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Commit to communication when outsourcing development
(Guest post by Andy Kallenbach) We launched FormZapper a little more than a year ago, have always used some form of outside development and have been pleased with the result. Although I have many years of software development experience, I chose to outsource the majority of our work for the benefits of dependable talent and…
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Outside development has pros, cons for first-time entrepreneurs
(Guest post by Andrea Hansen & Jerod Mollenhauer) We launched Venuefox this past September after a year in development with eWay Corporation. My co-founder and I are first-time entrepreneurs who came to the table with limited funds and even more limitations when it came to building a website, so we had no choice but to…
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Don’t be a pushover with outside developers
(Guest post by Ben Anderson) When I set out to create Bandwidth Pool, a complex online bidding website, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to do it alone. I don’t have any practical experience designing, developing or generally understanding the components that comprise a complex web application. Because of the lack of programming…
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10 steps to getting the most out of external development
(Guest post by Riddhiman Das) For more than two years, I’ve consulted with more than 35 different organizations around the country on various software projects. These organizations have had very different development needs. Some of them were just an idea a solo entrepreneur was trying hard to get off the ground without any funding at…
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Keep your eyes open, opportunities are everywhere
(Guest post by Alec Whitters of Higher Learning Technologies) I think it’s easy to assume every entrepreneur has that light bulb moment. You know, a sudden flash of insight into what ultimately becomes their company. I know that’s what I thought. It’s why I’m not surprised when I hear a question like, “How did you…
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Hooked on the idea of creating my own success
(Guest post by Jonathan Ruiz of e-Beacons) In 2009 I was 18 years old, and recently graduated from high school. In all honesty, I was an underachiever, and I’m sure my teachers would back that claim. When it came to my future the most thought I had given it was telling all my friends that…
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Pursue learning the world through exploration, not a set of rules
(Guest post by Hunter Browning of Fannect) There are few things in the world I enjoy more than learning. This complete obsession has been one of the most influential factors in shaping my life and developing the journey I currently find myself on. That statement might seem odd coming from someone who dropped out of…
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Become a life-long learner
(Guest post by Joe Dallago and AJ Nelson of clusterFlunk) Education is something we are very passionate about at clusterFlunk. Passionate enough to take our “leap of faith,” and completely ditch the typical route of higher learning that most teens and early twenty-somethings feel they have to take in order to succeed. Passionate enough to…
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Working Together: Sometimes lightning strikes
(Guest post by June and Bobby George.) It’s difficult to describe how we work together. It’s more of an intuition, or a posture, than anything else. Nonetheless, we thought we’d share a few thoughts on the process, how we envision our collaboration, charting out the strengths just as much as the weaknesses. We’ll also sprinkle…
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Five questions to pop before you take the startup plunge with your spouse
(Guest post by Stephanie Jarrett.) My husband Paul and I have put our marriage to the test more than a few times. We’ve worked at ad agencies together, we’ve been poor together and we’ve moved cross-country more than once. Each time after moving furniture into a new apartment, in a new city, I’ve looked at…