Kaizen

I just read a TechCrunch post with some useful tips worth reiterating. The main lesson to be learnt is that a web startup, unless it is truly innovative or receives funding, should simply be software that solves a specific problem. There’s no magic! That’s how to ‘bootstrap your startup’.

Pick a market (the closer to it you are the better), make a product that’s useful, and people will pay for. Make the product the best there is out there. And then stick to it. Love it. Make it slicker, simpler, and easier. Don’t keep adding to it, making it bigger and uglier! Kaizen.

TidyApps (as a business) is almost a year old now. Continuous learning is the key. Reading blogs, tips, and books is vital but there’s no substitute for learning from doing. And doing is king.