Roundup of events for bootstrappers in December 2025. Online and in-person events are offered at $10.
Roundup of January 2025 Bootstrapper Events
We offer online events for bootstrappers including Bootstrappers Breakfast and Lean Culture. There are also in-person Bootstrapper Breakfast meetings in Las Vegas, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. These events are for “entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast.”®
We have twelve events this month to help you move your business forward. Join us as your interests dictate and schedule permits.
Are you an entrepreneur who’d like to share lessons learned? If you’ve a reached a milestone in your entrepreneurial journey and would like to share lessons learned, please contact Theresa Shafer (tshafer@skmurphy.com) to explore scheduling a short briefing at a Bootstrapper Breakfast or a talk at a Lean Culture event. You must have attended a Bootstrapper Breakfast or Lean Culture event to be considered.
Fri Jan 3 9:00 am PST Silicon Valley Bootstrappers Breakfast (In Person) Downtown San Jose
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bootstrappers-breakfast-in-downtown-san-jose-tickets-215740344177
Tues Jan 7 12:00 pm PST Drop-In Mastermind for Non-Fiction Writing https://www.meetup.com/skmurphymastermind/events/brpdptyhccbkb/
Writing a business book or a blog? Join our non-fiction writers group of similarly minded small biz folks where we can keep each other motivated and accountable. Each attendee will have a chance to share a short piece (500-1,000 words) by reading it aloud or providing access to a google doc or emailing other attendees to get feedback. We do this every mastermind session.
Weds Jan 8 8:00 am PST Mastermind Open House – Kick Off the New Year
https://www.meetup.com/skmurphymastermind/events/304769893
Who sees your blind spots first? Clients, customers or trusted peers? Learn how a group of trusted peers can give you an extra competitive advantage in your business. This is an open house meeting to answer your questions about what’s involved in an SKMurphy Mastermind and meet others who are considering joining. It will be a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers.
Fri Jan 10 9:00 am PST San Francisco Bootstrappers Breakfast Startups at CityGroup Center (In Person)
https://www.meetup.com/bootstrappers-breakfast-san-francisco/events/304834417/
Thurs Jan 16 8:30 am CST Chicago Bootstrappers Breakfast (Online)
https://www.meetup.com/bootstrappers-breakfast-chicago/events/304987354/
Fri Jan 17 9:00 am PST Mtn View Bootstrappers Breakfast at Red Rock Coffee (In Person)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mountain-view-bootstrappers-breakfast-tickets-790672682277
Tues Jan 21 8:00 am PST Silicon Valley Bootstrappers Breakfast (Online)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-valley-bootstrappers-breakfast-online-2024-tickets-790674317167
Weds Jan 22 11:00 am PST / 1:00 pm CST / 2:00 EST Lean Culture: From Desk to Founder – How to Transition Into B2B Entrepreneurship in 2025
https://www.meetup.com/lean-culture/events/304899283/
This talk will teach professionals and consultants how to become B2B founders and to uncover business opportunities in their workplace (or their clients’), refine their ideas, and plan their transition into entrepreneurship for the new year.
Étienne Garbugli is the lead instructor and CEO of Lean B2B, as well as a product/market fit coach at Sliced.
He’s a three-time startup founder (Highlights, Flagback, and HireVoice), a five-time entrepreneur, and a customer research expert. He’s also the author of Lean B2B, Solving Product, and Find Your Market. The Lean B2B Methodology has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and innovators around the world build successful businesses.
Weds Jan 29 11:00 am PST / 1:00 pm CST / 2:00 EST Lean Culture: Entrepreneurial Lessons: How Chris Christensen Turned Podcasting into A Thriving Business
https://www.meetup.com/lean-culture/events/304169400/
Join us for an engaging talk with Chris Christensen where he’ll share the valuable lessons learned from his entrepreneurial journey. Discover his podcasting tips for reaching a global audience, leveraging content creation, audience engagement, and digital marketing strategies to build a sustainable brand.
About Chris Christensen: Chris is the creator of AmateurTraveler.com, a popular online travel podcast and blog that focuses primarily on travel destinations. The Amateur Traveler is 19+ years old. The Amateur Traveler podcast was downloaded over 2 million times in 2023.
Chris also owns Hotel-Scoop.com, where his team of professional travel writers review hotels and resorts.
Chris has won a Travel Creator Award, a Lowell Thomas Award, 5 NATJA awards, and a SMITTY Award from Travel+Leisure as the “best independent travel journalist.”
He has worked for years in technology startups in Silicon Valley. He was formerly the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor’s New Initiatives group and was the EVP Engineering at LiveWorld where his team built and ran online communities and events for companies including eBay, HBO, TV Guide, Expedia, Marriott, A&E, History Channel, the NBA, NBC, ABC, Disney, Microsoft, WebTV and American Express.
Fri Jan 31 9:00 am PST Silicon Valley Bootstrappers Breakfast (Online)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-valley-bootstrappers-breakfast-online-2024-tickets-790674898907
SKMurphy Bootcamps Kicks Off in January
This is an inverted classroom model. Video content and homework are presented in advance and group workshop time is used to review and refine the answers you developed for your business.
- Customer Discovery – Market Exploration Bootcamp: 6 weeks / $140 Paypal Payment
- Getting More Customers – A 90 day Plan: 6 weeks / $140 Paypal Payment
You will be assigned to groups based on your availability. Kick-off meetings start the week of January 13.
Lightning Round Question for January 2025
What is the typical sales cycle between awareness and purchasing?
Trademarks: “Bootstrapper Breakfast” and “Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast” are registered trademarks of SKMurphy, Inc.
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