jeffrock:
Here’s the problem: we don’t really know how to run one.
Sure, we know software, but there’s more to it than that. You have to know lots of stuff you never thought you’d need to know about. For example:
- What’s an EIN number?
- What’s the difference between an LLC and an S Corp?
- We have to file articles of what!?
It’s quite an adventure when you’re doing this for the first time.
So this is a chronicle of that adventure. We’ll talk about the trials and tribulations of code, but we’ll also talk about how we got here and what it takes to set up a small business.
And if all goes well I might even get time to make that logo…
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jeffrock:
Ideas on their own are just not that important. It’s incredibly rare that someone comes up with an idea so unique, so protectable that the success story writes itself. Most ideas are nothing without execution.
Just because you thought of a site to share photos with friends wouldn’t have made you Flickr.
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garrettrossold:
We shall neither fail nor falter; we shall not weaken or tire…give us the tools and we will finish the job.
— Winston Churchill
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garrettrossold:
In creating anything it doesn’t take long to realize that having the right tool makes the difference. And when you don’t have that tool, that is when frustration sets in and you become ineffective. As we get Mobelux up and running, we have been learning to find the right tools for the behind the scenes work that make the most sense to us. Tools that are fun to use, effective, and get the job done. Its the creation of that system of tools that takes time. Biggest lesson learned so far… just try something and get moving forward. You will quickly find if that tool is right for you or not. Example: Google Docs… not really effective tools for us:)
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jeffrock:
Programming for the iPhone SDK is like being dropped off in a strange city and being told that you can’t ask any of the locals for directions. Sure, it’s still a city. It has streets and buildings, but none of the names are familiar and some of the streets are unmarked.
There’s also potholes big enough to eat your car.
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