-constrained, 47, 48

    cost-reducing, 46–47, 48

    risk-reducing, 47, 48

Bootstrapping

    commonness of, 42

    definition of, 3–4

    entrepreneurs, reasons for, 42–46

    ethical implications of, 71

    financial, 5, 41–50

    history of, 4–7

    initial financing, choices about, 7–8

    myths of, 9–11

    newness and, 15–25

    in resource-poor environments, 8–9

    solid versus reactionary, 11–12

    strategic, 51–61, 63–73

    types of, 47–49

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