Disclaimer 1: All site-related data found in this post comes from compete.com. The company was kind enough to give us a “pro account” to help us research the O'Reilly book that we wrote called Complete Web Monitoring (thanks, you rock MORE >>

When Should a Startup Start Charging? I've recently changed my long held belief that all startups should charge immediately upon the release of a new product. now believe that non-enterprise targeted startups should only charge once MORE >>

This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight.  He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading.  I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. Marketing?  MORE >>

Once you have a product launched, you will the face the joys – and the despair – of a community that grows up around it. won't sugar-coat this: it is one of the most difficult and frustrating aspects of building a company online MORE >>

Last night, Ed Zander (ex-CEO of Motorola) interviewed Larry Ellison at the Churchill Club. The interview proved to be fascinating, with Ed Zander a perfect choice to push and prod Ellison on topics ranging from ORCL's early years, his motivations for buying Sun, to politics, sailing, and the prospects for the US economy. MORE >>