Today Pete LePage from the Google Chrome Web Store stopped by to talk to the teams. A super dynamic guy with lots to share on getting your apps out there, he shared a lot of insightful information on getting your apps into the Web Store and what Google’s doing to get the word out about those apps.
He hit it home when he said that ”[Getting into the Chrome Web Store] is a great way to get more users. That’s really what we want.” And that’s what you app developers out there want too!
“I don’t believe investors add much to a success story, so minimizing their impact is a great strategy when you are onto something that is working.” – a quote from Chamath Palihapitiya
“You have to be the eternal optimist because if you’re not, nobody else is going to believe in you.” - Ashkan Karbasfrooshan
“Yes, writing is risky, but so is eating shellfish. get over it.” - Ashkan Karbasfrooshan
“If information is frictionless, then what we’re missing is attention [...] Attention is the only sustainable competitive advantage.” - Alistair Croll
“Market like a pickup artist – if you can market like a pickup artist, you’re golden [...] find a way to create small connections with people.” (The Game) - Alistair Croll
It’s mid January already, and the “Best of 2011″ wrap-ups are getting old, but this one is definitely worth having a look at. There’s so much content out there that it’s often really easy to get carried away ready through it all.
From the author, Tom Eisenmann Professor at Harvard Business School who studies lean startups, entrepreneurship, platforms, and network effects author:
“Here’s my compilation of 2011′s best posts about managing startups. I assembled similar lists at the end of 2010 and 2009. Please use comments to suggest additional posts. Happy New Year!”
Wow! When news like this comes out, it makes us so proud to be part of Montreal’s startup.
Have a look at what OnStartups had to say about our city:
“Best big push by a city to build a startup ecosystem: Montreal.
From very little in 2009, the startup tribe there has launched a new incubator last year (FounderFuel), gotten big institutional and government support from the province to create funds to match angel investments and subsidize programmers, built the largest angel group in Canada soon to be one of the largest in North America (AngesQuebec), hosted a successful first international startup festival, pulled off a successful startup competition, and created a vibrant co-working space (Notman House). And it keeps on going.”
Our friends at Unbounce created this amazing step by step guide to online marketing. Take a look here, and be sure to join the conversation on the original post.
The FounderFuel is 12 weeks of intense mentoring, coaching, learning and executing, and at yesterday’s Demo Day we presented this 4 minute video to give everyone a look at what goes on during the program.
That’s the title of a great post shared on Fred Wilson’s blog yesterday. It’s from the Giant Robot Dinosaur, and just like him we thought it was pretty darn great.
Here’s just a snippet to get to get you started:
MINIMUM VIABLE PERSONALITY
MOST IMPORTANT STEP FOR BUILD PRODUCT IS BUILD PRODUCT.
SECOND MOST IMPORTANT IS BUILD PERSONALITY FOR PRODUCT.
NO HAVE PERSONALITY? PRODUCT BORING, NO ONE WANT.
PERSONALITY BETTER THAN MARKETING
WHEN CHOOSE PRODUCT, HUMANS ONLY CARE ABOUT DOES WORK, AND IS INTERESTING.
WORLD ALREADY FULL OF THINGS DO WORK. MOST BORING.
PERSONALITY = INTERESTING. INTERESTING = CARE. CARE = TALK.
EVERYONE CARE AND TALK ABOUT PRODUCT? YOU WIN.
Like it? Have a look at the rest of the post. You’re in for a treat.
Today marked the start of the FounderFuel journey, and we’d like to formally welcome everyone to Notman House!
Here is a glimpse at the cohort as we sat down for the first time to talk about what they should expect in the coming weeks.
We’ll do our best to update the blog daily to give you an insider look at the things going on at FounderFuel throughout the program, so come back often and share your thoughts.
