Bootstrapping is tough, but you’re not alone!
Join Boston’s best and brightest entrepreneurs as we learn from some of the top bootstrappers in the country.
May 16, 2015
Microsoft
255 Main Street, Cambridge
We’ll be exploring:
- How to build an early team with a tight budget
- Validating a business model
- When to start selling
- Legal pitfalls for entrepreneurs
- Marketing & PR for your bootstrapped startup
All this, plus:
- Raffles for free office space provided by WorkBar
- Lunch provided
Who Should Attend?
Entrepreneurs of all ages. RamenCamp teaches aspiring entrepreneurs the art of bootstrapping. Master the challenges of getting a startup off the ground with advice on finding customers, building teams, getting press and staying organized, all on the cheap.
Why Bootstrap?
No matter what your end game is with your startup – IPO, huge acquisition, or whatever your dream is – every investor and experienced entrepreneur and investor will tell you to bootstrap as smart and as long as possible. Don’t take money until you need it. We’ll give you all the tools you need to do just that.

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Speakers

Scott Kirsner
Boston Globe, Innovation Leader

Phil Cohen
AudioCommon

Taylor Aldredge
Grasshopper

Trish Fontanilla
Startup Institute

Ken Deckinger
Jess, Meet Ken

Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
HerCampus.Com

Nicolás Warren
Perfect Fuel Chocolate

Glenn Gaudet
GaggleAMP

Panos Panay
SonicBids, BerkleeICE

Annie Webber
Legal Hero

Dan Devoe
Legal Hero

Bobbie Carlton
Innovation Women, MassInno Nights, Carlton PR & Marketing

Mary Adams
Smarter Companies
Ramen Camp is brought to you by

Schedule
9:30- 10:00 |
Registration |
10:00-10:45 |
Keynote:Ken Deckinger, Jess, Meet Ken |
10:45-11:30 |
Marketing and PR on A Budget:Trish Fontanilla, Startup Institute, Nicolás Warren, Perfect Fuel Chocolate, and Taylor Aldredge, Grasshopper |
11:30-12:15 |
Do you have a company, or just a good idea?Nicolás Warren, Perfect Fuel Chocolate |
12:15- 1:15 |
Lunch |
1:15-2:00 |
Motivating and Keeping a Team:Phil Cohen, AudioCommon and Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, HerCampus.com |
2:00-2:45 |
Legal 101:Legal Hero |
2:45-3:00 |
Break |
3:00- 3:45 |
Getting the First Sale:Glenn Gaudet, GaggleAMP |
3:45- 4:30 |
Closing Keynote:Panos Panay, SonicBids and Berklee ICE and Scott Kirsner |
5:00 – ?? |
After Party at Flat top Johnny’sSponsored by Grasshopper |