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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:
How can you not do this?
Just got an online training offer from SitePoint – the awesome Australian IT powerhouse: “The course costs just $9.95 and includes eight lessons containing a mix of videos, mini articles, and exercises, as well as two live Q&A sessions where you can ask questions of John directly. ...Read More →Flipboard Find of the week
Here’s my Flipboard Find of the Week (something worthwhile Flipboard brought to my attention that would have otherwise been lost in the social media noise): Power Friending: Demystifying Social Media to Grow Your Business by Amber Mac. I grabbed the Kindle sample to my iPad, ...Read More →
Breakthroughs
Everything is always the same – until it isn’t. This week, there’s been two new products – one slammed by demand, the other in alpha – that for all their faults change what at least I thought was possible for software to do. These are ...Read More →How to be a successful iPhone developer
I came across this YouTube video of Brian Greenstone from Pangea Software talking about how his company made $1.5 million on a two-week port of a Mac OS game over in the comments of my online friend Andy Brice’s blog. Andy’s post concerned the media ...Read More →MicroISV Digest 07/19/2010
Community News: Mike Stokes, HelpBurner, has released version 1 of this documentation/tutorial making tool. Have a look at this post about it, especially the comments. Sam Howley and his partner at OakFocus.net, have released CustomerCradle, a web based subscription service for small businesses to record and ...Read More →