Why we canceled all our paying customers and relaunched
We had 120 paying customers and a growth ceiling. Recognising the limit, cancelling every one of them and starting over — and what it cost.
Startup
There could not be another Silicon Valley, it’s the market rule
Cold war money, a few Bay Area universities and an industry ready to buy: how Silicon Valley was produced, and why the recipe cannot be repeated.
Monopolies: the way of creating the Next Big Thing
Peter Thiel's lecture in one idea: successful businesses are monopolies, and they get there by dominating a small market with a far better product.
The counterintuitive nature of finding good ideas
Paul Graham's counterintuitive point from the Stanford startup course: you do not find good ideas by looking for them, you run into them as an expert.
Relationships in the age of startups
Everyone in startups says you should give before you ask. Almost nobody does it — and the difference is obvious the moment you meet someone who can.
Confidence Is a Bitch
Confidence is what makes people believe in your vision — and the same tool turns into arrogance and a refusal to learn when the knowledge is not there.
How to get a shitload more chances of succeeding
Build a minimum founding team and a product first, and only then a company. Why the reverse order kills startups, and what to do instead.
How to get the most out of TechStars For a Day
What TechStars For a Day in Boulder is actually good for, and how to treat the day as mentorship for your company rather than an audition.
Cerco collaboratori per servizio web sociale Open
Due studenti di Informatica cercano sviluppatori PHP, JavaScript e un web designer per costruire un servizio web sociale in modello open source.
Lanciare una Start-up e fare Business: consigli pratici
Cosa resta della lettura di "L'arte di chi parte bene" di Guy Kawasaki: consigli pratici e ironici per trasformare un'idea in un business vero.