Roundup of events for bootstrappers in April 2025. Online and in-person events are offered at $10.
Roundup of April 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 eleven 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.
Tues Apr 1 12:00 pm PDT Drop-In Mastermind for Non-Fiction Writing https://www.meetup.com/skmurphymastermind/events/306688731/
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.
Thurs Apr 3 8:00 am PDT Mastermind Open House https://www.meetup.com/skmurphymastermind/events/306809843/
Fri Apr 4 9:00 am PDT Silicon Valley Bootstrappers Breakfast (In Person) Downtown Campbell – NEW LOCATION
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bootstrappers-breakfast-in-downtown-campbell-tickets-215740344177
Tues Apr 8 9:00 am PST Las Vegas Bootstrappers Breakfast (In Person) Mothership Coffee – NEW LOCATION
https://www.meetup.com/bootstrappers-breakfast-las-vegas-startups/events/306895745/
Wed Apr 9 11:00 am PDT / 1:00 pm CDT / 2:00 EDT Book Club For Business Impact:
“This is Strategy” by Seth Godin
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-club-this-is-strategy-make-better-plans-by-seth-godin-tickets-1259976326109
Here is a “cheat sheet” for This is Strategy that summarizes the book. If you don’t have time to read the book, use this to decide if you want to attend anyway. These events are not recorded to allow for candid conversation.
Fri Apr 11 9:00 am PDT San Francisco Bootstrappers Breakfast Startups at CityGroup Center (In Person)
https://www.meetup.com/bootstrappers-breakfast-san-francisco/events/306459386/
Tues Apr 15 8:00 am PST Silicon Valley Bootstrappers Breakfast (Online)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-valley-bootstrappers-breakfast-online-2024-tickets-1200389891479 e
Thurs Apr 17 8:30 am CDT Chicago Bootstrappers Breakfast (Online)
https://www.meetup.com/bootstrappers-breakfast-chicago/events/306501726/
Fri Apr 18 9:00 am PDT Mtn View Bootstrappers Breakfast at Red Rock Coffee (In Person)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mountain-view-bootstrappers-breakfast-tickets-1200388667819
Weds Apr 23 11:00 am PDT / 1:00 pm CDT / 2:00 EDT Lean Culture: Accelerate Results with April Mills
https://www.meetup.com/lean-culture/events/305995715/
Many of us have committed our lives to improving results. Improving is no longer enough. With systems and individuals struggling to deal with the rate and scope of change, we need to set our sight higher on accelerating results. April Mills will share some simple tactics we can all use to accelerate our results and reveal how big the opportunity really is for all of us to have a career full of legacy results!
About April: An engineer by training and a change agent by passion, April is the thought leader on “change agency.” She equips busy professionals to deliver legacies of accelerated results. April is the founder and CEO of Engine-for-Change, a boutique consultancy for the world’s top change agents.
Fri Apr 25 9:00 am PDT Silicon Valley Bootstrappers Breakfast (Online)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-valley-bootstrappers-breakfast-online-2024-tickets-1200391054959
Lightning Round Question for April 2025
Habits – what to nurture and what to extinguish for success. What habits have contributed to your success?
Trademarks: “Bootstrapper Breakfast” and “Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast” are registered trademarks of SKMurphy, Inc.
Image Credits: “Result” on Pixabay by Geralt_9301 used with permission.