Yesterday was the third Co-Founders MeetUp of Silicon Valley, which set a new attendance record of 120 people. 12 startups pitched their idea with the goal to attract co-founders. The quality of the ideas was very high. Another thing I liked is that this MeetUp truly opens my mind: it’s like a giant idea brainstorming [...]
Mar
13
2010
13
2010
Dec
18
2009
18
2009
Startup Advice Contradiction: “Iterate Quickly” or “Trust Your Guts”?
If you have been reading startup advice long enough, you surely noticed two trends repeated ad nauseum.
Iterate Quickly
Also known as “kill ideas fast”, this advice is saying that your idea is probably not worth the pixels it’s displayed on. Ideas are a dime a dozen, execution matters. You’d be better off with a dumb idea [...]
Oct
29
2009
29
2009
Interview: Founders of Aucadia.com, where Fans Get Involved in the Bands They Love
Aucadia.com is a community website aimed at musicians and fans where the fans can get involved with the bands they love.
It’s such a cool project, we had to find out more from Robin and Owen Spottiswoode, the two co-founders.
Alain: Tell us about your product and maybe where the idea came from, or why you think [...]
Sep
21
2009
21
2009
Facebook Game “Despots” Founder Interview
Yesterday Steve Mathers posted a project on FairSoftware that looks pretty exciting: It’s a Facebook game called despots.
I asked Steve for some more info. The interview is below:
Alain: Tell us about your product and maybe where the idea came from, or why you think this is important
Steve: I’m an avid strategy gamer, and this game [...]
Aug
5
2009
5
2009
Jul
28
2009
28
2009
Finding Co-Founders for Your Project: Take Your Time!
Today we are excited to announce an enhancement to the way you create projects with FairSoftware.
Many of you asked us for a more flexible way to add co-founders early on and offer more flexibility on the allocation of shares, since you haven’t always found all your co-founders by the time you have your initial idea.
Therefore, [...]
Jan
22
2009
22
2009
Why Start a Startup About Starting Startups
In case you haven’t heard of us yet, FairSoftware is a startup that helps you start your own startup. This blog is dedicated to the entrepreneur in all of us.
Below is our story.
The Original Idea
It’s been almost three years since I visited my friend Christophe in Paris for a casual chat that eventually lead to [...]
