Breaking Free

The launch of our Bitcoin Wallet app for Android went fairly well.  It got about 800 installs in the first week and Wired ran a small piece on it which was pretty cool.  We’ve also gotten a handful of open source contributions, and the app was translated into Russian, Chinese, and German within the first [...]

Had the pleasure of meeting Tony recently for lunch. Really enjoyed this post he put up: http://www.tonywright.com/2010/rethinking-f-you-money/ Totally agree that the mythical 6-10% return is not being achieved by many these days, and that the real pay off of selling a business can come from the credibility – not the money. Definitely food for thought, [...]

I’ve seen a few startups recently who want to have their customers sign contracts to get started. The logic being that you can guarantee recurring income for your business (for the length of the contract) or you’ll have some recourse if the person fails to pay. But there are two flaws with this thinking: If [...]

Gotta have a little fun with it :)

I recently put up a project on 99Designs.com to get UniversityTutor redesigned. I put up a $795 prize and got 46 entries from a half dozen designers Most of the designs weren’t very good, but one designer stood out and I awarded him the prize.  His name is Jack Herbert and he is in the [...]