Going through the startup process. Hearing stuff, thinking of things. Writing down everything I don't forget.

The myth of the overnight success – Chris Dixon

Posted by Bobby in Startup Links

How true!

Angry Birds was Rovio’s 52nd game. They spent eight years and almost went bankrupt before finally creating their massive hit.

The myth of the overnight success – Chris Dixon.

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Startups Ecosystem: Where are you?

Posted by Bobby in Startup Ramblings

I’ve found this interesting infographic showing the startups ecosistem. It makes it a little bit easier to understand what everybody does, in a funny way. So, where are you? :) )

from here

Maker’s schedule vs. manager’s schedule

Posted by Bobby in Startup Ramblings

One problem I had once with a partner was that he was trying to impose on me a “maker’s schedule”: working in uninterrupted batches of work. While it makes a lot of sense when you are a programmer (coder), it doesn’t really make sense when you are on a “manager’s schedule”. And we had quite some shows on that :) Well, after reading this article from Paul Graham, it makes a little bit more sense.

History of Computer Games

Posted by Bobby in Startup Ramblings

Here is a nice article on the history of the computer games, starting from the 1950s :)