Maximize Product Development, Not Number of Projects
Posted by junger | September 25th, 2006
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One of the biggest problems that I have with product development is that I'm constantly working on multiple — in most cases, too many — projects at the same time. Having multiple products is great for increasing your chance at VC funding, but only if the products are all fully developed.
It doesn't help that I constantly have ideas for new sites and new projects to work on. But this is something that I need to get over, and anyone trying to develop multiple products should keep in mind, too.
The Keys to Success Haven't Changed Over Time
Posted by junger | August 30th, 2006
We know that product development doesn't happen overnight. It takes time for any good and lasting thing to happen, and that's something that hasn't changed over time.
Nowhere is this better shown that a recent post from Get Rich Slowly, who quoted the 10 Secrets of Success from author J. Paul Getty's "How to Be Rich." Some things, despite the passage of time, never change.
How-to: Improve Your Chances of VC Funding
Posted by junger | August 30th, 2006
In the age of Web 2.0 (or the second bubbling, if you will), it seems like venture capitalists are throwing around money to any company with a funky name. But there are plenty of startups trying to grab some of that cash, so funding is not as easy as it may seem.
Online product developers — Web 2.0 or otherwise — have to compete with a sea of similar products to receive VC cash. But the one way that VCs will look harder at your company than the competition, according to CNNMoney, is to develop multiple products.
The Microwave Society: Gratification and Communication
Posted by junger | August 30th, 2006
Product development takes time. Gaining an audience takes time.
For example, my RSS goal has been over for almost two weeks, but today, the number of subscribers hit an all-time high of 40.
Considering that the site launched on August 4 — not even 4 weeks ago — 40 subscribers is great.
New Product Development Method, Part 2: The Business Plan
Posted by junger | August 29th, 2006
The New Product Development Method series documents every stage that will take place in the process to get a new product to market. This is the second part in a series on the development, design and execution of a new product that I am working on.
If you haven't read the first part of the series, The Idea, read it before you continue here. The Idea and The Business Plan are more related than you may think.
