The huge success of the iPhone, Craigslist, Google and Twitter versus more featureful competition illustrates how much more important execution of simplicity is over a large feature set. Yet we concentrate on our product’s feature list when building software and keep adding features without considering the focus of our products.
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Simplicity - Why and how
Posted by admin 37 days ago (http://pmn.org)How to bootstrap a Startup with less than $10k. Meet Tipsandtrip.
Posted by admin 37 days ago (http://www.thestartup.eu)
It’s a known fact that seed capital is very scarce in Italy. Entrepreneurs, which by definition are stubborn entities are therefore finding creative and cheap ways to bootstrap their startups. Tipsandtrip was born from an idea of social media consultant Juliette Bellavita and Blogo.it CEO Marco Magnocavallo. They had the goal of launching a web app and an iphone app in 6 months with less than $10
The Value of Ideas
Posted by admin 41 days ago (Editorial)
My Google Alert recently picked up a lot of chatter on the Internet about a rumored Dilbert movie in the works. The rumor is ahead of the reality, as the project hasn't been funded, and there isn't yet a director, writer, or actor signed on. But I was fascinated by the reactions of the many movie web sites that weighed in with their opinions on whether it was a good idea to create a Dilbert movie
The huge gap between geeks and business types
Posted by admin 41 days ago (http://consultuning.blogspot.com)
I've never been on the buying side of some work for hire sites, but I'm sure that they offer the potential buyer the option of targeting to a single person a concrete job offer, because sometimes I get job offers that are not visible to the rest of the pool. Forgive me for the self promotion, I only can say in my defence that (a) I'm not making this up and (b) customer loyalty is one of the prim
Founders should be CEOs
Posted by admin 43 days ago (http://yoda.posterous.com)
I believe founders ought to be CEOs whenever possible and that when Founders are the CEOs, the chances of success is much higher. I don't have any empirical data to support this claim but my instincts tell me that would be the case. Why? Let's breakdown the job of the CEO and compare how closely it reflects to what the founder does for a company...
The open-source entrepreneur
Posted by admin 43 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
Bob Young is a self-confessed contrarian with a strong desire to change the world by allowing people to share and collaborate. The approach has served him well and has helped turn the Canadian into a multi-millionaire.From the outset, his software company Red Hat bucked the trend set by the big players like Microsoft which stubbornly guarded every line of code and charged whopping fees to maintai
Is Your VC Founder Friendly?
Posted by admin 43 days ago (http://steveblank.com)
The role of a founding CEO in a startup searching for a business model is radically different than a CEO building and growing a company. Some VC’s get it, others may not. So if you’re the founder of a startup, you may want to consider who you take money from.
Should Startups Worry about Their Company Culture?
Posted by admin 44 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Does your startup company culture really matter? It sure mattered to Zappos founder Tony Hsieh, as we noted last week, who describes in an article in Inc, the battles he waged with investors who dismissed his efforts to cultivate a supportive, worker-friendly environment at the company. The importance of preserving that company culture, Hsieh suggests, led in part to his decision to sell his co