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LessConf: Derek Sivers – Profit Models
Like a lot of other people, I read Derek Siver’s blog and Twitter feed (@sivers). I find him to be a highly interesting guy and the best living example of following one’s passions. As you can tell from the notes below, this is the LessConf presentation that I got the most from. Here are some notes of his [...]
LessConf: David Hauser – Chocolate covered grasshoppers – Branding and empowering entrepreneurs to succeed
Next up here at LessConf, David Hauser (@dh), CTO of Grasshopper.com on Branding.
David founded Grasshopper.com, described as a quality product with “really ball-sy advertising”. Grasshopper is beyond the startup stage, about 50 people. First, David showed this great video.
How? The “core values” most companies have are BS. Of course you want people with honesty, respect, [...]
Lessconf: Colin Devroe, How to measure success
Second up at LessConf, Colin Devroe of Viddler on “How to measure success”. Colin kicked off his talk with a demonstration of Eating Lighting (you’ll have to ask him).
Common Pitfalls and Solutions
Pitfall #1: Don’t make unfair comparisons. Comparing yourself to others leads only to following. You end up becoming just another choice. You become [...]
AffiliApp Wins ‘Ready To Earn’
I’m excited to announce that AffilApp has been awarded the exhibition category “Ready to Earn” prize in the RailsRumble. This exhibition category prize is sponsored by and the winner is selected by Spreedly. It recognizes the entry that has
a clear business model,
an application that offers real value, and
a working Spreedly integration
Full details are on the [...]
The Rails Rumble Finalist!
The Rails Rumble finalists have been announced. These 22 applications have been selected by the Rails Rumble organizers and an expert panel from among 159 qualifying and will continue onto the public voting round. Unfortunately, AffiliApp was not one of the finalist. But that does not mean the end for it. This is just the beginning! Read [...]
AffiliaApp Screencast #3 – Revenue and Commissions
Showing revenue and commission tracking in AffiliApp.com. When you set up your Spreedly API token in AffiliApp, transactions are automatically identified and applied to the referring affiliate. This works even with automated recurring transactions. If you do not use Spreedly, you can still track referrals and subscribers and they too will be [...]
Rails Rumble
2009 Rails Rumble Reflections
Note: if you are looking for the screen casts, you can find them here: http://screenr.com/user/smeade
That 48 hours went fast! After producing BidBuildBill.com last year and finishing a respectful #22 on the leaderboard, I aimed this year’s entry at web application developers with AffiliApp, the easiest way to add an affiliate program to your web [...]
Ready to Rumble
The Kitchen Sink
When you try to build this:
photo credit: avidtile
you too often end up with this:
photo credit: DieselDemon
when this would have been just great:
photo credit: Mr. T in DC
It should be as quick and simple as possible for judges to get to the core of your app.
Stick to the Essentials
I’m continuing my [...]
