Create a simple signup page to attract customers leading up to launch. There’s only so much time in the day. If you follow this blog and your wondering what happened… It’s mostly that my effort’s been going into getting KickoffLabs ready to launch. I’ve been doing two posts there a week. This is harder than it sounds without a writing staff. So, if your one of the [...]
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04/17/2011
Not sure where I saw this first, but I love the following iPad tips. 1. Put folders in the launch bar. 2. Move all your non favorite apps to other pages so your home screen let’s your background image shine. And putting the two together is awesome.
04/12/2011
in – cu – bate to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development It feels like you can’t turn a corner without hearing about another startup incubator or angel fund. This model has launched several successful companies including Dropbox, Loopt, Xobni, and Disqus. So the question is… why don’t big [...]
03/23/2011
You may have noticed that I’m starting to talk more about what I’m working on publicly. I’ll do my best not to spam you continually about my startup business ventures. It’s a tough line to straddle as you are getting started. Word of mouth is critical and ones own networks are key to spreading your [...]
03/21/2011
Today Scott and I announced the foundation of a new business with KickoffLabs. Our goal is to make it simpler for people to validate, connect, and launch their ideas with customers. Although V1 hasn’t been released yet we are going to practice what we’re preaching and start building a list of potential early adopters that [...]
03/07/2011
I’d probably have my new app for sale if I wasn’t using it as the subject of my training series. But one of the things that really stuck with me after reading Rework was the concept that you can sell the byproducts of building your product. In the 37Signals case they sell the books from [...]
03/02/2011
Yesterday I started creating mockups for a top secret project. I decided that I was not only going to mockup the UI, but that I was going to mock up real copy to go along with it and skip the fake text. Not content with simply banishing “lorem ipsum” I attempted to make the content [...]
I highly recommend working on your next project like your being filmed for training. Better yet… actually record what you are doing and try sharing it. You’ll learn a TON and you’ll focus on fit and finish in ways you never thought about before. Working on the OneDayApp series has dramatically improved the quality of [...]
02/14/2011
Over the weekend I released a “lite” version of GoodDay. My price experiment over the holidays showed me that the difference between free and 0.99 is an amazing barrier. So, if someone was holding out for another price drop… you can get the free version now. It’s ad supported. The paid version will continue to [...]
