Author Archives: amol
Outsourced HR, like TriNet
I think TriNet sucks. Here is why. (Also in part because they market to me constantly and spam the lists I’m on.) 1. They charge something for small companies that is a lot, and per employee for larger companies that
Outsourced HR, like TriNet
I think TriNet sucks. Here is why. (Also in part because they market to me constantly and spam the lists I’m on.) 1. They charge something for small companies that is a lot, and per employee for larger companies that
New webmail wars
Webmail has always been a loss leader — search or homepage being the main ties. One of its most money-losing aspects is the multiplatform support. Non-web client apps via IMAP or POP in the old days where people wanted to
New webmail wars
Webmail has always been a loss leader — search or homepage being the main ties. One of its most money-losing aspects is the multiplatform support. Non-web client apps via IMAP or POP in the old days where people wanted to
Greatest hits: Product posts
I had a friend find my ten best blog posts re: product creation: http://a.sarva.co/2013/08/products-are-you-making-a-new-car-or-a-new-coffee-pot/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/authority-vs-leadership/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/how-much-and-when-to-raise-and-its-relation-to-revenue/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/great-startups-have-strong-problem-statements/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/what-do-you-learn-from-novice-founders/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/01/a-post-i-will-write-eventually/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/10/why-openness-with-ideas-works-for-competitive-advantage/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/08/the-new-million-users-100-million-users/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/12/being-first/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/being-wrong/ Oh, and here are selections from the 20 most *popular*: » Google Goggles and The Flip Go
Greatest hits: Product posts
I had a friend find my ten best blog posts re: product creation: http://a.sarva.co/2013/08/products-are-you-making-a-new-car-or-a-new-coffee-pot/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/authority-vs-leadership/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/how-much-and-when-to-raise-and-its-relation-to-revenue/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/great-startups-have-strong-problem-statements/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/04/what-do-you-learn-from-novice-founders/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/01/a-post-i-will-write-eventually/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/10/why-openness-with-ideas-works-for-competitive-advantage/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/08/the-new-million-users-100-million-users/ http://a.sarva.co/2012/12/being-first/ http://a.sarva.co/2013/07/being-wrong/ Oh, and here are selections from the 20 most *popular*: » Google Goggles and The Flip Go
Startup office space
People often approach me about office space. They have some hangups and reasonable notions. 1. Long lease. They fear it. Who cares? Leases are liquid in NY or SF. You find someone else. Maybe you eat a month. I never
Startup office space
People often approach me about office space. They have some hangups and reasonable notions. 1. Long lease. They fear it. Who cares? Leases are liquid in NY or SF. You find someone else. Maybe you eat a month. I never
Getting a job at a startup
People often come to me and ask about job opportunities at startups. Many of them are switching from non-startup jobs into the area. These people have trouble. There are a few easy ways. 1. Be an established expert in a
Getting a job at a startup
People often come to me and ask about job opportunities at startups. Many of them are switching from non-startup jobs into the area. These people have trouble. There are a few easy ways. 1. Be an established expert in a
The creative moment
Things are easy to do when you want to do them. They happen fast. When you first think of a thing — right this minute — is often the most excited you will ever feel about it. The whole context
The creative moment
Things are easy to do when you want to do them. They happen fast. When you first think of a thing — right this minute — is often the most excited you will ever feel about it. The whole context
Newsletter
If you want to keep up with me in an occasional sort of way here is what you can do: Get this blog as an email newsletter. Of course if you email with me from time to time you will
Newsletter
If you want to keep up with me in an occasional sort of way here is what you can do: Get this blog as an email newsletter. Of course if you email with me from time to time you will
Clever vs Big ideas
Some ideas are clever and awesome and right without being big. To be big the startup needs a way to travel the “idea maze” (an idea I heard about from cdixon.org). This point was driven home in a
Clever vs Big ideas
Some ideas are clever and awesome and right without being big. To be big the startup needs a way to travel the “idea maze” (an idea I heard about from cdixon.org). This point was driven home in a
The secret: Structured Procrastination
How can you get so much stuff done that people say WTF? I have a way. A name for my technique is something I learned from one of my Stanford philosophy professors. When you don’t feel like doing what you’re
The secret: Structured Procrastination
How can you get so much stuff done that people say WTF? I have a way. A name for my technique is something I learned from one of my Stanford philosophy professors. When you don’t feel like doing what you’re
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