Participant

observes community in order to understand the community, learn casually, and identify resources that may be helpful in his/her particular venture.

Participants are members of the bootstrap community that take on a limited level of involvement. Becoming a participant within the group is predicated on the desire to contribute mutually to those in the organization. A participant, while a bootstrapper, usually does not consider the Bootstrap Community to be one of the top 3 organizations that they participate in. The goal of the typical participant is casual learning, and keeping their eyes open for beneficial activities throughout the group.

Requirements

• Must be a bootstrapper in Ideation, Valley of Death or Growth

Typical Participation

• Observation of Yahoo Group;
• Observation of Social Networking Community
• Casual Learning

Community Systems

• Wiki
• Yahoo Groups (Bootstrap Austin Members)
• Bootstrap Online Network
• Bootstrap Austin Blog and Bootstrap Network Blog
• Boot Rap Podcast

Policies

• No Solicitation
• No attacking of community members
• No complaining about stuff – if its broken then contribute to fix it
• Opportunities: The Bootstrap Community is a constantly changing place that holds many different types of activities for its members. The most current list of initiatives can be found here – Bootstrap Wiki

Learning

• Models – Bootstrapping, MRE/5D framework
• Skills – Breakout sessions, topic specific subgroups
• Knowledge – Sharing knowledge, subgroups, archives
• Connection – Meeting others within the group:

Meetings Bootstrap Connector Leveraging Bootstrap Social Network Contribution and Collaboration