We just saw this post on Techcrunch about the CBS acquisition of MaxPreps a few years ago and thought it worth reposting here.
Shhhh…your not supposed to mention Sacramento. Don’t make us send our catering crew over there…..
- 1st rule of building a startup in Sacramento is your not supposed to mention Sacramento
- 2nd rule of building a startup in Sacramento, is your NOT supposed to mention Sacramento.
- 3rd rule of bootstrapping in Sacramento, is that if we are mentioned frequently on TC or elsewhere our talent and engineers get recruited to SV/SF, only to return when the bubble goes limp, taps out or bursts.
- 4th rule of bootstrapping in Sacramento is try and talk to local Angels and VC’s before you have to drive to Menlo Park
- 5th rule of building a startup in Sacramento is it costs even less here.
- 6th Rule of building a startup in Sacramento is build something with a product and value, you cant sell a burn rate man.
- 7th Rule of Sacramento start ups is you can bootstrap as long as you have to.
- 8th Rule of Sacramento startups is, if this is your first start up here, you will probably be doing another…
Grats to the MaxPreps team, they’ve been at it awhile. Always good to see other local teams making good.
PS: There is no Sacramento Startup Club, and if there were we deny its existence.
