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Ha, have to look like a human, too true! Sadly, sometimes I have to think about when the last time I was outside. Not good.

Oooh, nice new word I've learned now. Thanks!

I can empathize with this situation. I don't know if 'boredom' is the right word for it, but maybe.

I would look at providing more freedom for creativity. If you know the developer well enough, you know it what angle that creativity could take. It could be a new language, it could be new technology challenge, or it could be outside of tech and doing more business/marketing/sales stuff.

Dan Pink had a great talk/video where he talks about what people need: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose. http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/05/09/daniel-pink-drive-rs...

Try providing more of these things and boredom should go away.

Congratulations patio11, you sound excited.

I am curious to see how this will work for those like yourself that make CRUD apps. I didn't go to school for programming, but self-taught. I'm afraid it'd be over my head?

The best line: We haven’t done any consulting in a while. We will continue doing no consulting, to the best of our inability.

That is quite amazing. I love his signature: http://techno-logic-art.com/images1/gislain_benoit.jpg

I sort of agree, however most teams also build on the previous year's team. So the first team has a much larger task, but it does get incrementally cheaper and easier. And if there are some initial specs that people can follow, then it's even easier/cheaper.

Thanks, I just restarted it and it took a while (5 minutes or so), but after that, it appears fine.

My VM is still down (US East). Is anyone else still experiencing issues?

There really isn't anything I can do either. My VM isn't back up yet. I'd go to sleep and just expect it to be online in the morning (when it really matters), but I'm afraid a drive won't reattach or something like that. Meanwhile, twiddling thumbs...hit F5...twiddle thumbs...)

That is a terrific answer. Our understanding of history and especially the 'rewriting of history' never ceases to amaze me.

I read a history of Christianity book several years ago, and found it fascinating and inspiring.

I've thought of doing something very similar, but specifically for .NET web apps. It's a good way to work on fun projects! Plus, you'd think that you'd get more work afterwards from people continuing on the project.

Best of luck!

Seriously??? Did you even read the article? You pretty much verbatim described Case Study #1.

Taunting is saying IN A GAME "I'm going to beat you". Real Death Threats don't constitute "taunting". There is a reason people do it anonymously, cause there are real issues with it.

That was hilarious! Good ol' Onion.

Funny, I have all my SharpPLM stuff on Azure (free with Bizspark!). So I was going to set up a blog with Wordpress just like you guys did. Same initial experience, it was super easy and quick to get up and running.

I haven't fully made it 'live' yet, but this gives me some pause whether I should. I think the WAWS platform is good overall, but there is probably too many layers of 'magic' happening under the skirt for this to be a great solution yet.

I think that's very true. Azure websites is overall a great ASP.NET solution (one I'm planning on moving my SaaS product to).

I've personally never used it, but I've heard great things about Perch (http://grabaperch.com/). It's supposed to be very simple to work with and get a "simple CMS".

Wordpress can be used to do many things. The problem is when you're a developer, sometimes those niche cases of what you want it to do are a pain in the rear. But that's with any framework/CMS.

You're right on. I am using Bizspark. The software you get is free to keep. When you start out it feels like hosting costs are expensive. But if you are making money (and money is the validator in my opinion) then it becomes negligible.

I thought about learning a new language when I started, but figured the time would be better spent learning the language/skills of sales and marketing. (My day job at a small profitable startup and my side SaaS product are both .net

Thanks for the update of what went through your minds. Keep track of how customers use it. You will likely be surprised by what actually is done with it.

I like the idea. I can't think of a specific use-case for me yet, but email integrated apps are often pretty cool and make for easier adoption.

No, my SaaS business (sharpplm.com) is quoting and document control for small manufacturers. I like the dogwood idea in general, but when you're in a different industry vertical it doesn't make sense.

Small team of <5 developers - Jira - Confluence - Gmail - Hangouts (chat and video) - Gyazo (just started using) for quickly posting images - Beanstalk App (source control)

Pretty short list when i think about it.

Networking, networking, networking. The secret is to know people. The best jobs aren't found in the normal job boards but from connections. I started programming (self taught) while moonlighting. I eventually asked my network (or people i had met that were already freelancing) to keep me informed if any extra opportunities arose. Eventually something did and i quit my job for a 6 month gig working mostly from home. I eventually found one project after the next until my current work which is more long term stable and also work from home (or anywherw)

It is very true that manufacturing is a vertical that is WAY behind the times. I have a small SaaS product in the space and when I meet customers face-to-face, I'm often amazed at how far behind their systems are.

The bright side is that the last customer I visited wanted to explore having a tablet at each of his machines. It makes so much sense, but some fields are slow to change.

I agree with a lot of the other thoughts. Specifically, the first paragraph needs to be shorter and clearer. (There is also a typo in it "...with others at who are at the same event...")

Also, I would suggest changing the main button from "Register" to "Get Started" or something else.

I'm pretty early since I only work on it part-time and I'm learning marketing/sales at the same time as this. I want to get a few more customers to prove out the product fit before putting a bunch of resources into adwords, etc.

You must have just hit my site? I noticed someone was on it from Palo Alto. Anyway, I'm mostly doing calling and emailing of networks and local businesses. Why do you ask? If you're interested in more info, drop me a line scott@companyname.com.

SharpPLM (document and quote management for small/med manufacturing companies) is still pretty early but I make $200/month. I feel like I am still figuring out product/market fit.

I would think so, but its all I know. I started this whole crazy entrepreneurship/bootstrap thing the week my 3rdcomputer daughter was born. No time like the present!

Thanks for the bootstrapped podcast I'm always looking for new ones. May I also suggest Bootstrapped with Kids. So far I've enjoyed it quite a bit.

You're thinking of the inventor James Dyson. Freeman Dyson was a physicist. That's why the comment.

BTW, Starship and the Canoe is a very interesting book if you know Dyson.