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How I made over $2 million with this blog
On Twitter early this morning I said something provocative . "I've made over $2 million from my blog and Dan thinks blogs can't make money. He needs to get out of the box more often."
Tales of a Bottom Feeder Recruiting Agency
I'm a moron. At least according to the well formed opinion of one Kevin Higgins of H.T. Associates. He formed this opinion after I repeatedl...
He’s Only in Field Service
The most important early customers for your startup usually turn out to be quite different from who you think they’re going to be. He’s Only in Field Service When I was at Zilog, the Z8…
How To Price Software Without Just Rolling The Dice
Insights on how to price software from the book by Neil Davidson.
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JWZ and the Palm App Catalog, Part II
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Will US companies hire fewer engineers due to Section 174?
It’s rare that a tax change causes panic across the tech industry, but it’s happening in the US. If Section 174 tax changes stay, the US will be one of the least desirable countries to launch startups
Underbelly: What haughty startup bloggers don't tell you
Can you imagine we confident bloggers fretting, wringing hands, wondering how we're going to make payroll, second-guessing our choices, wondering if maybe we should have added some feature, or frightened that a price-change could completely destroy the revenue stream? Well that's it. I'm coming out of the closet. It's…
The two App Stores
Ged Maheux of the Iconfactory recently wrote Losing iReligion , in which he criticizes the business prospects of the App Store. He cites some general concerns, but much of the post is based on the unfortunate commercial failure of their Ramp Champ game.
Obama proposes no capital gains tax on qualified small business stock
This week, the Obama Administration released the first comprehensive summary of its budget proposal. The budget proposal is wide ranging, and includes, for example, proposed changes with respect to…
Daring Fireball: Maybe Instead of Two Cars, You Just Need a Car and a Bicycle
One thing that strikes me about Chrome OS and Litl is that neither bother trying to do everything Windows or Mac OS X can do. Not even close. I don’t think either even bothers trying to serve as one’s primary computer.