Micro ISV Digest

Posted by Gavin Bowman on Monday, November 26, 2007 at 8:00 AM

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

News and Announcements

A new version of TopDesk was released.
A new version of the Krypton toolkit was released.
Get a free copy of Camtasia Studio.
A chance to share your bootstrapping story on BootStrapMe.
Amazon announced Kindle (one of the few positive takes).
Visual Studio 2008 was released.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

The Birth of a Micro ISV, from Will Spader.
Webworking Hours, from Web Worker Daily.
Eye tracking rules, from Seth Godin.
Co-founder issues driving you crazy? from OnStartups.
Exploiting new niches, from Patrick.
How I made $100,000 in 25 minutes, from Self Made Chick, via Chris.
Must you know your market, really? from Found|Read.
5 tips for choosing a venture, from BootStrapMe.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

Do you have to be interesting to use Twitter, from EfCN.
Unique isn't always good.

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Micro ISV Digest

Posted by Gavin Bowman on Monday, November 19, 2007 at 8:00 AM

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

News and Announcements

Floyd Price launched Code Spaces, subversion hosting and project management. Via BoS.
Jason Kester was looking for feedback on s3stat, an Amazon S3 log analyzer.
Chris was looking for feedback for a new site and version.
Eli was looking for feedback for a new site.
A new version of Oriador Staff Rota was released.
A new version of Web Helper Browser was released.
OnStartups turned 2 years old, and posted some data. Coincidentally, I've now been doing the Micro ISV Digest every week for 2 years.
An update on the uISV Class of 07 from Chris.
An interview with Nick Longo on the dotNetPreacher show. And, Nick's not so successful BoS thread.
A great ESWC writeup from Will Rayer.
More free icon sources.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

Lessons from a Turnaround, from FoundRead.
Getting Social Media, from Wil Schroter.
Networking tips from a 9 year old, from EfCN.
Personal Branding, from 47hats.
Narrow your target to hit your market, from Startup Spark.
Stephen Wolfram on starting companies, from Marc Andreessen.
The global microbrand revisited, the rise of the VaporGuru, from gapingvoid.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

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Micro ISV Digest

Posted by Gavin Bowman on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 8:00 AM

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

News and Announcements

Dan Helfman was looking for more feedback on Luminotes.
Cyclops was looking for feedback on a new Mortgage Studio website.
Amazon announced S3 for the EU. Saurabh launched a new version of Bucket Explorer to support it.
Another Micro ISV blog to follow, Software By Rob (via Bob).
ESWC 2007 notes, from the Submit Suite Blog.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

Patrick's Google Conversion Optimizer article. BoS discussion.
Pruning back the lifestyle, from Tim Haughton.
Warning: Software startups are not as easy as everyone says, from Software By Rob.
You don't need a product road map, from 37signals.
Why startups have fewer pointed haired bosses, from OnStartups.
The founders benefit in a "Better-Half", from Found|Read.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

8 steps to running your business on (mostly) free apps, from Web Worker Daily.
Bootstrap your career with blogging, from Bootstrapper.
Wikipedia as a traffic source, from Dennis Crane.
The first 5 customers, from Wil Schroter.

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Micro ISV Digest

Posted by Gavin Bowman on Monday, November 05, 2007 at 8:00 AM

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

News and Announcements

Chris launched Omni Customer Support, a support database. Via BoS. Chis reviewed the BoS review on his blog.
Thomas launched a mac version of Pretty Good Solitaire. Via Blog.
Two threads on failure and calling time, on BoS.
Cameron Hinkle reviewed last week's Business of Software conference on his blog.
Google announced Open Social, some comments (pmarca Andrew Chen Ian Landsman).

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

Knowing what your customers want, not what the critics say they will want, from TJ Etherton.
It's time to get right, and Are unorginal ideas bad, from Wil Schroter.
Multitasking for the entrepreneur, from Raj Dash.
Why you should (almost) never rewrite your software, from OnStartups.
Things they don't teach you about running your own company, on BoS.
The secret formula of Micro ISV success, from Bob Walsh.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

Learning from Gordon Ramsey, and Risky Decisions, from 37 signals.
Your Google Search Results Suck: Flow Chart, from Nick Hebb.
The other side of the interface, from Andy Brice.
The pros and cons of freelancing, and Pricing freelance projects successfully, from Instigator.
Bootstrappers Halloween tips, from BootStrapMe.

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