Hacker News
- The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2012/01/25/the-inside-story-of-a-small-startup-acquisition-part-1/ 51 comments
- Highly Successful Bootstrapped Startups http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/09/01/ten-highly-successful-bootstrapped-startups/ 68 comments
- Lessons Learned from a Software Developer’s First Attempt at Launching a Startup http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/08/24/lessons-learned-from-a-software-developers-first-attempt-at-launching-a-startup/ 14 comments
- What the Hell Does a “Business Guy” Do? http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/04/19/what-the-hell-does-a-business-guy-do 2 comments
- Opening a cc merchant accnt - like getting an enema with a rusty potato peeler http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/02/11/i-have-never-been-so-happy-to-give-paypal-30month/ 3 comments
- How to detect a toxic customer http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/12/09/how-to-detect-a-toxic-customer/ 114 comments
- Why You Haven't Launched http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/11/10/five-reasons-you-havent-launched/ 38 comments
- It’s Easy to Be Great… It’s Hard to Be Consistent http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/11/04/its-easy-to-be-great-its-hard-to-be-consistent/ 13 comments
- Why You Should Start Marketing the Day You Start Coding http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/10/14/startup-marketing-part-6-why-you-should-start-marketing-the-day-you-start-coding/ 61 comments
- Your Market is Smaller Than You Think http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/09/30/your-market-is-smaller-than-you-think/ 15 comments
- Why Free Plans Don’t Work http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/08/18/why-free-plans-dont-work/ 114 comments
- Why startup founders should stop reading business books http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/08/05/why-startup-founders-should-stop-reading-business-books/ 2 comments
- Why Startup Founders Should Stop Reading Business Books http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/08/05/why-startup-founders-should-stop-reading-business-books/ 22 comments
- Lessons Learned Taking Parental Leave as a Solo Entrepreneur http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/07/15/how-to-take-parental-leave-as-a-solo-entrepreneur/ 8 comments
- The Most Challenging Part of Becoming a Freelance Developer http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2009/09/29/the-most-challenging-part-of-becoming-a-freelance-developer/#more-696 2 comments
- How to Compete Against Open Source Competition http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2009/08/11/how-to-compete-against-open-source-competition/ 57 comments
- Here is My Glimpse of the Future http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2009/03/09/here-is-my-glimpse-of-the-future/ 2 comments
- A Fool’s Bargain: Building Software for Free (or, An Idea Ain’t Worth Squat) http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2008/02/21/a-fools-bargain-building-software-for-free-or-an-idea-aint-worth-squat/ 3 comments
- Warning: Software Startups are Not as Easy as Everyone Says http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2007/11/06/why-starting-a-software-company-is-not-as-easy-as-everyone-tells-you-and-why-facebook-apps-are-crap/ 39 comments
- Why Good Developers are Promoted into Unhappiness http://www.softwarebyrob.com/archive/2007/07/06/Why_Good_Developers_Promoted_into_Unhappiness.aspx 5 comments
- 10 successful bootstrapped startups that made it and how they did it http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/09/01/ten-highly-successful-bootstrapped-startups/ 10 comments startups
- Choosing a Domain Name When YourApp.com is Taken http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2011/07/05/choosing-a-domain-name-when-yourapp-com-is-taken/ 4 comments startups
- Five Reasons You Haven't Launched http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/11/10/five-reasons-you-havent-launched/ 10 comments programming
- Why Free Plans Don't Work http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/08/18/why-free-plans-dont-work/ 5 comments software
- Don’t Plan to Get Rich from Your Startup http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2010/06/10/dont-plan-to-get-rich-from-your-startup/ 3 comments startups
- Expenses You Don’t Think of When Starting a (Software) Business http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2009/01/07/expenses-you-dont-think-of-when-starting-a-business/ 122 comments programming
- 8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2008/12/10/8-ways-to-recession-proof-your-programming-career/ 4 comments programming
- The Software Product Myth http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2008/11/18/the-software-product-myth/ 8 comments programming
- Lessons Learned “Selling” My Micro-ISV http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2008/06/04/lessons-learned-selling-my-micro-isv/ 3 comments programming
- the single most important career question you can ask yourself http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2008/05/18/the-single-most-important-career-question-you-can-ask-yourself/ 5 comments startups
- A Fool’s Bargain: Building Software for Free (or, An Idea Ain’t Worth Squat) http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2008/02/21/a-fools-bargain-building-software-for-free-or-an-idea-aint-worth-squat/ 13 comments programming
- The Inside Story of a Small Software Acquisition (Part 3 of 3) | Software by Rob http://www.softwarebyrob.com/2007/10/23/the-inside-story-of-a-small-software-acquisition-part-3-of-3/ 8 comments programming
- The Two Fundamental, No Frills, Square One Rules of Exception Handling http://www.softwarebyrob.com/archive/2007/08/27/two_fundamental_no_frills_square_one_rules_exception_handling.aspx 3 comments programming
- Software by Rob : Why Good Developers are Promoted into Unhappiness http://www.softwarebyrob.com/archive/2007/07/06/why_good_developers_promoted_into_unhappiness.aspx 7 comments programming
- Becoming a Better Developer: Get a Massage (and Get Your Boss to Pay For it) http://www.softwarebyrob.com/archive/2007/06/22/better_developer_11_massage_boss_pay_for_it.aspx 3 comments programming
- Deadlines: On Being a Professional Software Developer http://www.softwarebyrob.com/archive/2007/04/04/deadlines_on_being_a_professional_software_developer.aspx 3 comments programming
- Software by Rob : The Single Most Important Rule for Retaining Software Developers http://www.softwarebyrob.com/archive/2006/11/17/single_important_rule_retaining_software_developers.aspx 4 comments programming
- Software by Rob : Nine Things Developers Want More Than Money http://www.softwarebyrob.com/articles/nine_things_developers_want_more_than_money.aspx 19 comments programming
- Personality Traits of the Best Software Developers http://www.softwarebyrob.com/articles/personality_traits_of_the_best_software_developers.aspx 39 comments programming
- Timeline and Risk: How to Piss Off Your Software Developers http://www.softwarebyrob.com/articles/timeline_and_risk_piss_off_your_software_developers.aspx 3 comments reddit.com