www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Your product must solve an actual need, have a profitable market size, differentiate itself from the competition, generate sufficient interest from your target market, be cost-effective to produce in a timely manner, and have a clear marketing path. Research the cost of advertising your product. We are where you are.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. The Differentiators The areas that kill the most time when consuming open source software are: Installation process Documentation Support Usability I’m sure we can all point out a handful of open source projects that have decent documentation and decent usability.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Right now companies are cutting costs and letting go of their $125/hour development shop. A lot of contract work is out there looking for mid- to low-cost providers. December 10th, 2008 | Becoming a Better Developer Building your startup?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) Sales people cost money, and when they’re not bringing in revenue, their wandering in the woods is time consuming, cash-draining and demoralizing. Who recommends a sale?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But it is fraught with risks - and the primary risk you need to guard against is software development failure. The main causes are: Client fails to precisely express their requirements to the vendor; Client continuously changes their mind during the development process; A poorly constructed development contract.

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www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Folks scamming you for the incentive are a — cheap — cost of doing business.). If you like what you see, I encourage you to sign up for the RSS feed. And it costs businesses real money.

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www.readwriteweb.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Startups need to minimize cost and effort so they can focus on brewing their secret sauce, but they cant afford to look like amateurs. Youll cover your monthly costs in support savings in your first week. When it comes to financial software, it makes sense to follow the leader. advertising. developers. foursquare.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Of course, the effectiveness of your funnel drops exponentially when you move to mass advertising. Maybe we can’t rely on our freemium, advertising-based, viral revenue model, though. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Except for one last thing.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? I only had about 250 emails but my conversion rate was awesome and it was felt great to know that I had all operating costs covered from day 1. Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. The majority of an application’s expense is in maintenance, so if a business can drop an initial deposit and never worry about construction costs and all that nasty maintenance stuff it’s an appealing scenario. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. A 354 percent increase in abuse-related issues like spamming, followed by a 245 percent increase in legal costs dealing people trying to game the system.&# When he’s not developing software, he’s furiously working towards becoming a better Micropreneur.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. As a software developer I want things in neat little boxes. What kills me is that being the low-cost provider is bad. What kills me is that being the low-cost provider is bad. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? I want solid answers.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 10, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Here is My Glimpse of the Future How Third-Party Licensing Can Ruin Your Launch → What is the Micropreneur Academy? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. Costs range from $300-$1000 per year.

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Software By Rob

JULY 14, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Instead, I opted to send these simple tasks to someone else at the cost of $15/hour. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong. July 14th, 2009 | Micropreneurship Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets Startup Success Podcast, Open Source For-Profit Startups, One Laptop Per Child 2008, and $19 Usability Testing → The Software Product Myth Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? 16 Rob on 11.19.08

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. More than two years ago my business partner and I discussed launching a hosted version of my ASP.NET invoicing software , DotNetInvoice. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Choosing Between Mobile and Native Apps One of the resounding themes for mobile software developers in 2011 is the debate between building a native app or building a mobile web app. While some developers are looking at ways to build hybrid solutions , this is a topic that continues to become more complex.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Subscribe to comments with RSS. This literally the dumbest, most ignorant piece that I’ve ever read about software development and/or hiring programmers. I fit all criteria of the people you’re looking for except for the junior developer one. March 25, 2011 at 7:00 am. Posted in CEO Friday , Job. mike mainguy.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Youll estimate time and cost better. Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs. " And looking at the requirements, I didnt think it was difficult to find a programmer to develop that.

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