6 Lessons from Joel Gascoigne
Last week I saw Joel Gascoigne (the founder of Buffer) talk about six of the most important lessons that he's learned while building Buffer. This is a write up of my notes.
Building the Agile Plannner
I've quit work as a freelance software developer to work on The Agile Planner full time. I'm using agile and Lean Startup techniques to build it, and will be writing openly about how I'm getting on in this section of the blog.
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How do you name your startup?
There are plenty of theories on how to name your startup. This post explains how I went about it for the Agile Planner...
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How long is your startup runway?
Something to consider when deciding how to launch your startup is whether you're going to work on it in your spare time, or save enough money to cover your living expenses and work on it full time. If you choose the second option you'll want to work out how long your money is likely to last you -- entrepreneurs often refer to this period as your "startup runway".
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And so it begins...
Well hello there, and welcome to the Agile Planner blog. The Agile Planner is the project management app that I've always wanted somebody else to build. Given that it doesn't seem as though it's going to happen any time soon, I'll be doing it myself. I thought it would be worth starting this blog by explaining a bit about what it's all for...