In my last post, I talked about the series of events that have led to my running my own company. But getting there is only half the battle. Once you’ve decided to venture out on your own, you have to come up with a name for yourself. Alex Repty recently observed that a large number […]

Last year, Gus Mueller of Flying Meat Software wrote a powerful blog entry describing the 1068 days that elapsed between his setting out to be a full-time indie software developer, and achieving that goal. Paul Kafasis recently redirected my attention to that post, and commented that it would be interesting to hear more stories of […]

Just got back from Boston PodCamp, which was my first foray into the world of “UNconventions,” where attendees miraculously do not have to pay for anything. I’m impressed by the overall level of organization for a free event, though I was a little disappointed by the panels and seminars I attended. They were generally very […]

The My Dream App web site opened this week to a great deal of publicity. Reaction from bloggers and the press has been mostly positive, I think because it’s a truly novel concept. This is an innovative gimmick that will generate a great deal of publicity for everybody associated with it, and that’s about where […]