SaaS Architecture and The SaaS Maturity Model
strategy January 23, 2008
I've recently been thinking a lot and discussing with my colleagues at HubSpot the implications of Saas (Software as a Service). We're looking at this from many angles: operational…
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Startup Developers: Telling Schmucks from Superstars (5 min quiz)
careers January 14, 2008
Background In the early, early days, a large part of whether a startup succeeds comes down to the founders: Do they get along? Are they committed? Are they nimble? Do they make…
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11 Favorite Articles On Startups - 2007
January 2, 2008
First off, Happy New Year! I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that has supported this blog by reading, subscribing, commenting and linking. OnStartups.com now ranks #1 on…
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Hoosgot Time For Another Technorati Experiment?
December 30, 2007
I just read an article on David Sifry's blog announcing a new service called called Hoosgot. It has something to do with the LazyWeb (because that's what's being "resurrected"). I…
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Startup Lawyers: When Can You Do It Yourself?
services December 17, 2007
First off, let me begin with a disclaimer: I AM NOT A LAWYER, I don't play one on TV and I don't play golf with lawyers on Sundays (I don't play golf at all). None of the content from…
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LinkedIn API "Sometime Next Year": 6 Words Of Advice
development December 10, 2007
I came across on article on TechCrunch this morning announcing an update on Linkedin. I think it's great that LinkedIn is continuing to talk about an API. But, here's why I believe…
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10 Reasons I Didn't Start The Bubble [with troubling but funny video]
humor December 5, 2007
Here's an exceptionally funny video about the current Web 2.0 bubble (I don't usually post YouTube videos on this blog, but this one was just too good to pass up). After the video,…
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Startups and The Problem Of Premature Scalaculation
development December 3, 2007
Early-Stage Startup: "We've designed the system to handle millions of users and be fault-tolerant so that there is no single point of failure and can assure our users of 99.999%…
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Looking For Tech Legends: Is Boston Not Thinking Big Enough?
vc November 29, 2007
Last night, I attended an invitation-only event called "Thinking Big". It was organized by Scott Kirsner who is a Boston Globe journallist and also authors a blog called "Innovation…
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Why Some Software Is Not Simpler, Just Suckier
strategy November 28, 2007
There has been a lot of discussion on the web about the value of simplicity in software. Generally, I agree with the notion of simpler being better (all other things being equal). But…
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Entrepreneurs: Co-Founder Issues Driving You Crazy? 7 Simple Insights.
strategy November 21, 2007
The selection, care and feeding of a co-founder (or co-founders) is one of the key determinants of long-term success in a startup. Lots of startups have issues like a lack of market,…
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