Posts by Dharmesh Shah

Tags:

Y Combinator Finally Gets Some Kick-Butt Competition With Y Permutator

venture capital April 1, 2010

I’ve been following Y Combinator for several years and have a (sometimes grudging) admiration for them. The “grudging” comes from the fact that they abandoned Boston and are now…

Notes From SXSW 2010 And A Fabulous Startup Dinner

Speaking March 26, 2010

I am writing this on the plane trip back to Boston from SXSW in Austin, Texas. This was my first time down to the conference that’s been referred to as “Spring Break for Geeks”. I’ve…

How To Pick A Company Name: Tips From The Trenches

guest March 22, 2010

The following is a guest post by Healy Jones. Healy is head of marketing at OfficeDrop, a digital filing system and document scanning service and a former venture capitalist. Pixily…

Inbound Networking: 42 People I Want To Connect With at SXSW

Speaking March 10, 2010

I’m going to be presenting at the big and boisterous SXSW conference in Austin, Texas this Saturday. I’ll be talking about Inbound Marketing. More specifically, I’ll be talking about…

The 10 Most Tempting Software Startup Categories

I’ve been in the software startup business for a long time. One thing I have found interesting is that amongst first-time software entrepreneurs, certain “patterns” of applications…

Why I Wish My Competitors Well And You Should Too

strategy February 22, 2010

I’m going to start with a story — which includes a confession. When I started my first company, I didn’t start with a grand mission. The idea behind the business wasn’t…

Why Venture Capitalists Avoid Innovation: They Like Making Money

guest February 18, 2010

The following is a guest post from Andy Singleton, the founder of Assemba. Assembla provides online workspaces for distributed software teams, and helps many startups build their…

9 Quick Tips Learned While Raising $33 Million In Venture Capital

venture capital February 8, 2010

As the market improves, my guess is that many of you will likely be thinking about raising funding for your company. With my latest startup, I’m now a venture-backed startup founder…

Prehistoric Steve Jobs Introduces The New Apple iRock Tablet [cartoon]

cartoon January 27, 2010

Though it's easy to get caught up in Apple's new tablet announcement, let's not forget the original idea that sparked the whole thing. It's the iRock -- it transformed how people…

Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets

strategy January 8, 2010

This article is a bit out of the ordinary. But, it's a Friday so I'm hoping you'll cut me some slack. For some reason, I like wordsmithing and trying to make phrases smaller (but…

How To Price Software Without Just Rolling The Dice

book November 23, 2009

I’m going to open this article with a short (and true) story. I officially kicked off my marketing software company, HubSpot, about 17 months ago. If you’ve read my blog for any…