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Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup
Kindle Edition, 214 pages
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(first published June 8th 2010)
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As a developer, I'm not necessarily looking to start a business that makes millions of dollars. I'm just looking to start/run a business that lets me work my own hours and live a comfortable life. This book provides some solid advice on starting and running a business by yourself or with a single partner. I think it takes what is practical from "The 4 Hour Work Week" and applies it to starting a small service or product oriented business.
I saw a lot of value from the book on things such as mail...more
I saw a lot of value from the book on things such as mail...more
Concise and stays true to its aim to be relevant to its intended specific audience of software developers. The advice is sound (or seems to be, I should say since I have no experience starting businesses); however, does not seem to be anything really unique that isn't probably covered elsewhere in more generic works about starting a business or working for yourself. The book does start to seem a bit heavy-handed rather than insightful at times such as when it presents Virtual Assistants as a maj...more
Very pragmatic and straight-to-the-point guide to starting a small software business. The author understands software developers and identifies common pitfalls to avoid. The book is not a comprehensive reference on small businesses, it's very focused on the issues that a single-developer non-VC startup will face.
This is a monkey business guide to developing crap products with no or little competition and lots of cheap marketing. The begining was promising, but the rest of this book was a disappointing blabber. We have enough small crappy products around already. Read The Lean Startup instead.
Excellent inspiration toward becoming a 1-man LifeStyleCompany. (Though the target incomes talked about seem awfully low - you may need to move offshore yourself...)
good for anybody in the computers industry if you plan to make some money after hours or even to move completely on your own.
Had some interesting points, regarding running a business without VC money. Fairly down to earth view point.
Good if you've never read his blog or listened to his podcast. Otherwise, a bit too elementary.
Good, really nice to get a perspective other than the Lean Startup. Feels real, few business books do.
Mar 29, 2013
Lori Grant
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A should-read book on startups for knowledge workers and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Good information on launching a web site or software product online. Heavier focus on the sales/marketing aspects than the actual development.
extremely practical advice on how to take an idea to online lifestyle business
This is a great informative read if you're a software developer looking to go solo or to create an additional income stream on the side.
I'm not planning to start business but these rules I think are important even if you're already working in a normal company.
A must read for those developers who wanted to start their own thing without venture funding. Several practical advices and key points before launching your own product. Plus, as a reader of the book you are entitled to the first month of content for free at the Micropreneur Academy.
Not many new concepts, but plenty of strong points. Very targeted to developers, things are explained through their point of view. Worth reading.
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