[bōōt́străṕ]
(v.)To promote and develop by use of one's own initiative and work without…
(v.)To boot (a computer).
(adj.)Undertaken or accomplished with minimal outside help.
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Bootstrapping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bootstrapping or booting refers to a group of metaphors that share a common meaning, a self-sustaining process that proceeds without external help. The term is often attributed to Rudolf Erich Rasp...
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Bootstrapping (statistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In statistics, bootstrapping is a modern, computer-intensive, general purpose approach to statistical inference, falling within a broader class of resampling methods. Bootstrapping is the practice o...
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Until that day comes, the key to success is bootstrapping. The term comes from the German legend of Baron Münchhausen pulling himself out of the sea by pulling on his own bootstraps. Here is the art of bootstrapping.
blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/01/the_art_of_boot.html
With a little luck and a lot of pluck, bootstrapping a business can be both financially and emotionally rewarding. ... But keeping a steady income during the planning phases of a business is the best start to bootstrapping any new venture.
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; “Bootstrapping Your Business will fill your cup with vision, inspiration, and practical tips on the art of bootstrapping.”; -- Rich Karlgaard, Publisher Forbes Magazine...
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Now, in the process of bootstrapping UserLand, other small groups of developers have started their own businesses to explore the same technologies. They're swimming in a sea of big companies like IBM, Microsoft, Sun and AOL.
www.scripting.com/davenet/2000/11/30/bootstrapping.html www.scripting.com/davenet/2000/11/30/bootstrapping.html
Lunneborg writes very well and clearly, but even he is writing for an audience who feel more comfortable with probability concepts than do many research workers, and he focuses heavily on bootstrapping.
www.uvm.edu/~dhowell/StatPages/Resampling/Resampling.ht... www.uvm.edu/~dhowell/StatPages/Resampling/Resampling.html
The Secrets of Bootstrapping, Bootstrapping Article - 18 ways to grow or survive by substituting imagination, know-how, or effort for capital. ... Still, today's bootstrapping founders don't seem quite as daring as the swashbuckling niche exploiters of the '80s. They're more likely to be microexploiters within a niche:
www.inc.com/magazine/19920901/4287.html