Google style perks at your scrappy startup?
Lifehacker linked to an article on the top workplaces in Australia: “A recent poll in Australian business magazine BRW set out to find the 50 best workplaces, and while the results are Australia-specific, one thing stood out: Companies with great perks consistently topped the list.” When you’re a part of the tech startup community it’s […]
Majority Ownership and Control
So funny. I saw this blog post titled: “Who Cares About Majority Ownership Anyway?” We’ve always insisted on strict control of our business which is why we constitute a majority of ownership of our company – roughly 100% majority. However, I don’t think our way is the only way. I thought the gist of the […]
More “Lifestyle Business” Bullshit
David Heinemeier Hansson over at 37 Signals re-picks up the torch for people annoyed with the term “lifestyle business”. Their original post was back in 2005. Our twitter-sized definition was posted last month. Some goodness from the latest post: “When the lifestyle card is pulled from its tired deck, it’s usually meant as a pat […]
Sell or Sell Out?
Red Gate, a software company, has issued a challenge looking for small (or “micro”) ISVs to purchase. I think that’s great. If we had a bunch of cash lying around we’d probably buy some cool tiny software enterprises as well. That said, I did catch this little nugget in their announcement. Among the criteria of […]
Pixar will fail (eventually).
In many ways, our aspirations for Jackson Fish Market are modeled after Pixar. Pixar isn’t the biggest in its industry, but it is among the best. It stays focused, it tries to do what it knows best, it worries primarily about creating something loved by its creators (as opposed to its demographic). Pixar also slowly […]