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Excellent Showing at 59 Days of Code Startup Competition

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. The Categories There were two categories: zero-code and in progress. Zero-code meant you had to start with…um, zero code on day 1. See you in 2011.

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How to Start a Small Web Design Firm

Up and Running

Once you’ve decided that you’re ready to start a small web design firm, you’ll need to develop a host of skills to help you run a successful business, including time management, sales and promotional strategies, and client acquisition. You’ll also need business cards, stationery supplies, and software that’s specific to your design work.

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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. There were several great presentations during the conference. He spoke about 21 trends you should bet on, and 5 you shouldn’t.

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Finding The High Converting PPC Keywords That Are Right Under Your Nose

ConversionXL

This ad is packed with trust boosting factors like a ratings extension, a review, social proof, and sitelinks that provide more detailed options while highlighting service benefits. Exercise: Review your geographic reports within analytics, segment your reports by traffic source/ medium and review the conversion rates.

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Don't Plan to Get Rich from Your Startup

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Thousands of people who are better developers than you, are better at evaluating markets, and better at marketing software have built products and still work for a living. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? A slightly better chance than buying a lottery ticket.

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Can A Startup Do OffShore Development? Part 2

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As a result, local universities here churn out thousands of new graduates each year who can spell Microsoft but understand nothing about proper software engineering. Silicon Valley is a great place for technology startups in no small part due to its culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. Culture creation is not easy.

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Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs?

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic My Report on StackOverflow DevDays → Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.