There isn’t a speed limit: Line up customers before you ship
May 17, 2011 5:02 pm 10 CommentsAfter seeing a fantastic pitch from a startup I asked a simple question. “How many users do you have”? They... View Article
Author Archives for Paul Hontz
How Jared Tame bootstrapped his startup by writing “Startups Open Sourced”
May 12, 2011 4:25 pm 7 CommentsAs Jared Tame was finishing up school, he decided to build a startup. He didn’t want to raise money (at... View Article
How a solo, non-technical founder hustled her way to launching a startup
May 11, 2011 3:14 pm 11 CommentsLindsey Harper is a solo founder who doesn’t code. In all essence she is the antithesis of Valley culture. Yet... View Article
Inside LaunchRock- A behind the scenes look with co-founder Jameson Detweiler
May 9, 2011 3:05 pm 8 CommentsSeemingly overnight, LaunchRock became a “startup darling”. LaunchRock is now the de-facto platform for pre-launch startups to start building some... View Article
The easiest sale you’ll ever make is to the customer you already have.
May 7, 2011 2:42 pm 4 CommentsAcquiring new users is hard. To close on a sale, you must build enough rapport with your customer that they... View Article
Matt Tanase (a founder of Slicehost) on Rackspace’s decision to kill Slicehost
May 5, 2011 3:37 pm 18 CommentsEarlier this week Rackspace announced that they were discontinuing the Slicehost brand, and existing customers would have to migrate over... View Article
Co-founder of Disqus explains why they raised a $10 million round.
May 4, 2011 2:26 pm 16 CommentsAt 1pm today, Disqus announced that they had closed a $10 million round with North Bridge and Union Square Ventures. Last night... View Article
Weekly reader question: How can TSF serve the startup community better?
May 3, 2011 4:24 pm 18 CommentsI cannot say enough how much I appreciate The Startup Foundry community. I started TSF three months ago as a... View Article
If you go to a startup event to network, don’t play on your iPhone
May 2, 2011 4:10 pm 11 CommentsIf entrepreneurs go to startup events to network why do most people play on their iPhones the entire time? One... View Article
I’m giving away 20 autographed copies of Guy Kawasaki’s book, Enchantment
April 29, 2011 3:43 pm 132 CommentsGuy Kawasaki’s latest book, Enchantment, has had a profound impact on me. I want every entrepreneur to read this book.... View Article
