Questions are the answer
Seems like an odd thing to say, but its very pertinent to us at the moment. We have a new product with lots of potential in an exciting new field (the social web), plus people with bags of experience, so its tempting to sit in the office and think we have all the answers. But [...]
The Merits of Careful Contemplation
In the realm of communication, we live in the age of short is sweet. Texting, twitter and television all get the message across as quickly and concisely as possible. And we’re sort of guilty of that here too: our flagship product is all about finding short bursts of advice from a specialist of your choice, [...]
Growth Charts
Rockstar developer Joel Spolsky’s recent article got me thinking about what constitutes healthy growth for tech start ups. I’d always worked on a rule of thumb: aim for somewhere between 50% and 150% growth in revenues per year. Any less and you’re not trying hard enough, any more than 150% and the wheels will fall [...]
Startup UK
Given all the doom and gloom around jobs and the economy in the UK, you’d think it would be a good thing to start making some new ones. Interesting post by Fred Wilson at Union Street Ventures in the USA talking about the development of start-up ecosystems. Despite all the talk about Cambridge, Silicon Glen [...]