The Web Startup Success Guide (Books for Professionals by Professionals)

by Bob Walsh and Robert Walsh

Book Overview

If there's a software startup company in your developer heart, this is the book that will make it happen. The Web Startup Success Guide is your one-stop shop for all of the answers you need today to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1430219858
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Entertaining and Insightful Book for Startups

I enjoyed Bob Walsh's "Web Startup Success Guide". He's a very good writer, keeping the tone lighthearted and playful while addressing many of the challenges facing startups. I found the liberal use of interviews to be an unusual approach and startups looking to get a range of perspectives from important people in the biz should pick up a copy.

a great handbook for new start-ups

My favorite teacher once said that if you want to be a success at something, hang out with people who are already great at what YOU want to do well. This book is just like that if you're a developer looking to get started to create your own amazing new thing. Bob's book is wonderful in that he has put together his own deep knowledge and success with startups, and asked some very smart people for their insight: Pam Slim, Guy Kawasaki, Andy Wibbels, Rafe Needleman, and the like. (and me! I'm interviewed in Chapter 6 about the importance of Community Management.) It's a fun read for those of us who like to skip around in a book and dive deeper into subjects we need to know more about: from raising money to social media strategy. Grab this book, your laptop, a cup of coffee, and start making your Big Idea a reality.

Great Resource for Tech Startups

As someone who's in the middle of working with several tech startups, I can say that the stories in this book tell the real story of what it means to get a startup launched and the tools that are available. I highly recommend it to anyone thinking about starting a software/tech company, because it will give you a great insight into what to expect and where to turn to. Three types of people should read this book ASAP -- people who are: 1. Thinking about creating a tech start-up, or working for one 2. Want to understand the real inner workings of a tech-startup 3. Older schooled techies who want to be exposed to the new opportunities in startups The book is especially timely in these days of "Web 2010" as we exit the hype of "Web 2.0" and have to start producing results, faster and cheaper. As the hype-to-reality index returns to normalcy, "Web Startup Success Guide" includes many insights about how to give your startup the legs it needs to thrive in the economic downturn.

Great book with good resources

I read this book with an intention to read and learn more about author's take and research on what he calls "Hybrid" startup which I understand as RIA (Silverlight or Flex). It is great to read about interviews of the CEO's in RIA field to gain understanding of how other startups are approaching the problems that I am facing. Also, various resources mentioned in "Tools and Groups for Startups" are very useful.

Great book for the creative mind

First let me say I read a lot of books, mostly on programming (.NET) and business. So when I heard this book was coming out I didn't think twice about getting it. Yes this is a great book but it's not for everyone. This book is for people who have ideas on how to improve the web and solve problems. This book is not for the get rich quick crowd. As a consultant/developer ideas are easy to think up, executing those ideas is another story. This book shows you how to take those ideas and turn it into a business but also how to manage and organize yourself. Another reason I ran out and purchased it is because I saw Joel Spolsky name on the forward. This guy is the pure example of hard work and dedication to open up a successful web based business. Buy the book; learn a little more then you know now. Carl