In this day and age of lean, low-cost, bootstrapped technology startups, it’s easy for founders to ignore the issue of startup capital. Years ago, it was probably the issue given the most attention. Many brick and mortar businesses took $200k or more to start. Even technology startups just 10 years ago would have had to [...]
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How to start a technology company – Startup advice, Part 1 “Choosing co-founders”
Lately, I’ve been meeting with entrepreneurs in the Austin area and giving them some advice on their startups. I realized that regardless of the company, there is some common advice I tend to give to everyone. This reminded me of when I was interviewed by Steve Spalding of How To Split An Atom, a couple [...]
Farewell to Recommendr, Social Shopping – Social Commerce
It has been an amazing ride, but effective today, the Recommendr site has ceased operation. I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the site and made the site a valuable resource for shoppers. Our developers were fantastic and worked tirelessly to deliver amazing code on schedule. We were amazed by the technical solutions our [...]
Kindle 2 vs. Kindle 1 size comparison WITH cover
There are tons of articles and posts about the new Kindle 2 from Amazon.com. Rather than bore you with the same information and my opinion, here are some photos of the size difference between the two versions WITH the cover. Since many will be carrying the device with the case, this might be a more [...]
Local business owners – Claim your location on Google Maps before someone else does
My family owns a brick and mortar toy store called LearningTower Toys located in Port Jefferson Station. It’s a small town located on Long Island, New York, for those not familiar with the Northeast. The business has been in existence since 1996 and has had a website since 1998. They recently discovered that their business [...]