Micro ISV Digest

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

News and Announcements

• Giacomo Guilizzoni launced Balsamiq Mockups, a tool to create GUI mockups. Via BoS, but also featured in an interview on WWD.
• Adam M launched Postal Methods, a web service for automating sending post. Via BoS.
• Eser was looking for feedback on an algorithmic recommendation engine. Via BoS.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

• The joys and challenges of a nomadic software company, from Successful Software.
• Lack of focus or too much ambition, from Alex Williams.
• Todo lists, from Jon Fox.
• Crowdsource testing, from 47hats.
• Business strategy for the simple minded, from OnStartups.
• The entrepreneur mindset, and why a young entrepreneur should blog, from Startup Spark (there was a lot of activity there last week, might be worth browsing).
• Getting started as a web worker is about meeting needs, from WWD.
• Data storage and performance, from Ian (six products).
• Just a little over a week left for the 30 day challengers, Patrick isn't going to make it, but Scott Kane has been blogging like there's no tomorrow. Other updates: mike, Steve M, Steve C, Richie, Project Iffy, rchaves, Phillip, Benji.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

• A 2 part rule for naming your startup, from FoundRead.
• New company for a different product? from Andrey Butov.
• The inside word on word of mouth marketing, from Guy Kawasaki.
• Is it worthy, from Seth Godin.

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