I'm a big fan of bootstrapping, and I highly recommend the following books: http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrapping-Your-Business-Successful-Company/dp/1593373872/ http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrap-Lessons-Learned-Building-Successful/dp/0971187304/ And here's a good intro article to bootstrapping: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20020201/23855.html
…it will show, and you can sell it. I would take the advice of noahc and start pitching your idea to companies who would want it, ask how much they would be willing to pay for it and hold them to it. "Bootstrapping your business" is a good book and describes how Greg Gianforte sold a product before he had one.
……把那些让人眼花缭乱的行话换成实打实的经验证据，我才会把这套运动当成通用方法论来认真看待。在那之前，我更乐意看一些简单、更接地气的先例，比如 Greg Gianforte 的《Bootstrapping your business》（顺便提一句，Gianforte 先生创立并运营过一家市值十亿美元的公司）。
…distracting jargons with empirical evidence I'll pay closer attention to the movement as a general methodology. Until then, I'm perfectly happy with simpler, more down-to-earth precedents like Greg Gianforte's "Bootstrapping your business" (incidentally, Mr. Gianforte has founded and run a billion-dollar company).
……法律》——LLC vs C-corp vs S-Corp？创始人股权兑现（vesting）？清算优先权？股权融资 vs 债权融资？这本书能教给你足够的知识来回答这些以及其他许多重要问题。《Bootstrapping Your Business》——出自 RightNow 创始人之手。讲述了一位身处地理劣势（蒙大拿州）的创业者如何打造出一家世界级企业的精彩故事。《Purple Cow》——极其简单的核心前提，营销的关键在于……
…Law" -- LLC vs C-corp vs S-Corp? Founder’s vesting? Liquidation Preferences? Equity vs Debt financing? This book will educate you enough to be able to answer these and many other important questions. "Bootstrapping Your Business" -- From the founder of RightNow. The amazing story of how a geographically-challenged (Montana) entrepreneur built a world class business. "Purple Cow" -- Dead simple premise, the key to marketing…
抱歉更正一下，这本书真正的书名是《Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with Almost No Money》，而不是《Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with No Money》。刚才书名超出了 HN 文章标题的最大长度限制……
My apologies, the book's actual title is "Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with Almost No Money", NOT "Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with No Money". The book title exceeded the max length of HN's article…
我是白手起家/自力更生（bootstrapping）的死忠粉，强烈推荐以下几本书：http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrapping-Your-Business-Successful-Company/dp/1593373872/ http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrap-Lessons-Learned-Building-Successful/dp/0971187304/ 这里还有篇关于 bootstrapping 的不错入门文章：http://www.inc.com/magazine/20020201/23855.html
I'm a big fan of bootstrapping, and I highly recommend the following books: http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrapping-Your-Business-Successful-Company/dp/1593373872/ http://www.amazon.com/Bootstrap-Lessons-Learned-Building-Successful/dp/0971187304/ And here's a good intro article to bootstrapping: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20020201/23855.html
……它自然会展现出价值，你就能把它卖出去。我建议听取 noahc 的意见，直接向可能需要它的公司去 pitch 你的 idea，问他们愿意出多少钱买，并让他们兑现承诺。《Bootstrapping your business》是一本好书，里面讲述了 Greg Gianforte 是如何在连产品都还没有的情况下就把产品卖出去的。
…it will show, and you can sell it. I would take the advice of noahc and start pitching your idea to companies who would want it, ask how much they would be willing to pay for it and hold them to it. "Bootstrapping your business" is a good book and describes how Greg Gianforte sold a product before he had one.
……把那些让人眼花缭乱的行话换成实打实的经验证据，我才会把这套运动当成通用方法论来认真看待。在那之前，我更乐意看一些简单、更接地气的先例，比如 Greg Gianforte 的《Bootstrapping your business》（顺便提一句，Gianforte 先生创立并运营过一家市值十亿美元的公司）。
…distracting jargons with empirical evidence I'll pay closer attention to the movement as a general methodology. Until then, I'm perfectly happy with simpler, more down-to-earth precedents like Greg Gianforte's "Bootstrapping your business" (incidentally, Mr. Gianforte has founded and run a billion-dollar company).
……法律》——LLC vs C-corp vs S-Corp？创始人股权兑现（vesting）？清算优先权？股权融资 vs 债权融资？这本书能教给你足够的知识来回答这些以及其他许多重要问题。《Bootstrapping Your Business》——出自 RightNow 创始人之手。讲述了一位身处地理劣势（蒙大拿州）的创业者如何打造出一家世界级企业的精彩故事。《Purple Cow》——极其简单的核心前提，营销的关键在于……
…Law" -- LLC vs C-corp vs S-Corp? Founder’s vesting? Liquidation Preferences? Equity vs Debt financing? This book will educate you enough to be able to answer these and many other important questions. "Bootstrapping Your Business" -- From the founder of RightNow. The amazing story of how a geographically-challenged (Montana) entrepreneur built a world class business. "Purple Cow" -- Dead simple premise, the key to marketing…
抱歉更正一下，这本书真正的书名是《Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with Almost No Money》，而不是《Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with No Money》。刚才书名超出了 HN 文章标题的最大长度限制……
My apologies, the book's actual title is "Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with Almost No Money", NOT "Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company with No Money". The book title exceeded the max length of HN's article…