Archive for the 'startups' Category

Startup Tip #2) You Will Always Be One Step Away…

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Especially early on, starting a company is about addressing one overarching concern that, if solved, will totally make everything so much easier.
When I first started thinking about SpotDJ, I had a job. Being a loyal employee not looking to get sued, I only worked on the project during nights and weekends. Which is to say, [...]

Startup Tip #1) Don’t Listen to Me or Anybody Else

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

I’m putting this first because I know you’re busy starting a company and I can save you a lot of time by telling you to skip all the other tips and listen to this one. Or don’t. That’s the whole point.
When I, and later we, were first starting out, we sought a lot of advice. [...]

37 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Starting a Company

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

When I started a company a year and a half ago, I also started a list of things that would’ve been useful to have known ahead of time. My plan was to publish the list several years later in hindsight, but now that I’ve reached a nice round number (37) and half of my friends [...]