Archive for the ‘techfounder’ Category

How not to provide user feedback

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

As part of my work on the blog's presence, I try to submit my articles to relevant directories. One such directory is the Zend Framework Tutorials site, which I thought would be a perfect place for my Models in the Zend Framework series. (more...)

Share your ideas with others

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The common belief for those with no start-up experience is that a good idea is the most important property of a successful start-up. The perception is that successful entrepreneurs simply woke up one day after having a 'eureka' moment, and everything else was, as they say, history.
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You Are Only As Good As The People You Work With

Monday, May 26th, 2008

business developmentAs I've mentioned previously, I work freelance developing web projects in addition to acting as CTO at my start-up Octabox. Freelancing as a web developer is pretty profitable business nowadays, however it is too hands-on and technical to my liking.
I Usually 'settle' for the technical role as it is good income, but I try to develop my consultant persona as to hopefully provide mostly web business consultancy services as time goes on. It is a much more rewarding process for me, and I feel like I have much more to give at a higher level having acquired extensive experience and feel for the web entrepreneurship process. (more...)

Making A Living

Friday, May 16th, 2008

If you'd taken the time to read my About page, you might know that I'm one of the co-founders at the Internet start-up Octabox. Octabox however is not a source of income for the time being, as its still under-development and self-funded.

That means that we, Octabox founders, have to earn our keep in other ways.
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