Archive for May, 2009

Startup Lesson Learnt : Less code is more profitable.

28, May 2009

It’s simple. Building a product with less time developing the product, and more time building the business around the product (marketing, etc.,), the greater chance it will have of actually succeeding.

I recently read that a product is 80% marketing and 20% actual product. That probably would explain why garbage can succeed and great software can fail.

The truth is as developers, startup entrepreneurs, it’s critical to know how to sell and market. Without learning the ability to have the conversation to sell, there may not be much of a reason to start building anything.

What does a Software Architect do?

9, May 2009

Someone asked the question and I realized that’s my job title I didn’t know was my job title all these years!
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If a person can build a shed without a blueprint, it doesn’t mean they can, or should build a house without a blueprint.
Architects see what you need now, what you mean when you [...]


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