The new rule these days is keeping your startup as dead-simple as possible. Feature creep has so often been the problem for web 1.0 players and the web 2.5 crowd has definitely learned its lesson. I think the reason we’re seeing such a shift to simplicity in this new crowd of web 2.0 apps is simply the fact that everyone is so sick and tired of having to read [ the vcr ] manual just to figure out how to listen to music.
Just as Apple has simplified the personal …

Starting to build your small business or Internet startup and don’t know where to start? Besides hiring a developer as your CTO, you should be looking at project management solutions to keep your business organized. I used to loathe project management suites, but lately I’ve given them a second chance as our business has grown and become more complicated and as we’ve had to rely on them for virtual communication and productivity.
Early on your business, you’re most likely still at your day job or you might be removed from your …