Archive for the ‘business’ Category

February 17, 2010 | In: Development, business

Startup in 13 sentences

This is a great list of startup commandments by Paul Graham 1. Pick good cofounders 2. Launch fast 3. Let your idea evolve 4. Understand your users 5. Better to make a few users love you than a lot ambivalent 6. Offer surprisingly good customer...

January 15, 2010 | In: Technology, business

Competition is great!

With Android becoming a force Apple can't afford to ignore developers any more - and it seems they realised that too. Since New Year the AppStore approval process is much much faster. Earlier this month I had an update approved in two days but I...

Apple's AppStore flaws are well documented - long review times, inconsistency and lack of transparency leading the pack. But I can't help thinking that the hysteria that developed around hating developing for Apple is somewhat unfounded. Like...

I was very recently told off for my oppinion that the best indication of e-commerce(!!) design quality is its conversion rate. For me there is nothing else I could possibly base my judgment on. What do you think? Is this too materialistic view? What...

March 25, 2009 | In: Leadership, business

The role of strategy

Lately various suppliers have bombarded me with strategy proposals. Marketing strategy, sales strategy, expansion strategy... There is deadly truth about strategy though - it’s almost always over-resourced and over-emphasised. Many business leaders...