Comments on: Skim “Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality” http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=202 Powered by work over time. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:54:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bob Walsh http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=202&cpage=1#comment-334 Bob Walsh Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:24:14 +0000 http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=202#comment-334 Thanks for the ideas Nate - Please drop me an email when you have the chance and let me know how your microISV is doing. Thanks for the ideas Nate – Please drop me an email when you have the chance and let me know how your microISV is doing.

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By: natevw http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=202&cpage=1#comment-260 natevw Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=202#comment-260 Hello Bob, thanks for dropping by! Indeed, I did find plenty of value within your book and I'm glad I had a chance to go through it. I should note that I come from "the other side of the fence", so some of the MS-centric material didn't apply. I think I was hoping for more general advice about the challenges, pitfalls and strategies for small startup companies. Maybe even some categories of helpful resources, but specific websites, tools, operating systems and graphic designers might not be the best solutions next year, or next door. Here's some topics I'd love to hear more from you about: <ul> <li>Interstate and international issues with selling software online</li> <li>What to do when something like X goes wrong/right, for common values of X</li> <li>Pricing, and upgrade vs. first time revenue</li> <li>Even more about seeing a product from the customers' perspective (can you tell I liked chapters 4&5 best?)</li> <li>Is online collaboration feasible for a startup?</li> <li>More advice from Micro-ISV founders, but just the meaty parts</li> <li>Even tips for balancing work and family life</li> </ul> Some of these might still be somewhat time/platform/market bound, but hopefully a little more stable. It seems like the human sides (vision, prototypes, customers, business intelligence) in the book might transcend current trends, just like <i>Mythical Man Month</i> still has many relevant parts after 30 years. Hello Bob, thanks for dropping by! Indeed, I did find plenty of value within your book and I’m glad I had a chance to go through it. I should note that I come from “the other side of the fence”, so some of the MS-centric material didn’t apply.

I think I was hoping for more general advice about the challenges, pitfalls and strategies for small startup companies. Maybe even some categories of helpful resources, but specific websites, tools, operating systems and graphic designers might not be the best solutions next year, or next door.

Here’s some topics I’d love to hear more from you about:

  • Interstate and international issues with selling software online
  • What to do when something like X goes wrong/right, for common values of X
  • Pricing, and upgrade vs. first time revenue
  • Even more about seeing a product from the customers’ perspective (can you tell I liked chapters 4&5 best?)
  • Is online collaboration feasible for a startup?
  • More advice from Micro-ISV founders, but just the meaty parts
  • Even tips for balancing work and family life

Some of these might still be somewhat time/platform/market bound, but hopefully a little more stable. It seems like the human sides (vision, prototypes, customers, business intelligence) in the book might transcend current trends, just like Mythical Man Month still has many relevant parts after 30 years.

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By: Bob Walsh http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=202&cpage=1#comment-259 Bob Walsh Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:09:13 +0000 http://www.extinguishedscholar.com/wpglob/?p=202#comment-259 Nate, Well, I'm glad you found at least some value in my book :). Rather than get into your criticisms, let me ask you a quick question - what subjects didn't I cover you'd like to see more on? I'm starting a series of ebooks for microISVs on topics lightly or not at all covered in my first two books, and I'd like your feedback. Nate,

Well, I’m glad you found at least some value in my book :). Rather than get into your criticisms, let me ask you a quick question – what subjects didn’t I cover you’d like to see more on? I’m starting a series of ebooks for microISVs on topics lightly or not at all covered in my first two books, and I’d like your feedback.

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