mashable.com

MARCH 20, 2014

Advertise Advertise. Investing time and energy to build a startup is a calculated risk to begin with, but putting yourself in a position where your job security rests exclusively on the efforts of your predecessors is an even bigger gamble. Proceed — if at all — with extreme due diligence and caution. Must Reads.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 8, 2010

My screencast series Startup Website Reviews took on a life of its own rather quickly. I offered to perform free website reviews a few weeks ago and I’m now booked well beyond the six-month mark. I offered to perform free website reviews a few weeks ago and I’m now booked well beyond the six-month mark.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The Business of Software 2010 was last week in Boston. The whirlwind of the conference was such that it took me about 48 hours before I could hold a conversation about anything but starting a software company. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Well…I’ve hit that point reviewing websites. I’ve recorded stacks of site review screencasts over the past four years, and I’m ready to take it to a whole ‘notha level. Send your URL to rob (at) softwarebyrob.com and I’ll queue it up to be reviewed it in a screencast that I will publish on this blog.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 30, 2010

Reviewing HowsThe.com March 30th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. at 8:52 am Hey Rob, I just wanted to publicly thank you for the review.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 1, 2010

Reviewing SimplyBill.com April 1st, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. at 8:19 am Hi Rob, Many thanks for the review. 5 Johannes on 04.03.10

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

July 20th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. I recommend it. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. The speaking line-up is a who’s who of software bloggers and authors, including Geoffrey Moore, Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah and Joel Spolsky. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 6, 2010

Reviewing NHProf.com April 6th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Have you thought about offering reviews as a service? #3 2 Mitch on 04.06.10

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? A few months ago I received a review copy of Debugging Your Information Technology Career: A Compass to New and Rewarding Fields that Value Computer Knowledge.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 29, 2010

The early bird registration discount for this year’s Business of Software in Boston expires on Friday. In addition to speakers like Seth Godin, Joel Spolsky, Dharmesh Shah and Eric Sink, there are excellent networking opportunities with the other 300 attendees (a lot of self-funded software companies in the audience).

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Free Website Feedback, Custom Card Designs, Finding Good Domain Names, and more… Paying the Price of Success → Joel on Software is Shutting Down. Long Live the King.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Join My Online Split Testing Class on May 11th I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October. Stay Small.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

According to a recent academic study, “a typical Netflix member loses interest after perhaps 60 to 90 seconds of choosing, having reviewed 10 to 20 titles (perhaps 3 in detail) on one or two screens.” In the rest of this article, I will share with you a basic process you can use to build upon. Acquisition segments.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Pre-digital marketing, traditional lead generation involved reaching out to unaware buyers through outbound marketing tactics such as cold-calling, direct mail, or media advertising to introduce them to products or services in the hope of convincing them to convert. For example, recently I was in the market for some transcription software.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

When I talk to people who are thinking about launching a software product, whether a high-growth or Micropreneur endeavor, from time to time I hear that if they could get to the front page of Digg or get a mention on TechCrunch that they would be “set.&# Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. at 1:56 am [.]

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. The rest, as they say, is history. I’m the founder, ex Hewlett-Packard Director of Advertising and former SVP at Millward Brown (global brand/ad research firm owned by WPP). It was a $4.7M

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Software By Rob

JUNE 22, 2010

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. June 22nd, 2010 | About this Blog , Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. at 2:21 pm [.]

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Software By Rob

JULY 22, 2010

Tip #1: Use a Custom Design I’m typically a fan of text-only newsletter email due to the challenge of getting things to display correctly in email clients. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 22, 2010

Due to technical difficulties I will be re-teaching this class at 10am PST on Tuesday May 11th. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Click here for more information or to sign up for the class.

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. The fourth episode of Startups for the Rest of Us, the podcast I co-host with Mike Taber , is live at our podcast website. Stay Small.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Why You Should Re-architect Your Career to Amplify Your Strengths Joel on Software is Shutting Down. Excellent resource for fast, free site reviews. Long Live the King.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

This means constantly looking for improvements to our automation technology, using that automation more, and diligently pursuing excellence for each client’s dream website. We’ve had a lot of challenges and scarcity in Detroit, but scarcity breeds innovation and now we can share our lessons learned with the rest of the world.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 22, 2010

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Up and Running

JULY 31, 2014

This is Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software. Preferably using some sort of software tool, Excel, some sort of spreadsheet. You can find your industry, find out what the SIC code is or the NAICS code is for your industry, and you can find out what the average gross margin is for the business that you’re in.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Joel on Software is Shutting Down. The first time someone pays you for software you wrote, your head will nearly spin off its axis. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

For many ConversionXL readers, PPC advertising is a big part of your business & in many ways it is just as critical to the conversion process as what’s happening on the page. Get plugged into the rest of the marketing team, also. Exercise: image source. Get extremely familiar with your business’s operation days. image source.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 14, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← My Podcast Launches Today: “Startups for the Rest of Us&# I Need Your Help! Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Which Book Would You Be Most Likely to Buy? at 5:57 am [.]

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

My Experience Back in 2002/2003 I spent hours writing a sales letter and emailing it to 15 local design firms, offering my services as an outsourced development staff (I coded in PHP,NET and Java at the time). I increased by rate nearly 30% in 3 months due to the amount of work coming my way. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Software By Rob

MAY 12, 2010

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

He opens the code and sees calls that don’t close database connections, no database column indexes, and a snarl of spaghetti he knows will take a few months to untangle. People know when they’re in the presence of someone who really cares about their code/product/startup. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 23, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Paying the Price of Success I Will Review Your Website for Free → Recent Podcast Appearances Micropreneurship If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 28, 2009

October 28th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews , Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. You can find it here. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2009

Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer – Freelancer -> Consultant -> MicroISV -> Micropreneur. Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer – Freelancer -> Consultant -> MicroISV -> Micropreneur. The Funniest Amazon Reviews Ever – 1,255 of them.

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