Show #29: Björn Herrmann – StartupSchool and Supercool Schoolhe

The Startup Success Podcast

This week Bob and Pat talk with Björn Herrmann of StartupSchool which is building the first lifelong entrepreneurship curriculum in the cloud by entrepreneurs and for entrepreneurs. StartupSchool is part of Supercool School, a bottom up, grassroots-like approach to organizing and holding live classes online.

Bob talks about time management tool RescueTime and how this startup tapped the power of surprise to get noticed and Pat has some tips about getting your app ready for Windows 7.

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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

Show Notes:

(We will be taking next week off – if you’re in the U.S., Happy 4th of July!)
URLs mentioned in this episode of the Startup Success Podcast:

• RescueTime Solo.
• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.
• startupschool. On Twitter at: http://twitter.com/startup_school.
• If you want an invite to StartupSchool, email Björn Herrmann: bjoern@supercoolschool.com. Please mention us!
• Supercool School.
• How to Get Started Testing, Publicizing Your Applications on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 .