30 days challenge

In the spirit of Matt Cutts, I am considering taking up one of these 30 days challenge. Any advise which one makes sense to take first:

run for 45 minutes [...]

this weekend’s reading: google search engine optimization starter guide

www.google.com/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf

This is recommended reading for any executive who thinks SEO is strategic for his/her company. The guide does not  contain actionable items as much as they are about the approach [...]

5 iphone apps you need to run a startup

This is the list of app that I use almost everyday at my current startup on my iPhone and recommend to my team internally.

CardSnap ($14.99 for pro or $0.99 for [...]

Business plan template for your Series A presentation

When we were raising our first round for hCentive, Manoj Agarwala – our finance wizard – helped us create a very solid business plan which was well-appreciated by many VC.
When [...]

In search of a decent Jira app on iPhone

At hCentive, we are big users of Jira Studio. Its been a big help for our distributed team. Unfortunately, I am yet to find a good app to use Jira [...]

when good people resign (to join you)

What should you do after you make an offer to hire an A+ player from a big company for your small startup?
Mark Suster – as part of his startup [...]

2 things every good startup needs

Robert Scoble has a great article today on his take on mistakes startups make.
You really should read his whole article but two things stand out for me.

FOCUS ON USP: [...]

A case for consumer-centric health care

In the cover story for the September issue of The Atlantic,  the author, David Goldhill, makes a very compelling case for a new kind of healthcare in this country that [...]

weekend “reading”: amazon design philosophy

http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2009/06/01/presentation-revealing-design-treasures-from-the-amazon/
This is an excellent presentation about how amazon designs their website. You need about 60 minutes to go thru the whole thing but I suggest you give it a try [...]

Why web designers are over-rated

Wired did a competition inviting designers to improve craigslist.
As you can see, most designs actually decrease the functionality of Craigslist under the pretense of “making it beautiful” or “making it [...]