I think there are number of good places to get technical information, we started the Bootstrapper Breakfasts because practical business advice was harder to come by for technology startups.
One of the benefits of the Bootstrappers Breakfasts (http://www.bootstrapperbreakfast.com) are that they allow bootstrapping entrepreneurs to compare notes on operational issues. They are not meant to take the place of advisory boards or establishing other business relationships, but especially for smaller firms who are bootstrapping they are an opportunity to get advice from peers. We have folks attending who are doing their first startup and some who are on their fifth (the best approach can change over time, and what were good ideas for CD-ROM packaged software designed for customer PC or datacenter may be less powerful for SaaS/Cloud/iPhone platforms).
The first breakfast was in October 2005, we now run six times a month in Silicon Valley. There is no charge beyond the cost of your breakfast.
One of the benefits of the Bootstrappers Breakfasts (http://www.bootstrapperbreakfast.com) are that they allow bootstrapping entrepreneurs to compare notes on operational issues. They are not meant to take the place of advisory boards or establishing other business relationships, but especially for smaller firms who are bootstrapping they are an opportunity to get advice from peers. We have folks attending who are doing their first startup and some who are on their fifth (the best approach can change over time, and what were good ideas for CD-ROM packaged software designed for customer PC or datacenter may be less powerful for SaaS/Cloud/iPhone platforms).
The first breakfast was in October 2005, we now run six times a month in Silicon Valley. There is no charge beyond the cost of your breakfast.