5 Slide Startup Challenge (Get covered on TSF)
April 14, 2011 5:03 pm 9 CommentsTSF readers have been working on some fantastic startups. I would love to feature more reader created startups on the... View Article
Author Archives for Paul Hontz
Your MVP is a Ford Pinto but it’s better than a Ferrari without wheels.
April 13, 2011 2:33 pm 5 CommentsRecently on TSF we’ve been talking a lot about “Minimum Viable Products” (MVP) and I’ve had several readers write in... View Article
Let your community grow alongside you: Ship unfinished apps.
April 12, 2011 5:32 pm 24 Comments[editors note: This was a guest post written by: King Sidharth. King Sidharth is a young entrepreneur and designer. He... View Article
WakeMate (YC S09) on building their business and their YCombinator experience
April 11, 2011 3:56 pm 6 CommentsI recently had the chance to do an interview with the founders of the YCombinator backed startup, WakeMate. WakeMake wants... View Article
Turbulence and the Start Up Bubble- “If you freak out, I’ll freak out”.
April 9, 2011 2:58 pm 7 CommentsEditor’s note: The following is a guest post written by Jason Lorimer from CulturaHQ. I was recently on a Southwest... View Article
Mint’s Original Marketing Plan (circa 2007)
April 8, 2011 2:21 pm 32 CommentsWhen personal finance assistant Mint.com launched in late 2007, their app was warmly received by the startup community. You couldn’t... View Article
Weekly Reader Question: How do you handle upset customers?
April 7, 2011 8:13 pm 8 CommentsEvery great business tries to support their customers the best they can. Despite our best intentions and efforts, sometimes a... View Article
Love of the Game: Be foolish enough to believe your startup will make it.
April 6, 2011 3:48 pm 20 CommentsA close friend of mine has been struggling with his startup for the past 2 years. He’s dropped out of... View Article
Teaching developers UX: Use Fitts’ law to build a polished landing page
April 5, 2011 5:14 pm 12 CommentsI’ve had several technical founders ask for advice on building landing pages. Typically it’s bootstrapped companies that want to increase... View Article
Month Two of TSF: 140,000 page views, $500 in revenue, and how I screwed up
April 4, 2011 4:27 pm 21 CommentsRunning a startup news site, I ask founders for hard numbers all the time. I think it’s only fair to... View Article
