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Bootstrapper's regimen!!

It is to create something. On your own time and effort. Bootstrapper creates something of value.

Creating value is such a commonly used term. In the business world, it has almost lost its sheen because of the promise of the term, ie. Value is never delivered!

Our job as a bootstrapper is a run good social circuit, a good family, good business, products excellent creativity. Corroboration of that happening is when others feel like inspecting, experiencing, and using what we bootstrapped from our imagination. Imagination is such that it has a real angle to it. It benefits the recipients of that creativity. It makes them happy. They enjoy the experience of it.

Garnering someone's attention and expenditure is a testament to great creative work. Since we know our work may have core constituents and consumers we must think hard about whether what we do is for someone real. It's worth their attention and money.

So bootstrapped pledges that they must not get paid until creating something of substance. Something of value. They aspire to create something that will gain the attention of a small group. A group that is happy that we are around and doing something for them with cognizance. They are willing to compensate us for our creative work.

But until such time, it's bootstrapped job to think about whether we are on to something important, something useful, something that makes things easier for others. If there is no taker, no harm is done. We simply need to tweak and pivot to an adjacent area. Our blink moment is often the truest moment of discovery. Bootstrappers must back themselves until there are takers.

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