Micro ISV Digest

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

• Andre Oporto released an RC1 version of EdgeRM, a Micro ISV requirements management system. Via BoS.
• Ted Graham launched LinkedCells, an Excel data sharing Addin. Via BoS.
• Averina released a new code signing library. Via BoS.
• A new beta version of the Krypton Toolkit was released.
• A new version of FusionDesk was released.
• A new version of InfoCaptor was released.
• A new version of LandlordMax was released.
• Kevin Epstein (Stupid Marketing) on the Micro ISV Show.
• Andy Brice started a blog, Successful Software.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• A Kalzumeus update from Patrick.
• When Google Adwords fails, from Dave Collins on MyMicroISV.
• I'm crazy for CrazyEgg, from BugNinja.
• Brandon Doyle's Micro ISV Story, on BoS.
• Why not all great hackepreneurs get picked by Y-Combinator, from OnStartups.
• How much money will my software make (and what does that have to do with aliens), from Andy Brice.
• Disney World, Five Man Electric Band and Good software design, from Scott Meade.
• Business for Geeks: Piracy, from Keith Casey.
• Startup Simulator, via StartupSpark.
• It was customer map week: Ian, Jon, Gurocks.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• Microsoft is Dead, from Paul Graham. Also, comment from Gapingvoid (now on MS payroll).
• The Carnival of Entrepreneurs.
• An unusual website, via 37signals.
• WikiSummaries (via Bob).
• If architects had to work like programmers.

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