Comments on: A review of “The Web Startup Success Guide” http://pietro.open-lab.com/2009/09/25/a-review-of-the-web-startup-success-guide/ This is the blog of Pietro Polsinelli. Contains sparse reflections on my life and surrounding events Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Learning home made copywriting « Keeping it brief – Pietro Polsinelli’s blog http://pietro.open-lab.com/2009/09/25/a-review-of-the-web-startup-success-guide/#comment-212 Learning home made copywriting « Keeping it brief – Pietro Polsinelli’s blog Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:17:08 +0000 http://polsinelli.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-212 [...] the range of activities needed can be found in The Web Startup Success Guide, which I also reviewed here. I have been focusing recently on a skill that underlies many of the needed “hats”: this skill [...] [...] the range of activities needed can be found in The Web Startup Success Guide, which I also reviewed here. I have been focusing recently on a skill that underlies many of the needed “hats”: this skill [...]

]]> By: Two detailed reviews… http://pietro.open-lab.com/2009/09/25/a-review-of-the-web-startup-success-guide/#comment-54 Two detailed reviews… Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:55:01 +0000 http://polsinelli.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-54 [...] Pietro Polsinelli wrote an awesomely detailed review of the Guide here: A review of “The Web Startup Success Guide”. Pietro is working full-time on the Teamwork project management software, which has become a quite [...] [...] Pietro Polsinelli wrote an awesomely detailed review of the Guide here: A review of “The Web Startup Success Guide”. Pietro is working full-time on the Teamwork project management software, which has become a quite [...]

]]> By: Pietro Polsinelli http://pietro.open-lab.com/2009/09/25/a-review-of-the-web-startup-success-guide/#comment-52 Pietro Polsinelli Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:01:32 +0000 http://polsinelli.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-52 We actually had some direct experience with EU VCs (negative). But apart from personal direct experiences, which may be good or bad, consider simply the fact that we periodically get calls from different USA VCs to discuss investment possibilities, even given the complications that would be due to our being in Europe, and we never get them from the EU ones, which either testifies of their intelligence ( :-D ) or of the fact that there are few, and not as market –evolution-aware as the USA ones. I would go for the second explanation… But what is most important for me is to suggest to startups and new product launchers to steer clear of VCs and adopt the so called “organic growth” model: see these pages and their references for more details: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BusinessofSoftware.html http://www.foundersatwork.com/joel-spolksy.html And the books “Eric Sink on the Business of Software” http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590596234/ref=nosim/002-4644050-6998429 “Founders at work” http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590597141 We actually had some direct experience with EU VCs (negative). But apart from personal direct experiences, which may be good or bad, consider simply the fact that we periodically get calls from different USA VCs to discuss investment possibilities, even given the complications that would be due to our being in Europe, and we never get them from the EU ones, which either testifies of their intelligence ( :-D ) or of the fact that there are few, and not as market –evolution-aware as the USA ones. I would go for the second explanation…

But what is most important for me is to suggest to startups and new product launchers to steer clear of VCs and adopt the so called “organic growth” model: see these pages and their references for more details:

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BusinessofSoftware.html

http://www.foundersatwork.com/joel-spolksy.html

And the books

“Eric Sink on the Business of Software” http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590596234/ref=nosim/002-4644050-6998429

“Founders at work” http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590597141

]]> By: Marco Abis http://pietro.open-lab.com/2009/09/25/a-review-of-the-web-startup-success-guide/#comment-51 Marco Abis Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:48:17 +0000 http://polsinelli.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-51 Nice review, thanks. I have to say though that you point about VCs in Europe is totally false and probably reflect the fact that you yourself don't know the EU VCs scene (which I agree is different from the US one). Nice review, thanks. I have to say though that you point about VCs in Europe is totally false and probably reflect the fact that you yourself don’t know the EU VCs scene (which I agree is different from the US one).

]]> By: Polsinelli: a review of “The Web Startup Success Guide” « Open Lab's blog http://pietro.open-lab.com/2009/09/25/a-review-of-the-web-startup-success-guide/#comment-48 Polsinelli: a review of “The Web Startup Success Guide” « Open Lab's blog Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:43:40 +0000 http://polsinelli.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-48 [...] Success Guide” September 25, 2009 Pietro Polsinelli Leave a comment Go to comments Here. Categories: Book or software review Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment [...] [...] Success Guide” September 25, 2009 Pietro Polsinelli Leave a comment Go to comments Here. Categories: Book or software review Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) Leave a comment [...]

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