akassover

Very cool.

We put this workbook together a few weeks ago to document the steps a startup can take to get the beta users flowing. I hope it's something we call can benefit from to speed up our startup process.

A few notes:

* There are bigger lists of 'beta' sites and blogs out there, but we've gone through them all and removed the dead sites and spam

* This is an interactive workbook that you login to and track your progress against, not just a overwhelming static list (hence the requirement for an email)

* We've gotten a LOT more than 100 signups by following this workbook - that was what we got in the first 24 hours

* This is for us mere mortals, not startup celebrities who can get covered in Techcrunch at the drop of the tweet

Please do check this out! And if you have feedback, comments, additions, or anything else, let me know. It's a work in progress and meant to be something we can all benefit from.

Thanks!

I've been working from home for eight years now and every single item on this list is spot-on.

- Like it or not, your spouse or significant other's days off will become your days off, so plan accordingly.

- Invest in a good chair. You'll touch it more than anything else in the world and long after you've ditched your current computer, you'll still be sitting in the same chair.

- Join a gym, preferably with classes that you need to schedule in advance so you can 'commit' to your entire week's workout schedule so it doesn't slip.

- Have a spot in your house that is always for work.