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		<title>Bootstrapping-A True Story From the Trenches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Black</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;ve got a treat for you, it&#8217;s the story of a person just like you, a real bootstrapper that has been working on his vision for over 20 years. This is a story that should motivate you the next time you think your idea might not work or that you may never get there&#8230; [...]


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<p>Today I&#8217;ve got a treat for you, it&#8217;s the story<br />
of a person just like you, a real bootstrapper<br />
that has been working on his vision for over 20<br />
years.</p>
<p>This is a story that should motivate you the<br />
next time you think your idea might not work<br />
or that you may never get there&#8230;</p>
<p>This is the story of Randy. For the last 17<br />
years he has put in over 60,000 (yes 60K) hours<br />
into his dream.</p>
<p>Randy has managed to bootstrap his way to<br />
gathering over 5 million dollars from investors<br />
friends and family over that time and he is<br />
&#8220;on the 95 yard line and the last 5 are REALLY<br />
tough yards&#8221; as he says.</p>
<p>His business is a software product that could<br />
really revolutionize a certain segment of the<br />
internet.</p>
<p>He now faces his toughest challenge&#8230;</p>
<p>The rollout.</p>
<p>The hardest part of a business is opening the<br />
proverbial doors.</p>
<p>As entrepreneurs, many times we are NEVER afraid<br />
of failure as many people think, there&#8217;s<br />
actually a fear of success.</p>
<p>Of course this is not a conscious thought, but<br />
waaaay back in people&#8217;s minds they have this<br />
fear that &#8220;what if my product takes off?&#8221;</p>
<p>What if it totally changes my life?</p>
<p>What if I now have customers that depend on me<br />
for the livelihood of THEIR business?</p>
<p>The important part is to kick that fear right<br />
in the arse.</p>
<p>Just push it back to some dusty part of your<br />
mind where you can ignore it for awhile.</p>
<p>All Randy needs to do is get about $100K more<br />
and he is up and running.</p>
<p>This is going to be that hardest block of<br />
cash that Randy will have to collect in his<br />
entire life, even though he was able to grab<br />
$5 million in the first 17 years.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s that last hill you have to have to go over<br />
and then your product is out there&#8230;</p>
<p>The scary part, because that&#8217;s when your<br />
customers get to vote.</p>
<p>They vote with their wallets.</p>
<p>As I&#8217;ve said in the past, get you product out<br />
there as fast as possible (within reason, don&#8217;t<br />
ever put out crap) and then tweak it later.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t get paralyzed with over-analyzing and<br />
over-fixing. Your market will tell you what needs<br />
an oil change and what can stay as-is.</p>
<p>So, on behalf of all the Underdog Millionaires,<br />
we wish Randy good luck and I will keep you<br />
posted on his progress for the &#8220;last 5 yards.&#8221;</p>
<p>If you want even more success tips and a sure-<br />
fire system to get anything you want in life,<br />
stay tuned for the Underdog Success Formula.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s my latest product and it will be a doozy.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s literally a plug-and-play formula to get<br />
whatever you want in life with just an attitude<br />
like Randy&#8217;s and a little elbow grease.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll share it with you first.</p>
<p>Until tomorrow,<br />
Joshua Black</p>
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