One of the frustrating things about iterative software development is that you never get to do a heroic launch (a la Steve Jobs). Your software starts off to be barely good enough for someone to endure. The next week it’s better. Rinse, repeat. If you’re good, someday you wake up…
Lessons of Y Combinator: Things I’d do differently after 2 startups
I wrote a little guest post over at FoundRead (part of the GigaOm network). Give it a read! http://gigaom.com/2008/04/02/ycombinator/
Come See me Speak at the Churchill Club
This Wednesday, I’ll be participating in a really interesting panel discussion entitled “Silicon Valley Fights Back Against the (Information) Monster it Created”. The panel is moderated by Matt Richtel (New York Times Correspondent). Here’s the description: Intel launched no email Fridays. So did US Cellular. Some managers at Genentech urge…
Half-assed Startup – How to Start your Company and Keep Your Day Job
Someone posted an interesting “Ask YC”, asking: “How to start becoming an entrepreneur while still being an employee?” Having done this twice (started a company that eventually turned into a full-time startup), I settled in to reply. Before long, it was clear that my response was long enough to justify…
RescueTime Goodies – Big Release
Big release for RescueTime today. I have no time to write about it (and probably oughta write on the RescueTime blog if I did have time… which I promise I’ll do). If you’re a RescueTime user, check it out and let us know your thoughts!
