Comments on: How To Go About Getting a Micro-ISV or Software Company Started http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/ Being Self-Employed, Technology, Life's Journey Thu, 17 May 2012 20:31:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Joel Marcey http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Joel Marcey Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:45:52 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/#comment-16 Hi Jessy, I think you hit the peril of a Micro-ISV right on the head -- analysis paralysis. I have suffered (maybe still suffering) through it ever since I decided to go out on my own. Related though, I think having people to bounce your ideas off of is very helpful. I don't have such a partnership. People disagree with me, but I believe and always will believe that having a valuable partner is better than working on your own. .....and that 1,000,000 pixel project was ingenious, if you ask me :-) Hi Jessy,

I think you hit the peril of a Micro-ISV right on the head — analysis paralysis. I have suffered (maybe still suffering) through it ever since I decided to go out on my own.

Related though, I think having people to bounce your ideas off of is very helpful. I don’t have such a partnership.

People disagree with me, but I believe and always will believe that having a valuable partner is better than working on your own.

…..and that 1,000,000 pixel project was ingenious, if you ask me :-)

]]> By: Jessy Houle http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jessy Houle Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:02:40 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/#comment-15 I have a few friends that are developers, architects, and tech leads that are aspiring to get out on their own. We talk about this almost every lunch together. I think the biggest fault that we have is that we over analyze each idea to the point where we talk ourselves out of it. In my mind, if we were a bit less analytical, and just set off and tried a few things, something would eventually stick (EG: http://nichegeek.com/10_totally_stupid_online_business_ideas_that_made_someone_rich). Thank you for the post, and if you ever want to bump ideas off of an IT group, if for no other reason to see if it's bigger then a bread basket, feel free to email me (jessy@jessyhoule.com). I have a few friends that are developers, architects, and tech leads that are aspiring to get out on their own. We talk about this almost every lunch together. I think the biggest fault that we have is that we over analyze each idea to the point where we talk ourselves out of it.

In my mind, if we were a bit less analytical, and just set off and tried a few things, something would eventually stick (EG: http://nichegeek.com/10_totally_stupid_online_business_ideas_that_made_someone_rich).

Thank you for the post, and if you ever want to bump ideas off of an IT group, if for no other reason to see if it’s bigger then a bread basket, feel free to email me (jessy@jessyhoule.com).

]]> By: Reconsidering My Micro-ISV Ideas « A Life of Constant Flux http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Reconsidering My Micro-ISV Ideas « A Life of Constant Flux Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:22:22 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/#comment-14 [...] aspect of the business (vs. the technical aspect) intrigues me quite a bit. Also, I am still 100% convinced that the right partner, in general, is better than going solo — if, for nothing else, to keep [...] [...] aspect of the business (vs. the technical aspect) intrigues me quite a bit. Also, I am still 100% convinced that the right partner, in general, is better than going solo — if, for nothing else, to keep [...]

]]> By: 47 Hats » Blog Archive » links for 2007-10-02 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/comment-page-1/#comment-13 47 Hats » Blog Archive » links for 2007-10-02 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:30:59 +0000 http://joelmarcey.com/2007/09/29/how-to-go-about-getting-a-micro-isv-or-software-company-started/#comment-13 [...] How To Go About Getting a Micro-ISV or Software Company Started « A Life of Constant Flux This is a topic that comes up often: how to find the right partner for your startup microISV. There is no right answer, but there is some good points in this post and the BOS thread. Original BOS thread: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5 (tags: microISV, partnering) [...] [...] How To Go About Getting a Micro-ISV or Software Company Started « A Life of Constant Flux This is a topic that comes up often: how to find the right partner for your startup microISV. There is no right answer, but there is some good points in this post and the BOS thread. Original BOS thread: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?biz.5 (tags: microISV, partnering) [...]

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