Software Ideas
Posted in General on February 19th, 2010 by Alan – 5 CommentsTechies and startup dreamers, how about another Friday distraction?
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Bring the Background Noise
Posted in General on February 18th, 2010 by Alan – Be the first to commentThink I listened to 8 Charlie Rose episodes yesterday while working. All of Michael Arrington’s (because I was curious), a few with Bill Gates and the newest with Jeff Bezos. read more »
RC, A/C and Other Improvements
Posted in General on January 30th, 2010 by Alan – Be the first to commentWherein I discuss my elementary ideas and woes regarding radio control circuit design, air conditioners, building materials, and a few other things. It’s a portrait of what it’s like to be irked by things that should have been designed better, or could be.
A Personal Touch
Posted in General on November 14th, 2009 by Alan – Be the first to commentOn Nov 11, I updated the survey system on Flam Swiss, my drumline cadence composition venture. In the process I also thought, I’ll dedicate the right side of the site to surveys, that way they won’t be missed, and visitors will know what to expect. read more »
Survey Experiments
Posted in General on November 11th, 2009 by Alan – 3 CommentsWith so much to learn about my target market for Flam Swiss, I’ve been making use of surveys to find out who my site visitors are. read more »
Minimum Viable Product and Letters of Intent
Posted in General on October 23rd, 2009 by Alan – Be the first to commentI really liked this case study outlining new approaches to gleaning customer feedback, developing a software product that customers actually want, and trying to lock in customers that will actually pay for what you create. read more »
Moving on
Posted in General on September 22nd, 2009 by Alan – Be the first to commentThe newest news is that I’m no longer working on my storefront software. If I could get back all the time and energy I spent on the project, I’m not sure that I would, because I’d no doubt make the same mistakes elsewhere, on another project. read more »
Another Exposé
Posted in General on April 25th, 2009 by Alan – Be the first to commentSelf-doubt has struck again. I’ve spent more than two years building this “thing”. But please don’t tell anybody because it’s a little embarrassing. Why? read more »
Here You Go
Posted in General on April 15th, 2009 by Alan – Be the first to commentCaterina Fake included a quote from a friend on her post about Hunch. It goes like this. “If you launch something you’re not at all embarrassed by, then you’ve waited too long.” Hunch is a free web app, not a commercial product, so that advice probably doesn’t apply to what I’m doing. And no doubt, the Business of Software forum advice-givers would advise against what I’m about to do, but I’m going to do it anyway. What am I about to do? I’m going to post a public demo of my shopping cart software…
Licensing is Hard
Posted in General on March 18th, 2009 by Alan – Be the first to commentI’m stumped. Here’s what I want:
- I want people to be able to customize my product
- I want people to be able to make money selling their customizations
- I want people to make money off their customization services
- I want people that have purchased a license to be able to use the product as long as they want
Here’s what I don’t want: read more »