February, 2007
Flat Spin #1
I have a Wacom tablet now, so I figure I may as well do something with it.
In the spirit of this week’s discussion on the Sakai dev list, I give you the first installment of something I’m tentatively calling “Flat Spin.”
In the Black
I just deposited my first check made payable to Aeroplane Software LLC. Guess what? We’re cashflow positive! I would be super proud, except it was stupid easy.
Here’s how much I spent to bootstrap this little runt:
LLC filing fee: $308.10 Hays County Professional name certificate: $16.00 Domain name registration: $18.40 Credit [...]
Say No to Sheepwalking
Seth Godin has just produced an eloquent summary of why I wanted to go into business for myself. Say no to sheepwalking!
I was at a Google conference last month, and I spent some time in a room filled with (pretty newly minuted) Google salesreps. I talked to a few of them for a [...]
Week Zero
I’m finishing up my zeroth week among the self-employed.
Things are good. I have a client, so I don’t have to worry (yet) whether I can continue to put food on the table. On the other hand, all of the basic things you have to take care of to run a business are pretty overwhelming. I’m [...]