Business

I wrote about Fred Wilson's talk at Democamp 27 in a previous post. But Fred's Q and A session, and his introductory remarks, also gave a lot of material that started some good discussions in our office. I'll concentrate on four of those points.

I attended Democamp 27 at the Scotiabank Theatre last Wednesday. In general, I have not been finding Democamp really useful. The last three hat I have attended have seemed aimed at companies that are looking for angel or VC funding, and the speakers and demo-ers have reflected that. We’re not aiming for high-growth here at Scimatic, and we are bootstrapping our product development.

As Mini reported, Microsoft has finished shipping Microsoft Layoff 2009, to middling response. Microsoft laid off roughly 5% of their workforce in an effort to appease Wall Street and improve their stock price.

Continuing my perusal through Spolsky's book list ...

Most people working in small software shops know of and read Joel Spolsky. Not only does he write about technical aspects, he also comments on the business of software and how to make a business out of software.