Archive for April 2010
Show #66 Tom Foremski, SiliconValleyWatcher.com
The Startup Success Podcast
Bob and Pat interview Tom Foremski, one of the foremost journalists covering Silicon Valley, the world of startups and the shifting sands under the feet of traditional media. Tom was one of the first top rank journalists to go solo and leave the sinking mainstream media ship. You’ll find his analysis of the coming media tsunami and why every company – including your startup – is now a media company nourishing food for thought.
And on a personal note, Bob gets some face time with Pat in beautiful Grand Rapids, MI after all the shows we’ve done remotely. West Michigan is a happening place!
Also, If you’re a web designer or web developer, open source or .NET, Microsoft WebsiteSpark and StartupToDo.com (now Version 2!) have free Microsoft software for designers and a six month scholarship to StartupToDo.com you may be interested in. For details and how to apply, visit http://startuptodo.com/websitespark/.
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Bob Walsh is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com.
Patrick Foley is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com
URLs mentioned/relevant to this show:
- SiliconValleyWatcher.com
- The Microsoft WebsiteSpark StartupToDo.com Scholarship: Microsoft WebsiteSpark is sponsoring 130 StartupToDo.com six-month scholarships for web designers and developers. Info, details and how to apply at http://startuptodo.com/websitespark.
Show #65 Startup Visa update, Startup Lessons Learned Conference preview
The Startup Success Podcast
Bob and Pat interview two key players in the Startup Visa Act – Eric Ries (see show 59) and Representative Jared Polis (CO-D) who is sponsoring this bill in the House. Eric is also the organizer of the Startup Lessons Learned Conference on April 23rd about the lean startups methodology. This San Francisco conference has galvanized the attention of the global startup community: it will be simulcast to startup meetups (free or nominal cost) in a whopping 50+ cities worldwide and available on Justin.tv.
And we get an education from Eric and Rep. Polis on the huge differences between the worlds of IT and politics. Rep. Polis is serial entrepreneur, creating and selling BlueMountain.com and Proflowers.com before being elected in 2008. Rep. Polis fills us in on why he thinks the Startup Visa Act will pass.
The interview with Eric begins at :58, and with Rep. Polis starts at 18:35.
Also, If you’re a web designer or web developer, open source or .NET, Microsoft WebsiteSpark and StartupToDo.com have free Microsoft software for designers and a six month scholarship to StartupToDo.com you may be interested in. For details and how to apply, visit http://startuptodo.com/websitespark/.
Download Show #65 here: Show #65 Or if you prefer, Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes.
Bob Walsh is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com.
Patrick Foley is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com
URLs mentioned/relevant to this show:
- The Startup Lessons Learned Conference – 4/23 in San Francisco.
- The Startup Lessons Learned Conference global meetup locations.
- The Startup Lessons Learned Conference on Justin.TV.
- The Twitter stream for the Conference.
- StartupVisa.com.
- GeeksOnaPlane: A Tale of Two Erics / The Startup Visa Movement (Eric Diep, Eric Ries)
- Text of the proposed Startup Visa Act of 2010 (7 pages, pdf)
- VCs Push StartUp Visa Act (BusinessWeek) A group of investors is in Washington to push for passage of a bill that they say would make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to stay—and create jobs—in the U.S.
- Startup Visa update, at Eric Ries blog, Lessons Learned
- http://startupvisa.com/support-us/
- StartupVisa, the Facebook page.
- @2gov and the StartupVisa2gov site.
- The Twitter stream re Startup Visa Act.
- U.S. Representative Jared Polis web site.
- Rep. Jared Polis on Twitter.
- Rep. Jared Polis on Facebook.
- The FCC National Broadband Plan.
- The Microsoft WebsiteSpark StartupToDo.com Scholarship: Microsoft WebsiteSpark is sponsoring 130 StartupToDo.com six-month scholarships for web designers and developers. Info, details and how to apply at http://startuptodo.com/websitespark.
Show #64 Maria Ly, Skimble, and Geosense for Windows
The Startup Success Podcast
Bob and Pat interview Maria Ly, co-founder of Skimble, an iPhone app for tracking and sharing all your sports activities (from rockclimbing to yoga and everything in between). Maria shares her experience as an Apple iPhone developer, how she and her partner and co-founder Gabriel Vanrenen make a business and personal relationship work, and lots more.
And Pat interviews Rafael Rivera and Long Zheng about their project, Geosense for Windows, a free Windows Sensor providing the Location and Sensors platform in Windows 7 with accurate and reasonably ubiquitous positioning information without requiring or the assistance of GPS hardware, enabling more practical location-based applications and scenarios on Windows 7.
How does it work? “We employ thousands of pigeons around the world to stalk our users with the promise of breadcrumbs.” – no, not really, but you’ll have to listen to the podcast to hear how these guys pull off this bit of techno-magic.
Also, If you’re a web designer or web developer, open source or .NET, Microsoft WebsiteSpark and StartupToDo.com have free Microsoft software for designers and a six month scholarship to StartupToDo.com you may be interested in. For details and how to apply, visit http://startuptodo.com/websitespark/.
Download Show #64 here: Show #64 Or if you prefer, Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes.
Bob Walsh is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com.
Patrick Foley is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com
URLs mentioned/relevant to this show:
- The Microsoft WebsiteSpark StartupToDo.com Scholarship: Microsoft WebsiteSpark is sponsoring 130 StartupToDo.com six-month scholarships for web designers and developers. Info, details and how to apply at http://startuptodo.com/websitespark.
- Skimble – on the iPhone and the web – so far.
- SXSW BizSpark Accelerator 2010.
- The Skimble blog.
- Maria Ly makes the Climb
- Geosense for Windows
- Rafael Rivera’s blog, WithinWindows
- Long Zheng’s blog, I Started Something
Show #63 Jason Fried, 37signals and REWORK
The Startup Success Podcast
Bob interviews Jason Fried, co-founder and president of 37signals and co-author of Getting Real and now REWORK. Jason is the archetype of a successful web-based software company founder (Basecamp, Highrise, Campfire, Backpack), a strong proponent for a reality-based (versus VC-funded) approach to building a tech company with a point of view, and a strong believer most of the accepted ways of doing business don’t scale down to startups.
In this interview, we dig into not just Jason and David Heinemeier Hansson’s new book about the business of startups, but why and how they arrived at 37signals’ successful approach to building a software company. Jason generously shares a range of advice and experience about building your startup that is anything but a rehash of all the other advice you’ve heard.
Also, If you’re a web designer or web developer, open source or .NET, Microsoft WebsiteSpark and StartupToDo.com have free Microsoft software for designers and a six month scholarship to StartupToDo.com you may be interested in. For details and how to apply, visit http://startuptodo.com/websitespark/.
Download Show #63 here: Show #63 Or if you prefer, Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes.
Bob Walsh is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com.
Patrick Foley is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com
URLs mentioned/relevant to this show:
- The Microsoft WebsiteSpark StartupToDo.com Scholarship: Microsoft WebsiteSpark is sponsoring 130 StartupToDo.com six-month scholarships for web designers and developers. Info, details and how to apply at http://startuptodo.com/websitespark.
- REWORK.
- 37signals main site.
- Rework at Amazon (affiliate link).
- 37signals’ blog, Signal vs. Noise.
- The 37signals manifesto.
Show #62 Paul Pluschkell, Spigit.com
The Startup Success Podcast
Bob and Pat talk with Paul Pluschkell, CEO and cofounder of Spigit.com, an innovative startup that is transforming social media, innovation and idea creation in large enterprises and other companies. What happens when social media reputation building, leaderboards, voting ideas up and down within a company meets companies like AT&T, Walmart and Southwest Airlines? The results may surprise you.
Paul shares some very useful advice for startups selling to enterprises as well, and offers a perspective from a vantage point few enjoy on how social media is going change the workplace.
Also, If you’re a web designer or web developer, open source or .NET, Microsoft WebsiteSpark and StartupToDo.com have free Microsoft software for designers and a six month scholarship to StartupToDo.com you may be interested in. For details and how to apply, visit http://startuptodo.com/websitespark/.
Download Show #62 here: Show #62 Or if you prefer, Subscribe to the podcast in Apple iTunes.
Bob Walsh is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/bobwalsh or you can email him at bob.walsh@47hats.com.
Patrick Foley is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/patrickfoley or you can email him at patrick.foley@microsoft.com
URLs mentioned/relevant to this show:
- The Microsoft WebsiteSpark StartupToDo.com Scholarship: Microsoft WebsiteSpark is sponsoring 130 StartupToDo.com six-month scholarships for web designers and developers. Info, details and how to apply at http://startuptodo.com/websitespark.
- The Spigit site.
- Spigit in 12 screens.
- Spigit’s blog.
- Daemon
- Freedom (TM)
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