Have you taken any funding for your business, and if not how did you manage to bootstrap it yourself?

I am self-funded. Unfortunately, my mother passed away when I was 19. Other than an inexpensive car I needed to get back and forth to school, then work when I lived in Montreal, I did not spend a dime of my inheritance. I waited for the dream I knew was coming. It did, albeit 18 years later. I am proud that my company supports women who love a child-not-their own… just like my mother was a Savvy Auntie to all the children she knew.

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Did you have development/design knowledge when you started SavvyAuntie, and if not how did you get over the "non-techie" hump?

Answered by Melanie Notkin – Founder, SavvyAuntie.com

I started my digital experience as a marketing director at New York Times Digital in 1999. My last job before starting Savvy Auntie was as AVP Internal and Interactive Comm... (more)

Hi Dan, Can you share on what is your strategy in getting customers ? How did you get your first customer and what works/didn't work along the process? Thanks.

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

I pick up the phone and call someone and ask for their business. It's that simple. That's how I got my first 10-50 customers .. then I learn from them and figure out othe... (more)

Do you have a technical background, and if not how did you find technical help?

Answered by Jake Nickell – Founder of Threadless.com

Kind of. When I was 15 I got internet access (Prodigy!) and one of the first things I did was click view->source in the browser and started to teach myself how websites wer... (more)

Since no one else is taking advantage of this. I will take a shot. My question is not about "venture capital investment" though, maybe you will have some insight to what I...

Answered by Duncan Hill – Partner, Mantella Venture Partners Posted in Sales

Any experience I could offer would pale in comparison to what you could learn from Stephen Pollack, former CEO of PlateSpin, one of the most successful channel companies I'... (more)

How do you find a buyer for your company?

Answered by Mark Ruddock – Founder, INEA Posted in Money Operations

In general ... when you build a startup, it's helpful to understand the landscape of potential buyers in advance ... "i.e. WHO might buy this and (most importantly) WHY". ... (more)

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