Bootstrapping 2010 by MIT Enterprise Forum

Last Updated on March 25, 2026 by Ryan Roberts

I’ll be giving a brief presentation next week when the MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas-Fort Worth puts on Bootstrapping 2010.

When: Thursday, Feb 25, 2010. 5:30-8:30pm
Where: Infomart #2019, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas 75207
Registration: $20 including dinner. (There is a discount for Entrepreneurs (i.e., $1 tickets), so contact babar at mutualmind.com for details.)

Here is the program details:

5:30 – Networking & Dinner
5:45 – Introduction
6:20 – Ryan Roberts – Startup legal matters (note: I’ll have a much better title & presentation than this title might otherwise suggest)
6:40 – Mike Merrill – 10 Ways to Promote Your Company For Free Using Social Media
7:00 – BREAK
7:15 – Entrepreneur Roundtable – Hear from DFW Entrepreneurs
7:45 – Gabriella Draney – Tech WildCatters – Microseed Fund in DFW
8:00 – Nick Lawrence – Alternate sources of funding

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Ryan Roberts is a startup and venture capital attorney and partner at Roberts Zimmerman PLLC with more than two decades of experience advising high‑growth startups and venture capital investors. He is the author of Acceleration: What All Entrepreneurs Must Know About Startup Law and StartupLawyer.com

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