The Bootstrapper's Bible: Volume 1

A short (65 pages) e-booklet that is designed to give you the confidence and insight you need to pursue the American dream--starting your own business with little or no money.

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- Thinking through your profit potential(as well as cost)
- Determining where you will capture profit
- Finding who your customers are and why they will switch to buy from you (better be more then must cost)
- Who the Competition is and where they will come from
- whether to be a Freelance or entrepreneur

If you have dreamed of starting your own business, but don't know where to start... start with this book. This won't be the end of your journey, but it will give you an idea of where to start.

28 of 29 found the following review helpful:

A Bootstrapper's Must Read!Feb 19, 2002
By Keith Eddleman "CEO of Spillover.com"
Practical, trustworthy, real, encouraging are a few of the words that come to my mind after reading this nifty eBook. You will get a lot out of this. Stanford MBA in 65 pages: business models, math and madness. I am the CEO of Spillover.com and I say buy it, and apply it - we are!

15 of 15 found the following review helpful:

Excellent bookJun 19, 2003
By Sebastian Wallace
This book is an example of what a business book should be -- plain advice about how to go about starting and running a business. Seth Godin's book is the equivelant of having a very experienced business advisor to assist you. This is not a book about conceptual business ideals, this is a practical guide to managing the important aspects of business - cash flow, revenue, sales, etc.

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

On my way and feel much more confident...Apr 11, 2005
By J. Hardjojuwono "JJ"
Some book readings are affected greatly by your mood (well at least that's how I feel about advice book or self help book). That's how, sometimes, my opinions differ from the other Amazon.com's reviewers. The Bootstrapper's Bible is not one of them. This book certainly changed my entrepreneur outlook. I felt more confident knowing all the common senses and common mistakes that entrepreneurs should or should not make in the first place.

I encouraged two important people in my life to read this "short e-booklet"; my brother (the bravest entrepreneur in the world) and my best friend (a born to be entrepreneur, but hasn't gathered all his courages to be one), hoping that they can be more succesful and more confident.

Describing this e-booklet in this review would be an insult to Mr. Seth Godin, because the e-booklet is short (65 pages), very easy to read, and very cheap. Buy it (it's cost lest than 3 bucks) and let me know what you think.

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

InspirationalJul 27, 2006
By Sun Tzu
This is a lightweight read in terms of pages, but has quality content and is worth the asking price.

Seth Godin gives the reader some key points to think over before starting their own business.

This is not strictly a step-by-step how-to and is not greatly laden with detail, but it covers the main concepts to bear in mind and is something you can go to again and again for inspiration.

Like a few other of Seth Godin's books, this one gives heart to the small business operator that they can be in a position of advantage when pitted against the corporate giants, providing smart thinking and actions are followed.

What also sets this apart from alot of "run your own business books" is that it is enjoyable and fun to read.

That makes it easy and quick to read, which means that if you buy it, you will read it, unlike many other business books three times the size of this one.

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