Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• SpoiltChild Design launched When is my Wedding?
• A new version of the Krypton library was released.
• Dennis Crane of Dr Explain, launched a new Micro ISV blog.
• The Daily Hub is a new social bookmarking site for business geeks.
• Pam Slim chats with Guy Kawasaki.
• Google Checkout is now available in the UK.
• StartupSpark are looking for an entrepreneur blogger.
• Microsoft are hosting a free Office Live event.
• The battle of the Micro ISV search engines began. Fedor Chenkov's ISVoogle indexes a lot of great ISV produced and related content. Bob Walsh's Micro ISV Search is more focused on non-coding, related topics.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• The wide world of web apps, from Phil.
• 10 Questions to ask before you write any code, from Andy Brice.
• Startup Financing Q&A, from OnStartups.
• Avoid the top 3 we mistakes, from Dave Collins on MyMicroISV.
• I have a great job, why aren't I happy, from EfCN.
• Stop listening to the experts, from Andrey Butov.
• Time Management series, on GameDevBlog.
• 2 ways customers can do your marketing, from Scott Meade.
• Advice on free trials, from MyMicroISV.
• Features vs Ideology, from Ian Landsman.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• Memo to the very small, from Seth Godin.
• The carnival of Entrepreneurs.
• 10 obvious strategies to ruthlessly acquire users.
• Embracing Iterative Design.
• Simplicity: The ultimate sophistication.
• Pearls before Breakfast.
• Cringe City.

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