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- BooksJuly, 2009: The Web Startup Success Guide is out and selling! (Looking for the PDF Version?) Below is a PDF of the Table of Contents to give you a more specific idea of what’s in The Web Startup Success Guide: (If you don’t see a PDF above this line, please let me know!) Older books A little background on the first two (physical) books I’ve written: Back in March 2005 I’d launched my microISV, Safari Software, Inc. and my first product, MasterList Professional. I quickly realized that while the initial programming was done, I needed to learn and do a whole slew of other things if I wanted to make money; everything from the basics of marketing a commercial product, to handling tech support, to dealing with the money to doing a product blog. Micro-ISV From Vision to Reality Having been a reporter before getting into programming, I decided since I couldn’t find a book, I’d write one. Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality is that book, and from the Amazon ratings to the the emails I get, I know I not only scratched my itch, but contributed a valuable resource to the community. Here’s what’s inside Micro-ISV: From Vision to…
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- AboutBob Walsh Bob Walsh is the author of The Web Startup Success Guide, co-hosts the Startup Success Podcast and founded http://startuptodo.com (a training/productivity community for startups and microISVs). Over the years Bob has written 4 other books for microISVs and startups including Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality, presented at both European Software Conference and the Software Industry Conference, and co-moderates the Joel On Software Business of Software forum. His ebook, MicroISV: Sites that Sell! is the definite guide for microISVs who want to improve their web site. Bob started in IT many years ago, developing custom desktop applications for medium and large companies. In 2004 he launched his first startup product, MasterList Professional, for Windows desktop, which he later sold to another company. Since at the time he knew zip about all things you need to know to sell commercial software, he researched and wrote Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality. Discovering he’d rather spend his time helping microISVs, microprenuers, ultralights, mISVs, and startups succeed he hung out his consultant shingle, while undertaking learning Ruby on Rails in order to build StartupToDo.com. His blog, 47hats, covers topics interesting to microISVs and startups. Bob provides consulting services to startups and microISVs via his MicroConsult with Bob Walsh service, and also consults on web site copywriting, market positioning, social media and product strategies.
What I do:
Write Code
1I’m a developer for hire – going all the way back to the day and all the way forward with Ruby on Rails and jQuery.
Build Content
2Sometimes books, other times podcasts, and posts here and elsewhere. I like to apply the five Ws to the online world, especially the startup community.
Help Startups
3Be it answering questions during Online Office Hours or leading MicroConsults to “unstick” founders, larger consultations, or presenting at conferences, I prefer to spend my time helping startups be successful.
Blog:
Picking your micro-ISV niche
By Bob Walsh, Safari Software, Inc. Over at The Business of Software forum, Jackson asked today, “But the problem is – how to know what kind of (web or desktop) app to build. How do you detect the trend that will be big, while the ...Read More →Guy’s 8 community-building rules.
As always, Guy Kawasaki is saying things that garage startups micro-ISVs should read, print, reread and divide into Next Actions. This time, it’s how to build a community around your micro-ISV’s product. This is the magic you need to be successful. Here’s the gist, translated ...Read More →The case for the online desktop made well.
Dion Hinchcliffe over at blogs.zd.com has the best argument I’ve read yet for the whole concept of online desktops/AJAX applications, and several interesting things to point out to micro-ISV thinking about jumping on that particular bandwagon. In fact, as I started to dig into what ...Read More →Building It Well: Deeper Issues, Part I
By Dharmesh Shah, OnStartups.com In the first (of hopefully many) comments to one of my prior articles, Daniel Howard wrote:? “”I encourage you to find deeper insights into things that look smart on the surface but turn out badly.” I don”t know Daniel, but will ...Read More →Book summary and clickable appendix added.
in case you’re interested, I’ve added a run down of the the Book’s contents and who I interviewed for it over here and a clickable version of the appendix over there; look for more articles and updates soon.Read More →