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2010-03-08T13:44:00.004-06:00

This spring join Leadership Austin to Experience Austin - a non-profit program that offers an informative, interactive orientation to the city. Experience Austin introduces participants to Austin´s issues, icons and institutions, and the people actively involved in creating solutions. The program is presented as a five session survey of Austin, including behind the scenes tours and introductions

Entrepreneurship for 55+ is up

2010-03-05T08:27:00.001-06:00

Americans age 55 and above started 18.9 percent of all businesses created in 2008, compared with 10 percent in 2001. From The New York Times:Starting Over at 55Many people over age 55 are getting a second wind and starting their own business — often for the excitement or to make ends meet. But success isn’t guaranteed.

RISE 2010: Austin's SXSW for Entrepreneurship?

2010-03-01T14:58:00.002-06:00

Austin has a rich history of entrepreneurship, with national successes like Whole Food and Dell. However, it's only in recent years that we've developed a thriving entrepreneurship scene, having been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine, as a Top-10 City for Entrepreneurship and ranked #1 for Small Business by Portfolio.com. What has brought this about? The individual efforts of numerous

Feb 8 Bootstrap Meeting - ATX Equation

2010-02-02T16:09:00.003-06:00

Feb is @ATXequation Month at Bootstrap Austin!Come to the February 8th meeting at Tech Ranch Austin to learn about the ATX Equation and Austin's Entrepreneurship Scene.Follow @bootstrapaustin for daily tweets on the ATX Entrepreneur Scene.

Volunteer Entrepreneur Opportunity

2010-01-21T12:54:00.002-06:00

Bootstrappers, Citizen Schools and the Holthouse Foundation are hosting Lemonade Day Apprenticeship this spring. Lemonade Day is a great project designed to teach kids to become entrepreneurs by running their own lemonade stand. And it has the potential to make a huge community impact: In Houston in 2009, over 27,000 youth registered for Lemonade Day, sold over 2 million cups of lemonade and

Ideation, You or QUEST(ion)??!!

2009-11-16T17:16:00.003-06:00

Hi everyone,We used to think there were only 3 stages to the bootstrap process - Ideation, Valley of Death (VoD) and Growth. It turns out there are more! - two preceding Ideation (you and Quest(ion)) and one following Growth (Rebootstrap). You can see these illustrated on the Bootstrap Map (www.bootstrapaustin.org/map)You might think you're in Ideation, but you're actually in a different stage.

2010 Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW: Entry Deadline Is December 4

2009-11-11T16:30:00.004-06:00

Take advantage of the opportunity to showcase your emerging technology product and/or service in front of industry leaders by participating in the 2010 Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator at SXSW. Accelerator takes place on March 15-16 as a part of the SXSW Interactive Festival, during which you can improve your product launch, attract venture capitalists, polish your elevator pitch, receive media

VoD Subgroup Meeting Monday 11/9

2009-11-06T12:35:00.005-06:00

This month's Valley of Death Subgroup meeting will be held at Waterloo Ice House on 38th St, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.The Bootstrap principle for the month of November is "Scale the Model" (twitter: #scalemodel) which is part of the Growth Phase but is an integral part of the VoD stage as well.Clint Greenleaf of Greenleaf Book Group will be our Guest Speaker. Greenleaf Book Group was founded in by

The Rhythm of Rest

2009-11-04T13:15:00.007-06:00

The turning of the wheel of the year is a gentle reminder to reflect on the rhythms inherent in life. If we are observant, everywhere we see a natural balance between work and rest. We see this rhythm in the flow of the seasons, the wax and wane of the moon, the turning of day and night, and even in the simplicity of the breath.Rest is a crucial element in the busyness of business, especially

fastforward with Leadership Austin

2009-10-15T09:44:00.005-05:00

On Thursday, October 22 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Leadership Austin is hosting a full day forum on some of our community's most critical infrastructure issues - energy, water, and transportation. This event will be attended by Leadership Austin alumni and community leadership from across the region - and the last remaining seats (less than 20 at time of post) are being offered to the general public

Venture Forth! And some resources to make your way easier

2009-10-11T02:03:00.001-05:00

In supporting BootstrapAustin and the bootstrappers of Austin, check out the following opportunity- Over the last few months, we at the Tech Ranch Austin have been supporting entrepreneurs in launching their ventures. With the following announcement, we're taking it to a whole new level. See details below about the Venture Forth program. Its time to start the venture that you've been thinking

Valley of Death Subgroup Meeting

2009-10-06T00:01:00.005-05:00