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Lessons from the field on API strategy, design, governance and AI integration.
Should Your SaaS Startup Be Free…Forever?
I had a quick conversation today with a new startup targeting businesses with a Service-as-a-Service product offering. Their startup solves a big need for my business. However, ...
MySQL Bulk Insert Performance With JRuby and JDBC
I often have need to perform a bulk import of CSV files into MySQL for different projects. Recently, I made the move to the JRuby platform for one of my projects and have benefi...
Technical Co-Founder Need Not Apply
Will Miceli recently posted an article, titled Technical Co-Founders Are Overrated, that outlines his journey from idea to finding a partner: I was working on my first entrepren...
Why I Selected JRuby For My Ruby Project
For those working on the Ruby platform, this is an interesting time. We have Ruby 1.9 YARV, Rubinius, and JRuby as the most popular Ruby Virtual Machines available right now. Ea...
Developer’s Guide to Building a High Performance Desktop Machine
Laptops can be useful for day-to-day development, but a more powerful machine is required when it comes to working with Very Large Databases (VLDBs) and Big Data. Having some ba...
AWS CloudFormation and What It Means for Startups
A few days ago, Amazon Web Services (AWS) released their latest offering, CloudFormation. CloudFormation allows for the templating of your application topology, from the number ...
Inspirational Roundup
Everyone hits a difficult point in their startup. It may be that you are trying to bootstrap your idea in your spare time. Or perhaps you are battling a difficult issue and need...
Dealing With The Valley of Death: Love Your Idea First
In a recent discussion with a friend and fellow entrepreneur, we discussed how startup founders need persistence. Persistence is usually the trait most associated with successfu...
How To Work With Software Developers
I recently wrote a post about how to select a development team for your startup. Once you’ve selected a developer or development team, you need to understand how to work w...
How To Locate a Developer For Your Startup
In a recent question posted at the OnStartups forums, a founder asked how to find a developer for their Software as a Service (SaaS) idea. While I was able to provide some advic...
FREE Cloud Computing For Startups eBook
We have released a new eBook through our sister website, LaunchAny.com, called Cloud Computing For Startups. The eBook is FREE and offers a simple and concise introduction to cl...
FREE: Cloud Computing Basics
Wondering what all of the hype is around cloud computing? Cloud computing has been a popular topic lately, including the discussion of various cloud computing solutions such as ...