Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

“How to Win Friends…&# was an eye-opener for me and in fact the very first book which was recommended to me ever since I started reading books in this non-fiction genre. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. But books are vastly subjective!

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 25, 2010

If they had done it for the money they would have stopped long before they became an overnight success five years of non-stop practice later. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. But they did it because they loved writing music.

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Software By Rob

JULY 1, 2010

In a traditional business this means offering non-commodity products and services. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. The lesson: create a written for everything in your business, even if you’re the only person doing the work.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 29, 2009

We emailed several times about the process he followed to find his optimal name, and given his creative approach I wanted to share it here. October 29th, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Software Development Building your startup? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Product naming is hard.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. But I don’t buy it.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

This becomes apparent the first time you send an email to a list that you’ve been communicating with for some length of time. If people from your email list will convert at 5-10x the rate of someone finding your site through Google, you can spend 5-10x the effort getting people on your mailing list and still have a break-even ROI.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The masses have grown weary of the blog “fad” just as they grew weary of the “email” fad in the late 90s, the “internet” fad in 2000, MySpace and Friendster in 2007/2008, and how they’ll grow tired of the Facebook and Twitter fads in 2010 and move on to something else. And that’s why now is a fantastic time to start a blog.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

They determine the general direction of the company and set the short-term and long-term financial and non-financial objectives of the company." Someone who has some background in software engineering and is qualified to write production code without much supervision, although they probably arent designing anything. Level 14 or 15.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

If you want to build a business that requires software, be prepared to invest a little money. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. The business geek needed a working software prototype and the programmer needed experience. Email This BlogThis!

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Look at the market size and the number of competing products. Software development is like an iceberg – 90% of it is under the surface. If it takes days, weeks, or even months for you to respond to an email, I’m not going to work with you. This should be non-negotiable for any business venture.

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andrewchenblog.com

MARCH 10, 2010

This technical debt is the non-strategic result of doing a poor job. For established companies with multiple teams competing with each other, this may become a key problem because then it really is a public good within the company. He and I have had some interesting email threads on exactly that issue. See [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

It’s no secret that visitor data measured by Alexa, Compete and others is flat our wrong – [link]. 41 Inspiring Email Newsletter Designs – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Inclusive Design – [link].

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Our value is built on the non-technical stuff, which relies on a network of people and resources that have taken years to develop. Putting up a landing page to gather emails to hear more when youre ready, and only talking in depth about the product in person to help make it better, isnt so much as stealth mode as heads-down-mode.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

This is best achieved by building a launch notification email list, something fairly commonly implemented these days. In 2-4 hours you can setup a landing page and begin collecting emails. In the above situation, assume you have 650 targeted email addresses you’ve compiled through some small marketing efforts and a landing page.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The traditional method of product development, known as the waterfall model , the design and creation of a product follows a very liner, and sequential process. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

Then one day I read a comment on Darren Rowse’s blog by a guy who created a point system to keep himself blogging, consistently, and motivated and I was electrified by the idea putting “actionable guides and discussions” together with “measurable progress you could see, share, and compete with in a friendly way.”

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Software By Rob

APRIL 21, 2010

at 4:43 pm I’d love to write an automated comment moderator, which downvoted or otherwise penalized brainless and non-constructive comments. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. 9 Chris Pearce on 05.02.10 10 Tim Cull on 05.06.10

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Consider this the Year in Review for Software by Rob. .&# Lessons Learned “Selling&# My Micro-ISV “Within a week of my ‘for sale’ post I received 20 email inquiries, sent out nearly that many NDAs, distributed 13 sales packets, and spent about 10 hours answering questions via email.

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www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. They were very concerned with competing with free. If my Stats 102 is failing me and there’s a simple test I am neglecting, feel free to send me an email or drop a mention in the comments.).

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 5, 2010

You own a wall of books, or perhaps a Kindle or iPad bulging at the edge of its hard disk with non-fiction you’ve earmarked for future reading. I’ve received numerous emails with the same basic sentiment: “I’ve taken away more action items from this book than any other startup book I’ve read.&#

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 3, 2009

But I was also doing important marketing related activities at night – building a sales website, building my email list, link building, blogging, etc. So at the time I was finalizing development, launching a product, and working through an acquisition. I emailed maybe 30 bloggers basically asking for a review.

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Software By Rob

JULY 14, 2009

I wrote up an email and the task will be done in the next day or two. Start with non-critical tasks and be very specific in how they should be executed. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. She has experience with multimedia and podcast editing.

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Google is not descriptive of the company’s search core competency nor was it particularly easy to pronounce, spell or remember when the site was initially launched. Amazon – While arguably better than the company’s initial name, “Cadabra.com”, “Amazon” does not convey the company’s initial core competency of online book sales.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Non of this academic stuff. You can start by personally emailing them and saying thanks. I send DM’s, emails, all day thanking people. Entrepreneurs always struggle with competing priorities and manage expenses very closely. CPL (email) = $4.35 – our goal was $5. And what do I do with all these email addresses?!

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. There are many developers who are not presently active on a Ruby on Rails project who nonetheless have a vulnerable Rails application running on localhost:3000. Greatest Hits. Standing Invitation.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

I tried all sorts of tactics to convert my free users: More upgrade prompts Less features on free accounts Premium features for 15 days More emails aimed at upselling users to paid None of these changes had a significant impact. while the paid ones want features focused its core competency and more integration options. at 10:31 am [.]

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Software By Rob

MARCH 12, 2009

Personally my company only requires that you do not say we wrote the software if you changed something, and that’s only there to make us not get sued by you writing malware or causing security issues for 3rd parties, other then that, for anything non-binding on us, anything goes. Leave a Comment Building Your Startup?

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Non-Technical Co-Founders Co-Founders Technical Co-founders Finding Co-Founders Startups & "How Important Are Ideas?" " Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea. 24 Comments • Nov 8, 2010 I love this answer.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Microsoft started down this path when they were the only game in town, explicitly to maintain their monopoly by making it as hard as possible to either port Windows apps to non-Windows platforms, or to even conceive of how to do it in the first place. Basically, the lesson in this guys argument is entirely non-technical. Get a grip.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Feel free to include your URL and email for anyone to contact you.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

There are many ways to get there that don’t involve VC funding: Micropreneurship is the route I’ve chosen, Joel Spolsky’s done well with a traditional software company and 37signals has done well with a non-traditional software company. Leave a Comment Building Your Startup?

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