Start of the Start by @venkat2
Talk at Bangalore Barcamp 11, by @venkat2, co-founder apartmentadda.com
Product
Features
Less is More
UI Matters a lot
Is it supportable?
Book
Goal 1
Goal 2
Steve Blank blog
Sales
I cant sell
Not a smooth talker
Not the "cunning" types
Not an extrovert
I can sell
You have to sell
Meeting customers is useful
Convey value
Book
Go Givers
Ideas
Look around
Notice Gaps
Scratch your own itch
Should I discuss with others?
Some of mine
TrackMyBuck
MacADDA
GyanCompass
currently ApartmentADDA
next.. cacofonix?
next..Mobile App?
Business Model
A-B-C-D
A-B
Apple
Dropbox
JetBrains
37 Signals
Funding
Bootstrap
Being a developer helped
Lean Startup
Company culture
Office Supplies!
Incubation centers
VC & Angles
Challenges
Home
Educate parents,spouse.., Cheer leaders, Safety net for Emergencies
Frugal Living, Economic Downturn, Vacations, Public transport, CCD Meetings!
Stress
Issues, Insomnia, Bruxism
Dealing with Stress, Meditation, Running
Books
Alchemist
Born to Run
Flow
FountainHead
Atlas Shrugged
Art of the Start
technology
anti-patterns
to show off
complex architectures
fancy patterns
resume design
building for 1million customers
hyped up technologies
patterns
automate
scalable
cheap
proven technologies
open design
functional...?
simple
agile, unit tests, YAGNI, frequent releases, constraints, weekly showcases/demos
People
Team
Partner
Employees
External
Mentors
Business Partners
Customers
Ecosystem
Marketing
Facebook,Twitter,G+,SEO
Blog
Word of Mouth
Book
Malcolm Gladwell
Seth Godin
