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Passion as a Competitive Advantage

Software By Rob

Whoever thought it was a good idea to build a house with a flat roof should be forced to duplicate Google’s PageRank algorithm in assembler. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. My roof is leaking. So I called a roofer, Fred, to give me a quote to fix this mess. Expertise is fascinating.

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Why are Entrepreneurs the new Rock Stars? [guest post]

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We got to a point were our computers crashed (two fans have since been replaces) and we had a working system with our algorithm up and running. This guest post was contributed by Tomer Targin*. If the Internet was the new rock and roll, Jeff Bezos (Business Insider)…was its Elvis. Fellow entrepreneurs, you are the new rock stars. Performance.

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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. At some point in the past year I watched a video of an Eric Sink presentation and he asked the following question (he said it was asked of him by a college student): Why would someone buy your product when it has an open source competitor? The UI could kill small animals.

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Why You Should Start Marketing the Day You Start Coding

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Photo by DeclanTM This article is #7 in a series about startup marketing. The first 6 (not required before you read this one) are available here: part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5 , part 6.

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microisvs, Software Products and Startups: My Most Popular Posts.

Software By Rob

Let’s be honest, building an invoicing system does not involve insanely complex algorithms and coding chops. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Consider this the Year in Review for Software by Rob. Some choose consulting, but many more inevitably decide to build a software product.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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About Who the Heck is Uncle Saul? infoChachkie. Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You John Greathouse – Posted in: Entrepreneur , Strategic Planning. With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good.” When selecting your company and product names, consider the following: Uniquely Familiar. Intuitive URL.

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Fake Drake and AI Twins

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Listen to Steve read this post (9 min audio) An AI-generated song purporting to be Drake and the Weeknd caused a stir in the music world after going viral and accumulating over 20 million views on streaming and social platforms. Called ‘Heart on my Sleeve’ track was originally posted on TikTok by a user called Ghostwriter977.