Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• Nathan Ridley released FlirtBeat, a social dating site. Via BoS.
• Gene released PDFJet, a PDF report generation tool. Via BoS.
• A new version of SmartInspect was released.
• A new version of Authorize.net component for PHP was released.
• The Gurocks announced a new partnership with EurekaLab.
• SourceGear released DiffMerge, a free Diff Tool. Via Blog.
• Crazy Busy author on the Micro ISV Show.
• Scott Meade started a new Making of a web app series.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• The Profit Calculator: How much do they make?, via 37signals.
• The importance of targeted traffic, from Andy Brice.
• Copywriting for Developers, from Dave Collins (MyMicroISV).
• It's a business, not a hobby, from Bob Walsh.
• Business Planning: Competitive Landscape, from Startup Spark.
• Should you raise venture capital, from Instigator.
• How I built a web 2.0 social media site for $12,107.09, from Guy Kawasaki.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• Carnival of the Entrepreneurs.
• Startup Spark Entreprenuer interview (Part 2).
• A Game of inches, from Joel Spolsky.
• What your startup boss really wants from you, from Wil Schroter.
• The horror of the M&A theme song, from KnowHR.

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