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Comment on Shotput Ventures by Pat

Pat — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:39:18 +0000

This is awesome. Would love to learn more about what you’re doing here when we get together. Exciting stuff.

Comment on Keys to Startup Success by Andrew Lunde

Andrew Lunde — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:38:32 +0000

Dave,

I’m sorry I missed your presentation, but glad you put up some of your note. I had a short conversation with Mike S. and he related much of the above. I think ease of purchase and value proposition are very salient points that people often forget about.

Comment on Keys to Startup Success by Jeff Barr’s Blog » Links for Thursday, November 27, 2008

Jeff Barr’s Blog » Links for Thursday, November 27, 2008 — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:10:20 +0000

[...] Dave Wright: Keys to Startup Success – “Don’t hide your killer product (you do have a killer product, right?) behind mounds of marketing speak that leaves visitors to your site wondering what in the world you’re selling. Just explain it, clear and simple. If your idea is bigger than your product today, sell the product you have today and your customers won’t be disappointed.“ [...]

Comment on Keys to Startup Success by Alan Pinstein

Alan Pinstein — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:23:26 +0000

Thanks for posting this article, since I couldn’t make it to the AWE meeting. And congrats on your recent exit!

Comment on Keys to Startup Success by Donna L. Johnson

Donna L. Johnson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:14:12 +0000

I totally agree with all points – especially #7. Withholding price is such a turn off for serious buyers. Give us what we want, make it as easy as possible, and if we like it, we’ll come back – AND refer someone else!

Comment on Keys to Startup Success by Russell Jurney

Russell Jurney — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:00:49 +0000

Dave, thanks for your presentation at Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs. I’ve been to a lot of Atlanta startup events over the past 3 years, and I think yours was probably the best startup talk given in Atlanta, ever.

Comment on Keys to Startup Success by jose cortinas

jose cortinas — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:37:57 +0000

great article, I will definitely keep these points in mind when I have a startup

Comment on Cloud computing is transforming Information Technology by Jon Z

Jon Z — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:23:40 +0000

Saying that IT people are just trying to keep their job isn’t getting at the real issues facing cloud computing. The hard issues are:

1) Compliance – Sarbanes/Oxley, HIPPA, etc. etc.
2) Security – Can I be sure the data I put in the cloud won’t be hacked and cause companies stock to plummet?
3) Standard/Interchangeability – If the service provider to which I commit my company’s operations goes out of business or becomes unreliable, can I move to another vendor without much pain?

These are all solvable for many situations, but they are real and difficult problems. I suspect these will be easier to solve for small and medium sized business. Success awaits those that can deal with these issues in a satisfactory way.

Comment on Defining Cloud Computing by Darren Tabor

Darren Tabor — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:29:38 +0000

Well said.

Man, I have not thought about .plan updates in YEARS.

Comment on Cloud computing is transforming Information Technology by Dave Wright

Dave Wright — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:51:53 +0000

@Colin – That’s a good point, there are some companies that are never going to put their data / infrastructure on a “shared” cloud, however I think they’ll still benefit from cloud technologies by building “private” clouds in their own datacenters. To their developers & users it still looks like a self-service super flexible system. The IT staff just needs to keep sufficient capacity without worrying about individual application requirements.