[Asparagirl]

It's not an accelerator but rather a conference: you want Amy Hoy and Alex Hillman's BaconBiz conference in Philadelphia (http://baconbiz.com/), or the Business of Software conference in Boston (http://businessofsoftware.org), or Rob Walling and Mike Taber's MicroConf in Las Vegas (http://www.microconf.com/).

All three are for bootstrapped businesses. All three also have incredibly useful and non-fluffy videos of their past speakers online, well worth watching even if you can't attend the actual events.

And keep the faith -- the VC model has tremendous drawbacks for many people, especially those of us who are not willing to essentially become indentured servants. Bootstrapping is highly underrated.

[snoonan]

Thanks! I will definitely dig into these. I absolutely agree regarding VC. Even if for some reason you DID want VC calling the shots, it's still way too early. If you look at the company itself in terms of an MVP, why go selling it to a customer before its ready?