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Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. 4 John Wright on 07.26.09 And then do it 20 more times until you succeed.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part IX: Entrepreneurship in.

Steve Blank

By the 1950’s these receivers could automatically “sweep” a frequency band, but this action was mechanical and slow. Frustrated with Kern’s lack of interest in investing in more technology companies, Tommy Davis would go on to found one of Silicon Valley’s first VC firms with Arthur Rock, creating Davis and Rock, founded in 1961.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

I’ve forgotten more ideas than I’ve run with, if only because of focusing on the money, and other companies have come and gone, doing those same ideas, anywhere from about 6 months to 4 years after I gave up. I’m stuck on step 4, any advice? A rock star engineer, a product guy (me), and a business guy.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Dont wait 4 weeks or more while programmers are "building features" If they cant deploy new features into production at least twice a week, dont use them. The typical prototype to productivity factor is 4 to 9, according to Brooks and others. For them it should be like eating chips, not an elephant. So break Version 1.0