So, despite earlier posts declaring I was going to get my startup launched all on my own, and the self-evident pride I felt in calling my little venture a ‘self-funded startup’, I have decided I need other people’s money. You see, I work full-time, and do all the work I need for my business at […]
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Bear with me, I am going to get to an interesting business point, but I have a seemingly unrelated story to tell first. Quite a few of my friends are gay. Its Mardi Gras season in Sydney at the moment, which means it’s a very busy time, particularly as almost all my gay friends have […]
Read More ›I’ve been working on my little business for the past 8 months or so now, and most of that time was spent developing the idea and getting it ready for development. So here are my top 5 learnings that I have gleaned in that time: Don’t worry about NDAs. Firstly, they don’t really protect you; […]
Read More ›Its hard enough thinking up a clever, original and catchy company name. Its made infinitely more difficult by then having to see whether the domain name is available. The process of coming up with my company name (which is, of course, still under wraps for now!) was an arduous and frustrating experience. I came up […]
Read More ›I read an interesting post (with interesting comments) on one of my favourite blogs Read/Write Web about whether the location of your web business matters to its success. Read the post here. I found it interesting because I had met up with the Director of ad:tech the evening before, and we discussed the relative merits of […]
Read More ›In designing my soon-to-be-released web application, I pondered for a while over what colour background to use. A trivial concern you may think, but I am aware of the potential it has to affect the way your site is perceived. My obvious initial assumption was that I would go for a white background. When aiming […]
Read More ›Not that I have a choice at the moment, but not a day goes by when I ponder on whether I can do this – whether I can start an internet business – while working in a full time job. Obviously I need money to live, and I have the unfortunate curse of requiring quite […]
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