article thumbnail

Excellent Showing at 59 Days of Code Startup Competition

Software By Rob

I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Teams had 59 days to create a killer app. You can view a list of contestants here.

article thumbnail

Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic | Software by Rob

Software By Rob

We just moved to Fresno, CA and I’m looking for a new mechanic. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. The conversational writing on your blog tears down the corporate veil and lets people interact with you like human? I think this might be the key. 2 Rob on 10.08.09

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Focusing on Traffic Can Kill Your Startup

Software By Rob

Almost no one thinks about improving conversion rates. Popularity Another reason people focus on traffic instead of conversions is because that’s what everyone talks about. For every 50 books or blogs on search engine optimization or AdWords there is one on improving conversions. Conversion, Not So Much.

article thumbnail

Front End Developer Resume, An 11-pound Notebook, A 2-pound.

Software By Rob

Makes Fresno Web Design look like something out of 37Signals. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. Imagine, a laptop you could open on an airplane and not hit the seatback in front of you. A Look Back at the Internet ’96 – A short walk through the Internet Archive.

article thumbnail

My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

Software By Rob

Re-connecting I work from home and since I live in Fresno I don’t get out much. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.