Just build a _____ profitable business! – David Heinemeier Hansson, This Week in Startups #46 (1:10:45) Reflection In the spirit of Agile, here’s my retrospective on when we realized the primary objective is to build a business & not to get funded. Inflating Our Own Bubble Back in June 2009, I read about the TechCrunch50 2009 contest & while we barely had any running code, submitted an entry. My collaborators thought it was a bit of a stretch, but we all agreed it’s nice to set goals. So while trying to get a grip on what was required of us, I immersed myself in TechCrunch stuff. From what I understood, there was a...
The Twouble with Twe...
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Golden Rule of Branding: Choose a name that is your URL Don’t choose anything that paints you in a corner. With the word “tweet” in it, it’s painted into a corner. – Mark Suster, referring to TweetUp at 6:11 into This Week in Venture Capital #2 with Mark...
Maybe it’s tim...
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edu.cyn.in – Social Software in Schools Maybe it’s time that there be a service that’s only for kids. – Jason Calacanis at 1:13:29 into TWiST #50 Anniversary Show Lon Harris, Creative Director at ThisWeekIn brought up an interesting story on Anthony Orsini, the...
Kool-Aid Being Serve...
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#1You do not get credit before you do the work – Jason Calacanis, TWiST #47 with Niel Robertson (0:11:17) If you’ve never heard of Jason Calacanis, then you owe it to yourself to check him out on one of his many ThisWeekIn episodes. I had the privaledge to demo to him once &...
My First Pitch to Mo...
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In fine company last night among QuantumWhisper, SoleiraSun, SolidWild at Montreal NEWTECH’s Demo Night. Just demo! – Jason Calacanis, TechCrunch50 2009 Twetailer semi-finalist demo. In 140 characters, or, less Twetailer: Brokering Consumer Demand with local Retailers’...