Comments on: Why I haven’t been blogging as much http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:18:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon Hawkins http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Simon Hawkins Mon, 11 May 2009 09:07:38 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1046 Hi Peldi, Really interesting you're detailing all the figures as you have done previously. I've been looking at what the minimum costs are to bootstrap a company in the UK (http://simonmhawkins.com/blog/2009/4/30/what-is-the-minimum-cost-to-run-a-software-company.html) and trying to detail the absolute minimums. Once the company is running you then have the growth issues and your support volume highlights this. I'll be interested to hear your news on how you are going to work this one, and how it will effect costs. It would be nice to include potential scaling costs in a model for bootstrapping a software company. Wish you well, and look forward to hearing more. Hi Peldi,

Really interesting you’re detailing all the figures as you have done previously. I’ve been looking at what the minimum costs are to bootstrap a company in the UK (http://simonmhawkins.com/blog/2009/4/30/what-is-the-minimum-cost-to-run-a-software-company.html) and trying to detail the absolute minimums. Once the company is running you then have the growth issues and your support volume highlights this. I’ll be interested to hear your news on how you are going to work this one, and how it will effect costs. It would be nice to include potential scaling costs in a model for bootstrapping a software company.

Wish you well, and look forward to hearing more.

]]> By: Stefan Richter http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Stefan Richter Mon, 11 May 2009 08:15:07 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1045 Ryan, can you get Peldi to come to FOWA London please - I need to meet up with him again :-) Ryan, can you get Peldi to come to FOWA London please – I need to meet up with him again :-)

]]> By: lewro http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 lewro Sun, 10 May 2009 15:04:29 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1043 Hi Peldi I think it is very exciting to listen real stories from real people with real numbers and the only reason is that is very inspiring. If you talk about money we wish you best and looking forward to your successful future, there is not jealousy, its pure support from our site. Internet is world where "doers" can do more then "talkers" and that is why I love it. Wish you and your business all the best. Well done! Hi Peldi
I think it is very exciting to listen real stories from real people with real numbers and the only reason is that is very inspiring. If you talk about money we wish you best and looking forward to your successful future, there is not jealousy, its pure support from our site. Internet is world where “doers” can do more then “talkers” and that is why I love it.
Wish you and your business all the best. Well done!

]]> By: Massimo Sgrelli http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Massimo Sgrelli Sun, 10 May 2009 08:57:05 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1041 Hi Peldi, it's always wonderful read about big and small success stories written by Italian's creativity. Keep giving us feedback about you work. I'm one of the sponsor of a convention (free of charge) that will take place in Rome in June. It's called Frontiers of interaction and it's a good way to meet interesting people... why don't you come to have a look? BTW I'm on a project focused on bringing a bunch of the Silicon Valley spirit in Italy... I'd like to talk about that with you Massimo Hi Peldi,
it’s always wonderful read about big and small success stories written by Italian’s creativity. Keep giving us feedback about you work. I’m one of the sponsor of a convention (free of charge) that will take place in Rome in June. It’s called Frontiers of interaction and it’s a good way to meet interesting people… why don’t you come to have a look?
BTW I’m on a project focused on bringing a bunch of the Silicon Valley spirit in Italy… I’d like to talk about that with you

Massimo

]]> By: Ryan Carson http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Ryan Carson Sun, 10 May 2009 08:14:24 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1040 Hey Peldi, We'd be honored to have you speak at FOWA. Interested? Congrats on the success - you're an inspiration :) [Peldi: heck yeah Ryan! In fact, it was one of my secret goals in life! Let's talk over email. And thanks for the kind words. You're an inspiration to me so there's that. ;)] Hey Peldi,

We’d be honored to have you speak at FOWA. Interested?

Congrats on the success – you’re an inspiration :)

[Peldi: heck yeah Ryan! In fact, it was one of my secret goals in life! Let's talk over email. And thanks for the kind words. You're an inspiration to me so there's that. ;) ]

]]> By: Kirill Maximov http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Kirill Maximov Sun, 10 May 2009 07:29:38 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1039 +2 regarding board of advisors from me and my better half. This is really interesting topic for us as a MicroISV :) Thanks, KIR [Peldi: thanks Kirill and Rico for the request. I will blog about my awesome advisers soon, but in the meantime this might be of help: <a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20080701/how-to-assemble-a-board-of-advisers.html" rel="nofollow">How To: Assemble A Board of Advisers</a> from Inc. magazine] +2 regarding board of advisors from me and my better half. This is really interesting topic for us as a MicroISV :)

Thanks,
KIR

[Peldi: thanks Kirill and Rico for the request. I will blog about my awesome advisers soon, but in the meantime this might be of help: How To: Assemble A Board of Advisers from Inc. magazine]

]]> By: Rico http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 Rico Sat, 09 May 2009 20:55:59 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1036 I absolutely agree with Craig. I would also love to hear some more about your board of advisors. How did you find these people? Who are they? Do they have a financial interest in your company? What did you learn from them? I think this would make a great posting. Ciao, Rico. I absolutely agree with Craig. I would also love to hear some more about your board of advisors. How did you find these people? Who are they? Do they have a financial interest in your company? What did you learn from them? I think this would make a great posting.

Ciao,
Rico.

]]> By: Craig http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/2009/05/09/why-i-havent-been-blogging-as-much/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Craig Sat, 09 May 2009 12:32:12 +0000 http://www.balsamiq.com/blog/?p=1170#comment-1033 Hi Peldi, I have loved reading your blog and about your success, it's been very inspirational and enjoyable reading. I'd love to read maybe about the more nuts and bolts of your business. Maybe the day in and and day out, how it's changed over time, and how you use your mentors and advisory board could be cool. It's a great idea to do customer success stories, that would be very beneficial and very interesting to a whole lot of readers. As for revealing your stats and numbers, I wouldn't be worried about any sort of backlash. I think you have been extremely brave and transparent about your revenue and although that's to be applauded, I think it's over the top. At the end of the day it's none of our business. It's extremely interesting, but now that you have established that it's a full time ongoing business you have every right to keep these figures to yourself. And it has no effect on the advice you give. We know what you have done now. Enjoy it. Thanks Peldi. Cheers Craig Hi Peldi,

I have loved reading your blog and about your success, it’s been very inspirational and enjoyable reading.

I’d love to read maybe about the more nuts and bolts of your business. Maybe the day in and and day out, how it’s changed over time, and how you use your mentors and advisory board could be cool.

It’s a great idea to do customer success stories, that would be very beneficial and very interesting to a whole lot of readers.

As for revealing your stats and numbers, I wouldn’t be worried about any sort of backlash. I think you have been extremely brave and transparent about your revenue and although that’s to be applauded, I think it’s over the top. At the end of the day it’s none of our business. It’s extremely interesting, but now that you have established that it’s a full time ongoing business you have every right to keep these figures to yourself. And it has no effect on the advice you give. We know what you have done now. Enjoy it.

Thanks Peldi.

Cheers
Craig

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