Conventional wisdom has said entrepreneurs need write a business plan, raise capital, start a bonfire and hope that there is a successful business before all the money burned. However, most businesses are started and grown by "bootstrapping" a company. Greg Gianforte, CEO, President, and Founder of RightNow Technologies, will share unique, practical, and pragmatic strategies and tactics to start and grow your existing business, and the benefits for owners and shareholders.

Audience will learn how to:

• Maneuver around almost any problem (learn the bootstrapper's motto!) including specific challenges in open source organizations
• Prioritize sales, marketing and other divisions in an open source organization
• Think about spending your existing capital
• Utilize creative ideas to outflank your competitors