Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• Jon Skinner launched Sublime Text, a next generation text editor. Via BoS.
• Neil announced the Business of Software 2008 conference.
• Search the Inc 5000 list for info about other software companies.
• Alex has a shareware product for sale.
• Dreamhost screwed up, learned lessons.
• Andy Brice for hire.
• Progress updates from Chris, Andy, Tim.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• Lifestyle Business vs Startup, from Nick Hebb.
• The 5-min guide to becoming a freelance developer, from Software by Rob.
• Dealing with loss of motivation, from Wil Schroter.
  Also, Competitive Advantage.
• 9 things Stanford B-School won't teach you, from FoundRead.
  Also, How to prepare for the downturn.
• The perils of bootstrap financing, from BootStrapMe.
• Media Business Models, from Chris Anderson.
• When do I launch, from 37 Signals.
• The Broken Windows fallacy in software, from KC.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• Death to Procrastination, from EfCN.
• Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship.
• Get mad but don't get even, from Web Worker Daily.
• Telling Schmucks from superstars, from OnStartups.
• 101 ways to know your software project is doomed.
• Failure is now an option, from The Onion.

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