This is a collection of sites and articles which we’ve found to be invaluable over the years. You may already be aware of many of the sources below, but hopefully there are some here which are new to you.
As we said on Thursday, do feel free to get in touch with us if you would like any advice/help in future.
Getting Real: This is a book by 37signals covering their ideas about web application development, doing business online, and so on. Essential reading. Bonus: you can read it free online.
Paul Graham’s essays: This guy’s stuff is slightly controversial at times. He has some interesting ideas about money and business, with particular reference to software companies and start ups.
Joel on Software: Joel Spolsky runs a software company in New York City and is an excellent writer on the topic of software sales and the tech business.
Signal vs. Noise: The blog of 37signals, who we’ve been very inspired by.
Founders at Work: A book telling the stories of famous tech companies’ early days.
Seth Godin’s blog: This guy is somewhat of a marketing “guru” – definitely worth following.
Business of Software forum: There’s often some interesting threads here, and the community is very helpful. Focussed more on selling software (rather than web-based) products, but often the advice applies to a wide range of businesses.
Ask the Wizard: The guy who runs FeedBurner answers questions about business and investment.
Moo: This is the company who make our business cards.
Web App Autopsy and Figures: Two fascinating pieces uncovering the real numbers behind some popular web applications.
Web design / freelancing
A beginner’s guide to freelancing: An incredibly detailed guide to setting up a freelance business. Bonus: It’s from a UK perspective too.
CSS Beauty: Examples of particularly good web design.
This is a collection of sites and articles which we’ve found to be invaluable over the years. You may already be aware of many of the sources below, but hopefully there are some here which are new to you.
As we said on Thursday, do feel free to get in touch with us if you would like any advice/help in future.
Paul Farnell – paul@salted.com
David Smalley – david@davidsmalley.com
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