Comments on: Six days. Twenty Dollars. One New Business. http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/ B2C stands for "Bingo To Customer" Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The secret to making money at your microISV: Spend everything you make : Canny Code http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1121 The secret to making money at your microISV: Spend everything you make : Canny Code Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:25:50 +0000 http://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1121 [...] possible to run a microISV on a shoestring budget. But that doesn’t mean you have to and that doesn’t mean that I [...] [...] possible to run a microISV on a shoestring budget. But that doesn’t mean you have to and that doesn’t mean that I [...]

]]> By: Ezell http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1117 Ezell Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:32:16 +0000 http://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1117 You are definetly an inspiration to me, Patrick, thanks. As one of the commentors before me stated getting the program done is half the battle and I am working on the second half now. The Challenge is also about getting things done and getting something useful up and out into the world. You are definetly an inspiration to me, Patrick, thanks. As one of the commentors before me stated getting the program done is half the battle and I am working on the second half now. The Challenge is also about getting things done and getting something useful up and out into the world.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1118 Patrick Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:09:57 +0000 http://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1118 Good luck on your endeavors, Jim. Good luck on your endeavors, Jim.

]]> By: Jim http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1120 Jim Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:17:00 +0000 http://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1120 I think this niche could be very lucrative but not sure how customers will be found. Do new parents search for applications that allow them to monitor/record the minute details about baby. Surely, there are better things to do in life. Sleeping would be one. Also, I am one of the old school of programmers that is unconvinced by Web 2.0 taking over the world. I use a number of them but I see many problems with them. Lack of an internet connection being one. I am regularly in places where a connection is not available or very expensive. Slow response times for simple tasks is another one. Patrick, I have just read your blog from beginning to end. It has re-kindled my desire to go back to what I started 5 years ago (running my own microISV) and abandoned 3 years later. Lack of experience/knowledge of how to do things compounded by the insane desire to not ship if the product was not 100% were my undoing. Your blog has persuaded me that it is better to ship early with something useful but limited and then provide frequent updates. Trying to finish an application is impossible. Most applications only finish when the money runs out. Thanks for all the useful advice and the monetray information about BCC. I think this niche could be very lucrative but not sure how customers will be found. Do new parents search for applications that allow them to monitor/record the minute details about baby. Surely, there are better things to do in life. Sleeping would be one.

Also, I am one of the old school of programmers that is unconvinced by Web 2.0 taking over the world. I use a number of them but I see many problems with them. Lack of an internet connection being one. I am regularly in places where a connection is not available or very expensive. Slow response times for simple tasks is another one.

Patrick, I have just read your blog from beginning to end. It has re-kindled my desire to go back to what I started 5 years ago (running my own microISV) and abandoned 3 years later. Lack of experience/knowledge of how to do things compounded by the insane desire to not ship if the product was not 100% were my undoing.

Your blog has persuaded me that it is better to ship early with something useful but limited and then provide frequent updates. Trying to finish an application is impossible. Most applications only finish when the money runs out.

Thanks for all the useful advice and the monetray information about BCC.

]]> By: prophet http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1119 prophet Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:39:08 +0000 http://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/six-days-twenty-dollars-one-new-business/#comment-1119 Thanks for your valuable insight into MicroISV. The above post "6 days, 20 dollars to sellable program" is interesting, however, time is relative... Is it a complicated specialist software or a simple application, with the last in mind, 6 days is a long time if you dedicate the entire period to programming. I feel software production is only the first step, the marketing side takes true genius to work within a short period of time. A better goal heading would be "XX days, XX dollars to a successfully sold program". Keep up the good work, you are an inspiration! Cheers, prophet Thanks for your valuable insight into MicroISV.

The above post “6 days, 20 dollars to sellable program” is interesting, however, time is relative… Is it a complicated specialist software or a simple application, with the last in mind, 6 days is a long time if you dedicate the entire period to programming.

I feel software production is only the first step, the marketing side takes true genius to work within a short period of time. A better goal heading would be “XX days, XX dollars to a successfully sold program”.

Keep up the good work, you are an inspiration!

Cheers,
prophet

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