--- title: Advice and Insights for Entrepreneurs | OnStartups (50) description: Insights and ideas for software startups (50) --- # 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) [The Myth of Building A Software Business on Google AdSense Revenue February 22, 2006 As the saying goes, “Somebody will win millions of dollars in the lottery this month. Just not you.” Similarly, there are many websites and individuals that will make lots of money in… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/210/The-Myth-of-Building-A-Software-Business-on-Google-AdSense-Revenue.aspx) [The Risks Of Outsourcing for Software Startups February 21, 2006 A lot has been written about outsourcing and the flattening world and labor arbitrage and a global pool of talent, etc. etc. etc. I’m not going to repeat that here. This article… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/211/The-Risks-Of-Outsourcing-for-Software-Startups.aspx) [To Launch or Not To Launch - The Benefits Of the Infinite Beta February 20, 2006 As many of you may have noticed, Google Mail (aka “GMail”) is still labeled/branded as being “in beta”. This is an interesting thing because I originally got my beta account setup on… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/212/To-Launch-or-Not-To-Launch-The-Benefits-Of-the-Infinite-Beta.aspx) Subscribe ### Get OnStartup News and Updates in your Inbox. [The Danger Of Solving The Venture Capitalist's Problem February 17, 2006 As a software startup founder, you have a fundamental decision to make in the early days: Do you focus on solving a customer/user problem? (i.e. spend most of your time trying to… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/213/The-Danger-Of-Solving-The-Venture-Capitalist-s-Problem.aspx) [Thoughts on Paul Graham and YCombinator February 15, 2006 Let me introduce this article by making clear some important facts: I have read most of what Paul Graham has said and agree with 95% of his thoughts and insights (which is rare). I… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/214/Thoughts-on-Paul-Graham-and-YCombinator.aspx) [Revenue Early, Reveue Often February 13, 2006 I am an exceptionally strong advocate of startups focusing on early revenue (and repeated revenue). Once you start getting real, paying customers lots of good things start to happen… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/215/Revenue-Early-Reveue-Often.aspx) [Raising Capital: Friends, Family and Fools February 10, 2006 There comes a time for many software entrepreneurs (and would be entrepreneurs) where they simply need cash to make any further progress. At this time, they start thinking about… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/216/Raising-Capital-Friends-Family-and-Fools.aspx) [On Demand Software and Customer Relationships February 6, 2006 Many of the software startups I talk to these days are offering a hosted or “On Demand” product. The virtues of this approach are relatively clear, so I won’t repeat them here. But,… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/217/On-Demand-Software-and-Customer-Relationships.aspx) [Building It Well: Increasing Acquisition Value February 4, 2006 In my last article, we looked at the relationship between decisions you’d make when you are “Building To Sell” vs. “Building It Well”. Now, we’ll look at some practical advice for how… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/218/Building-It-Well-Increasing-Acquisition-Value.aspx) [Building To Sell vs. Building It Well strategy January 28, 2006 Guess I’m a poet and didn’t even know it… There are many people that believe that you should not try and create a company simply with the mindset of selling it someday. I happen to be… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/220/Building-To-Sell-vs-Building-It-Well.aspx) [The Best Way To Generate Good Startup Ideas January 26, 2006 In my opinion, the best way to generate viable ideas for a startup – is to have a startup. Though this sounds like a recursive statement, it seems to occur in other areas as well.… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/221/The-Best-Way-To-Generate-Good-Startup-Ideas.aspx)