--- title: Advice and Insights for Entrepreneurs | OnStartups (45) description: Insights and ideas for software startups (45) --- # For curious entrepreneurs who are interested in SaaS startups Insightful information about software startups from Dharmesh Shah Tags: - [All](https://www.onstartups.com?recent=true) - [#HappyInvestor](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/happyinvestor) - [#MostPopular](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/mostpopular) - [#StartupAdvice](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/startupadvice) [Startups: Why Your Software Is Not Selling June 12, 2006 As a regular reader of a number of online forums regarding software and startups, one question that seems to constantly recur is that of early sales (or lack thereof) for a software… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/154/Startups-Why-Your-Software-Is-Not-Selling.aspx) [Online Advertising Revenue Buys Me A Chai Latte June 11, 2006 Those of you that are regular readers of OnStartups.com may recall that I had turned on online ads on the site for about a week. As I noted back then, the motivation for this was more… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/155/Online-Advertising-Revenue-Buys-Me-A-Chai-Latte.aspx) [The Business Geek: Not An Oxymoron June 9, 2006 When most of us think about a geek, they automatically think “technology geek” (or computer geek, or programming geek). This is particularly true of us geeks. We think our type of… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/156/The-Business-Geek-Not-An-Oxymoron.aspx) Subscribe ### Get OnStartup News and Updates in your Inbox. [Crash Of The Web 2.0 Titans June 5, 2006 This article has been inspired by a post by Erik Peterson in the OnStartups Forums titled simply “Crash 2.0?” (Erik has a talent for title brevity that I clearly lack). With Erik’s… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/157/Crash-Of-The-Web-2-0-Titans.aspx) [Startup Founders: You Don't Need A World-Class Management Team June 1, 2006 As entrepreneurs, I think too many of us are focused on recruiting the best management team possible for our startups. This is seen as the path to fame and fortune. This concept is… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/158/Startup-Founders-You-Don-t-Need-A-World-Class-Management-Team.aspx) [Marketing Tips For The Technically Gifted: The Power Of Customer Self-Selection May 30, 2006 Given the popularity of a prior article on sales tips for the technically gifted, I thought I’d take a crack at some thoughts on marketing. Once again, it is important to remember… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/159/Marketing-Tips-For-The-Technically-Gifted-The-Power-Of-Customer-Self-Selection.aspx) [Reasons Why Your Startup Should Use Ruby On Rails (RoR) May 29, 2006 Warning: If you came to this article expecting a glowing endorsement of Ruby On Rails (RoR), you’ve been misled. I thought about titling this article “Why Your Startup Shouldn’t Use… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/160/Reasons-Why-Your-Startup-Should-Use-Ruby-On-Rails-RoR.aspx) [The Thin Client, Thick Client Cycle startup May 28, 2006 One of the repeated cycles I have seen in my 15+ years in the software industry is that we constantly go through this “thin client / thick client” cycle. In the 1980s, there was still… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/161/The-Thin-Client-Thick-Client-Cycle.aspx) [Experimenting with Ads May 27, 2006 This blog has been “ad free” since it started. However, in order to better educate myself about various advertising engines and vehicles (I’ve experimented with Google AdSense in the… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/162/Experimenting-with-Ads.aspx) [Startup Reality Distortion #5: Web Hosting Is Not Free May 26, 2006 Many of the startups I’m involved with today (including my own) are providing software as a service (SaaS) in a web hosted model. There has been lots written about how costs for… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/163/Startup-Reality-Distortion-5-Web-Hosting-Is-Not-Free.aspx) [Startup Founder Compensation: The Good, The Bad and The Irrelevant May 24, 2006 The issue of startup founder salaries is a tricky one. Many entrepreneurs tend to simplify this and pick one of two extremes: Founders get no pay. (“Salaries, we can’t afford no… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/164/Startup-Founder-Compensation-The-Good-The-Bad-and-The-Irrelevant.aspx)