joelle | 12 years ago | on: Y Combinator grad Danielle Morrill on When to Raise, What to Track
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joelle | 12 years ago | on: Colors of the iOS7 App Store
This is really interesting to see - nice work!
joelle | 12 years ago | on: How We Got Our First 2,000 Users Doing Things That Don't Scale
Very good point. But I'd argue that most customers start off as "users". Sure - some people show up for the first time and whip out their credit cards - but when you're starting that small your best (early) customers will be ones you convert to paid out of the beta.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: “Vacations are for the weak”
"...rest and recuperation is an essential part of being a pro"
Couldn't have said it better myself.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Lessons Learned Starting Two Software Products (Our 2013 Fails)
Great to look back at the year and realize how much you've learned and all the growth that's happened. Hard to believe how much one year can change everything!
joelle | 12 years ago | on: One Simple Trick to Improve Your Software Cash Flow
This has been an interesting lil' experiment :-)
Looking forward to sharing a bit more in the new year.
I wish we would have launched the promo sooner, but getting that first annual signup felt so great!
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Google Acquires Boston Dynamics
Google acquired something else? Shocking!
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Are Your Programmers Working Hard, Or Are They Lazy?
That's horrendous.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Twitter's new block function poses a major privacy problem
Oh - nice. As they should. Thanks.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Millennial women have seriously narrowed the wage gap with men
True - but that doesn't take into account that the starting line is not the same...
But it's getting closer.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: How We Discovered the Underground Chinese App Market
Love the connection between Robert Fortune and the tea heist as a lasting wound and a reason for China's underground app market. Such an interesting/frustrating read!
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Why I Turned Down $5 Million in VC Funding
Music to my ears. It may not be as sexy to talk about bootsrapped businesses that are profitable and creating great lifestyles for the founders and employees... but that's what I'd choose for myself over the the VC route any day. It's two completely different universes - but one is falsely glorified.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Spotify Raises $250 Million, Valued Above $4 Billion
I happily pay $9 bucks a month for spotify. It's one bill I'm not bummed out to pay each month. I get at least that much value out of it - probably more.
Love that they're gettin' after it.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: San Diego isn’t Silicon Valley. And that’s fine by me.
http://madeinsd.org/
A curated showcase of awesome digital products, homegrown here in San Diego.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: San Diego isn’t Silicon Valley. And that’s fine by me.
"...we can build San Diego into a Virginia or a Philly: a place to be inspired by other smart people who are building sustainable lifestyles, profitable products, and happy families. That’s where I want to live."
Love this. People rarely talk about tech startups and sustainable lifestyles/happy families in the same vein and it's a shame. It's one of the biggest benefits I see to building a product company and I think there ought to be more emphasis on that. The whole silicon valley "universe"of fighting for funding, planning exit strategies, pitching contests, accelerators, etc is pretty unappealing to me.
Great job on calling that out :)
joelle | 12 years ago | on: "Like A Rolling Stone" – Interactive Video
I enjoyed that a lot - well done!
joelle | 12 years ago | on: How to Get Girls to Become Engineers - Awesome Ad
I remember seeing a kickstarter campaign a long time ago for this company. So cool that they're really making it work and doing a kick-ass job at it.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: How to Sell a Blog for $36,200
There are success stories like this for sure, but I wouldn't advise you to go quitting your job just yet :)
It's INCREDIBLY hard to get a blog to a profitable state, despite the fact that many people make it sound like a walk in the park. In fact, most successful bloggers will tell you it takes years of doing everything right to really get there. Not trying to be discouraging, just a little more realistic than this article.
If you really have the passion to start and stick with a blog, I'd definitely recommend these two books:
Blog Inc: http://www.amazon.com/Blog-Inc-Blogging-Passion-Community/dp...
and
Pro Blogger, Blogging Your way to a 6-Figure Income: http://www.amazon.com/ProBlogger-Secrets-Blogging-Six-Figure...
joelle | 12 years ago | on: Pencil
I absolutely LOVE the paper app. This is so cool.
joelle | 12 years ago | on: “More” is a four letter word
And we drive ourselves crazy before even making a decision... even one as small as what to order off a menu or what kind of cheese to buy. It's just magnified with bigger decisions.
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This is so true - even vanity metrics have their place in the big picture. When you hone in on one thing and ignore other factors it can be terribly misleading.