The Obligatory Blog

New release: Sneezies - iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:32:56 PST

The one day sale

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:09:21 PDT

DoubleTake, the recent PC/Mac game I released through Antair Games, is available today (10/22) on gamedujour, at a crazy low price.

Always wanted to try out the one day sale sites, so it's nice to have products that they might work for. It's a shame this is such short notice, as I know from second hand experience that these things seem to work better when you give a bit of advance warning. It should be an interesting experiment all the same.

For those of you still following this feed and not following my new blog: how are you doing? It's been a while, I hope you're all well...

Quick update, and a new release

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:55:49 PDT

For those of you still subscribed here and not following me on my new Antair Games blog, I thought you might like to know that we have released DoubleTake, a new game for Windows & Mac.

Long time readers will know that a lot of time passed between me announcing here that I'd be making PC games with Antair and this first actual release, so I'm sure you can imagine how happy I am. It was a long road, we had a few false starts and zig zags, but it's all worth it to see a finished product go out. Also, when you factor in that we already have our second desktop game more than half done, the amount of time passed doesn't seem like quite so much.

I'm also enjoying having a new blog to stretch my legs in. I'd like think it's coming together quite well so far, I've tried out a few little series already (a regular post about games I've been playing, a mini series about me switching to the Mac etc), and I've also been doing a Progress Report every week. I'm hoping to keep following that pattern of regular content and mini-series, mixed with one-off stuff when it comes to me. Based on my experience here I think regular recurring commitments are a great way to get (and keep) some momentum going.

That's all, I hope you're all well... and if you feel like it, go and try DoubleTake (unless you have a Mac, in which case you're excused for now no excuses, an intel Mac version is available now). :).

500 and Out

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:53:06 PDT

By a weird quirk of fate, my 500th post here is also (pretty much) my last.

I covered all of the news and announcements here in a couple of posts last week, but when I saw the post counter sitting at 499, I couldn't resist adding a final summary. I may still post here occassionally over the next few months, as I know not everyone will follow me over to my new blog, but it is effectively done.

Back to that summary.

Firstly, I'll be leaving V4 Solutions/Oriador to focus full time on my work with Antair.

Secondly, there will be no more Micro ISV Digests here, but Bob Walsh has kindly offered to take over and keep it alive over on 47hats. You can read Bob's first digest here. Thanks Bob, I'm going to enjoy being a reader.

Finally, if you want to keep up with what I'm doing, my new blog is the Antair Games Blog. I'm also on Twitter. (there's also a bunch of contact options over in the sidebar if you want to reach me)

Many thanks to you all for reading and commenting over the last few years, I've enjoyed being part of the community, and I'm glad some of you are keeping in touch or subscribing to the new blog.

Announcement #2: Sorry [updated]

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:46:55 PDT

It's with a heavy heart that I do this, but following on from yesterday's announcement, I have to call time on the Micro ISV Digest.

In honour of the digest, I'll do the main reasons in bullet form:-

The obvious one: I'm leaving V4 Solutions and won't be continuing indefinitely with this blog.
My new blog is game focused, and most of the Micro ISV Digest content wouldn't be appropriate.

There are some secondary reasons that are a little more selfish. For one, to paraphrase Bob, I just don't need to wear all those hats anymore. My role at Antair is primarily development, game development at that, and I feel like it's time for me to update my daily reading accordingly. The digest always worked for me because the things I included were all the things I enjoyed reading, or felt like I needed to know that week. I don't think that's going to be the case anymore.

Also, I'm a little tired. Aside from a couple of weeks off earlier this year, I've been doing the digest every monday for almost 3 years. I have the kind of OCD personality that makes the urge to get to the 3 year anniversary very strong, but I think I'd end up phoning it in.

I'm a creature of habit, so life without the digest is going to be weird for me. It'll be strange not needing to follow everything the community produces, just reading articles instead of looking for things for Monday, getting that little weekend time slot back... The digest was always my little delimiter at the end of a week, a way of saying "that week is done, now clear the decks and get started on the new one". I hope life doesn't start to feel like one big long week, that would be horrible.

I hope there's someone out there interested in starting something similar, it always felt like a good service for the community, and it always felt great to throw a little google juice to the new products that launched each week. That's the part I'll miss the most, I might even post a few of those for old times sake from time to time.

I don't want to finish this blog post, because then I'll have to post it, but I can't just ramble on all day.

So, I'm really sorry, but Monday's Micro ISV Digest was the last one.

UPDATE

It's not all doom and gloom, folks. This afternoon, Bob Walsh contacted me and kindly offered to keep the Micro ISV Digest alive over on 47hats. It seems like a great fit for Bob's site, and I know he cares about and follows the community closely enough to keep the quality high. It should also be great news for the featured Micro ISVs, as Bob should be able to get their blog posts and announcements in front of a larger audience than I was able to provide here.

I'm looking forward to reading the digest to keep up with the community... it'll feel spooky, but nice.

Tag: micro isv digest

Announcement: Me, Moving on

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:12:33 PDT

I will be parting company with V4 Solutions/Oriador as soon as I've completed a full hand-over of everything to my co-founder, Neil Main.

It's hard to know exactly what else to say, just as in many ways it's hard to let go. Neil and I formed the business in 2000, and we launched the first version of Oriador in 2004, so there's a lot of history. But, time passes, things change, people change. We've been through a lot of different phases, but I think we've finally reached one where it's right for both of us to go our separate ways. The business is in a good place for it, and Neil is in a good place to take on the responsibilities. As for me, it's time to move on, I feel like I've done all I can here. The relationship is totally sound, I wish Neil and Oriador every success, and I know he's rooting for me too.

From now on I will be focusing my energy on Antair on a full-time basis. Since I started collaborating with Andrey Butov in late 2006, I've been re-invigorated. I have a lot of passion for the work we're doing, and the mechanics of the relationship have always allowed me to focus on the things I'm good at. I'm looking forward to increasing my efforts and to continued growth.

You can continue to follow my progress over on my new Antair Games Blog, and as antairgames on Twitter.

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:53:08 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Andrey and I launched the Antair Games website and a new blog (my new primary blog).
A new web gig for Bob Walsh.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

ISV for dummies - reasons for not starting up, from Scott Kane.
51 steps to startup success, not, from 47hats.
And, Constraints are a good thing.
Avoiding feature creep, from FoundRead.
The Zone, from 7 degrees of freedom.
3 simple ways to add creativity, from WWD.
The decision to advertise, from Neil Davidson.
3 things you didn't know about SSH (and Part 2), from Tim Haughton.
Progress updates from Pat Byrne, Gurock Software, Phillip, DbDesc, Antair Games, Keith Alperin, Steve McLeod, Steve Cholerton, Floyd Price.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

Evaluating your local culture, from Psychochild.
The intangibles, from Seth Godin.
A case study in bad marketing, from Eric Sink.
How variable naming can improve productivity, from Follow Steph.
Sivers/Ferriss interview, from 37 signals.
Talking to pirates, from Cliffski.

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More Antair Games News

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:08:00 PDT

First Twitter, then a website, now Antair Games has a blog.

You can read my introduction here. I'll be the one maintaining it, it will be the best blog to follow to keep up with what I'm doing, and I promise I won't try to take credit for any random babies.

The video for our new PC/Mac game, DoubleTake, is now on Youtube [embedded below].

Tags: doubletake antair games

AntairGames.com Lives!

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:13:50 PDT

The new Antair Games website is now live. The site includes some juicy screenshots and a video from our upcoming PC/Mac game, DoubleTake.

We're hoping to release DoubleTake around the end of the month, maybe the beginning of September.

Tags: games antair doubletake

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:18:09 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Micro ISV For Sale: LinkedCells.
I started twittering http://twitter.com/antairgames.
A gaggle of bits and pieces via Bob.
Google Insights for Search.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

We don't own their bloody computer, from Scott Kane.
Don't be so quick to embrace your own ignorance, from 37signals.
Make your target market believe in you, from Startup Spark.
Tapping your creative juices, from Dennis Crane.
Product blogs don't have to be boring, from 47hats.
And, Striking a balance of user needs in technology development.
6 lessons I wish I knew when I started online freelancing, from WWD.
Also, 10 More new ways to make money online.
And, Working for free, when and why.
Progress updates from Scott Kane, Tim Haughton, Steve Cholerton, Scott Meade.

Worth Highlighting

The secret of the web (it's a virtue), from Seth Godin.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

Genuine call for emails from pirates, from Cliffski.
The bitter taste of nickels and dimes, from Seth Godin.
7 more sites to cut your startup costs, from Found|Read.
Are you winning the war at home?, from Wil Schroter.
Free metrics from online game, from T=Machine.
Silicon Valley Map, from gapingvoid.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

It's me, but on Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:47:17 PDT

I finally decided to bring myself up to date a little and give Twitter a try. I've added a sidebar widget to the blog too. The username is antairgames, it's possible Andrey will contribute too, but he has his own account so he might not bother.

http://twitter.com/antairgames

I won't be posting from the grocery store or anything, I don't carry a mobile phone, but that doesn't mean the updates from my PC will be any less trivial or more interesting. Then again, we are ramping up for releases, announcements, launches and stuff, so it might be a good time to get started.

I think some of you are probably twittering already, because I know there's some BoS threads I can go through to scrounge up some friends. I expect I'll get around to that over the next few days.

Tags: antair games twitter

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:40:26 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Big day for Keith Aperin.
Learn with Bob.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

Bob Walsh's 3 time stealing articles.
4 projects that break your routine, from WWD.
When the going gets tough the tough get agile, from 47hats.
My biggest marketing error has been not marketing, from BugNinja.
SaaS article smells like that thing in my refridgerator, from OnStartups.
Progress updates from Tim Haughton, Scott Kane, Pat Byrne, Steve Cholerton, Phillip, Gurocks, Steve McLeod, Scott Meade, Otaku software.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

How to hire an idiot, from Building a Software Company.
5 steps to your next client, from WWD.
Who is on your high council of jedi knights, from EfCN.
50+ essays on viral marketing, social network monetization, and product design, from Andrew Chen.

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Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:07:41 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Starr Horne launched ChatSpring, a live chat service.
Imaging Luminary, a tool for HDR imaging, was released. Via BoS.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

Indie Fever, a paper on the mac independent software community.
14 things corporations can learn from season web workers, from WWD.
The economics of free lite versions, from Micro-ISV Asia.
A tale of selling a MicroISV, and
Clients making news, from 47hats.
Progress updates from Ian Landsman, Andrea Nagar, Scott Meade, Phillip, Pat Byrne, Scott Kane,

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

Dealing with information overload, from 47hats.
5 ways to deal with difficult clients, from WWD.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Good to get away

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:49:21 PDT

I'm just settling back into my routine after taking the longest real break I've had in at least 5 years.

Ten whole days with no laptop, no internet access, completely free and off the grid. It felt incredibly refreshing. It's tough for a Micro ISV to get away from it all for even a few days, so switching off for a little over a week was great.

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:02:09 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Rafael Chaves launched TextUML Toolkit, a text based modelling tool. Via Blog.
Tim Sullivan launched Spice, a resume management service. Via BoS.
A Perdereau released a beta version of SharpWidgetsUI, a component library for windows forms. Via BoS.
Alex Williams, the end.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

5 tips for coworking with friends, from WWD.
Scared of forming a partnership, from EfCN.
Building an App in 30 days is stupid, from Ian Landsman.
My Bits du Jour experience, from Joe Indie.
The book told me to do it, from Pat Byrne.
Getting started with Adwords, from Dennis Crane.
5 ways to rescue an unproductive day, from WWD.
Progress updates from Phillip, Tim Haughton, DbDesc, Scott Kane, Steve McLeod, Neville Franks.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

The long tail and the Dip, from Seth Godin.
The 9 signs of a 1 hit wonder, from FoundRead.
Advice from a failed startup, from Psychochild.
Risk Aversion, from Cliffski.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Digest Break

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:55:51 PDT

Just a quick note to let you know there won't be a Micro ISV Digest this coming Monday.

Sorry about that.

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:14:22 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Scott Meade launched PlaybookIQ, small business CRM. Via Blog.
Steve McLeod launched Poker Copilot, a poker hand analysis tool. Via BoS.
Steve Cholerton launched SMS Relay, a SMS gateway. Via Blog.
Michael Johnson launched Simple SEO, an SEO tool. Via BoS.
Andrej Fiser launched ManicTime, a project time tracker. Via BoS.
Lisp bigot was looking for feedback on a beta version of Logopus.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

SaaS and the Micro ISV, from Tim Haughton.
Done with simple, from Scott Meade.
How can I take a vacation when running a business, from Startup Spark.
The big bang theory of launching a product, from Instigator.
Startup Advice from George Costanza, from OnStartups.
10 of the biggest platfrom development mistakes, from FoundRead.
The 30 day challenge ended, see who made it. Updates from: tc7, Steve M, Susan, Richie, Rafael, Phillip, mike, Scott, ProjectIffy, Steve C.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

25 reasons users stop using your product, from Andrew Chen.
5 rules of thumb for web workers, from WWD.
And, Battling Imposter Syndrome.
And, Reset your body clock.
Startup Lessons everyone should read, from Instigator.
Level the playing field with Digg, from Skelliewag.
I had that idea years ago, from 37signals.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:08:31 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Norbert Ruessmann launched DevTracer, a trace monitor. Via email.
Jitesh Patil launched Silo, a project management and collaboration tool. Via BoS.
Andrew Stewart launched TaskMate a task and project management system. Via BoS.
Rohan Almeida was looking for feedback on Imsense, an IM management system.
Nick Hebb interviewed on Startup Something.
Dave Collins is offering free adwords consultations.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

Government Whore, and My Story, from Building a Software company.
Postmortem, from Diary of a failed startup.
Building Youtube, on NewTeeVee.
Leveraging OSS as a software developer, from Patrick.
Increasing conversion rates and looking for suggestions, from Software by rob.
The secret to success is perseverance, from Follow Steph.
Last day or so for the 30 day challengers. Here's what Phillip, Mike, Rafael, Bracken, Scott, Steve C, Steve M, ProjectIffy, and Patrick have been up to this week.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

How to do well in a recession, from FoundRead.
No marketing = no sales #1 and #2, from Bruce on Games.
How to avoid being fan boy, from EfCN.
Will gas prices bring back desktop software, from bugninja.
4 contacts every web worker should have, from WWD.
How to play the odds game and win with Digg, from Skelliewag.
Feedback Fail.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:03:46 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Giacomo Guilizzoni launced Balsamiq Mockups, a tool to create GUI mockups. Via BoS, but also featured in an interview on WWD.
Adam M launched Postal Methods, a web service for automating sending post. Via BoS.
Eser was looking for feedback on an algorithmic recommendation engine. Via BoS.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

The joys and challenges of a nomadic software company, from Successful Software.
Lack of focus or too much ambition, from Alex Williams.
Todo lists, from Jon Fox.
Crowdsource testing, from 47hats.
Business strategy for the simple minded, from OnStartups.
The entrepreneur mindset, and why a young entrepreneur should blog, from Startup Spark (there was a lot of activity there last week, might be worth browsing).
Getting started as a web worker is about meeting needs, from WWD.
Data storage and performance, from Ian (six products).
Just a little over a week left for the 30 day challengers, Patrick isn't going to make it, but Scott Kane has been blogging like there's no tomorrow. Other updates: mike, Steve M, Steve C, Richie, Project Iffy, rchaves, Phillip, Benji.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

A 2 part rule for naming your startup, from FoundRead.
New company for a different product? from Andrey Butov.
The inside word on word of mouth marketing, from Guy Kawasaki.
Is it worthy, from Seth Godin.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:21:18 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Adrian McEwen launched Booklert, a service for authors to track their book's on Amazon. Via email.
Tim Harding launched Writers Residence, an online portfolio service for writers. Via BoS.
Can was looking for feedback on Moozey, a new mobile marketing platform. Via BoS.
Andrey Butov started a new Antair blog.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

It doesn't have to be all or nothing, from 37 signals.
Take the leap, from OnStartups.
Easily evaluate your startup idea, from Wil Schroter.
How to use e-junkie without your customers seeing it, from Patrick.
Progress updates from Floyd Price, Stephane Grenier, Carmen Ferrara.
Another week packed with updates from the 30dayers. Here's a selection of meaty posts: Scott, Steve C, Steve M, tc7, Richie, fret1, Patrick, Steve B, rchaves, bracken, mike, Phillip.
On a similar note, Rasmus Lindgren writes about My Walkthroughs, and how he built it in a week.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

2008 design trends, from Web Designer Wall.
Software mistakes, from Steve McConnell.
Economy got you down? from Pam Slim.
Ease you way back into the work week, from WWD.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Late to the party

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:48:27 PDT

The Onion does video now, why didn't anyone tell me before!

Check out the BlockBuster museum

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:18:19 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Richie Hindle launched Entrian Source Search, a code searching plug-in for VS. Via BoS.
Jason Kester launched a beta version of s3Stat, log analysis for Amazon S3. Via BoS.
gvozdok777 launched Leader Task, a task organizer. Via BoS.
Erhard was looking for feedback on BoS.
Thanks to the 30 day challengers for making my job much harder this week. Thanks to Mike for building a convenient list of all the offenders.
Here's a splattering of progress updates from the 30 day challenge: Patrick, Benji, Scott, Mike, tc7, Susan, Richie, Bracken, Steve.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

The panacea for putting things off, from Think Simple Now.
5 tips for focusing on your Micro ISV, from 47hats.
7 uncannily obvious lessons from a product launch, from OnStartups.
Lessons learned selling my Micro ISV, from Software By Rob.
How to quickly test your software before final release, from Dennis Crane.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

6 reasons you shouldn't be a web worker, from WWD.
And, 10 tips for working with the non-tech savvy.
How to be creative when you feel like a brick of concrete, from Pam Slim.
Why you should never publish anything late at night, from Follow Steph.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:36:27 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

Last chance for an earlybird discount on the Business of Software conference.
Great interest in the 30 day product challenge, and some great stuff on the new shared 30 day rss feed.
New Micro ISV blog: Tarek Demiati's Mental Procreation.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

These Time sucks will add 3 months to your launch date, from 47hats.
Dreadful early decisions, from Jon Fox.
Create Partners, not Affiliates, from BugNinja.
Affiliates (part 2), from Follow Steph.
How much time can I spend working on my micro isv, from Mental Procreation.
Are you selling your entrepreneurial soul if you take a day job, from EfCN.
Progress updates from Scott Kane, Joel Marcey, Ian (Six Products), Neville Franks.

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

How do you say no, from 37signals.
Get out of your mental ghetto, from Pam Slim.
Paypal problems, from Andy Brice.
Advanced Google Analytics, from WorkHappy.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware

Antair Contest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:27:22 PDT

We have a fun little contest running over on Pinstack, the prizes are copies of our BlackBerry Call Screener.

Closing time is Monday night and the bonus question is already drawing some interesting answers.

Micro ISV Digest

noreply@blogger.com (Gavin Bowman) — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:36:19 PDT

A weekly roundup of Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

n! launched Puzzle Publisher, a crossword maker. Via BoS.
Kevin Walzer launched Manpower, a man page viewer for the Mac. Via Blog.
Lorenzo launched Buggato, a bug tracker for countries. Via BoS.
Otaku software are offering free software for blog reviews.
A new thirty day product challenge on BoS.
Patrick is doing his own time challenge, starting 1st June. Also on BoS.
The BitsDuJour guys, Nico and Roger, started a new blog: icoBlog.
Adobe opening up Flash.

Relevant Blog Posts and Articles

HelpSpot's first six months of sales, from Ian Landsman.
The single most important career question, from Software By Rob.
Are affiliates worth it for merchants, from Follow Steph.
From Program to Product, from 47hats.
Also, To reach customers, layer your message.
Free Icons, from Phil Wright.
What about the Business Guy, from KC.
And, What about the Tech Guy.
10 tips to manage a customer crisis, from Jim Logan.
Why Small is beautiful, from 37signals.
Progress updates from Ian Landsman, Ian (Six Products).

Further (mostly relevant) Reading

PR secrets for startups, from TechCrunch.
Improve Bug Triage with User Pain, from Lost Garden.
Choose your manager, from Eric Sink.
Copy that doesn't suck, from Don Wallace.
Why VC funding doesn't equal success, from OnStartups.
How "why startups fail" fails, from 37signals.
The pocket sized guide to blogging, from Skelliewag.
5 lasting rules for negotiating anything, from FoundRead.

Tags: microisv digest entrepreneurship startups shareware