Lately, we read almost everywhere about the sharing and collaboration economy. In the technology world, we have been running on open source systems for more than a decade. However, one does not harness the impact of this facet of the Internet until confronted with the challenge of creating something with limited resources.
At starting up a business, altruistic collaboration reaches all its meaning.
I feel like TidyChoice, the start-up that I co-founded several months ago, is not only the outcome of our founding-team work, but also the 'child' of the anonymous, and not so anonymous, people that have been populating the Internet with relevant, practical and useful knowledge and advice.
Where shall I start?
What would have I done without all those ruby-on-rails tutorials and code plug-ins that I used to get myself up to speed on how to create a transactional website? Not much. They were critical to help us develop a minimum viable product in very few months. I should also mention the endless contributions of programmers in StackOverflow, without which technical people like me couldn't progress fast.
And when you look for guidance on how to best start your business... The Internet resurfaces the latest trends and helps everyone avoid reinventing the wheel by learning from other people's experience. Maybe what you need is Lean methodology, or maybe design thinking. No worries; you can find everything that is required online and have the opportunity to benefit from it.
If marketing is your next concern, some of the best marketers teach by example and have become very reachable, sometimes, just one tweet away.
Do not get me wrong. Just reading on the Internet will not make anyone an expert in anything. Experience only comes from acting. Making a a start-up successful is all about execution, and the intervention of experienced professionals is fundamental. However these professionals only get involved as the company evolves. There is no better way to choose the right professionals for your business than knowing exactly what to expect from them and how to assess their skills. I personally wouldn't be able to do all that proficiently if I did not have a good understanding of their jobs.
Never in history has there been so much knowledge reachable for free, so much professional public generosity. Acknowledging the impact that this is having in my life, I can only say:
At starting up a business, altruistic collaboration reaches all its meaning.
I feel like TidyChoice, the start-up that I co-founded several months ago, is not only the outcome of our founding-team work, but also the 'child' of the anonymous, and not so anonymous, people that have been populating the Internet with relevant, practical and useful knowledge and advice.
Where shall I start?
What would have I done without all those ruby-on-rails tutorials and code plug-ins that I used to get myself up to speed on how to create a transactional website? Not much. They were critical to help us develop a minimum viable product in very few months. I should also mention the endless contributions of programmers in StackOverflow, without which technical people like me couldn't progress fast.
And when you look for guidance on how to best start your business... The Internet resurfaces the latest trends and helps everyone avoid reinventing the wheel by learning from other people's experience. Maybe what you need is Lean methodology, or maybe design thinking. No worries; you can find everything that is required online and have the opportunity to benefit from it.
If marketing is your next concern, some of the best marketers teach by example and have become very reachable, sometimes, just one tweet away.
Do not get me wrong. Just reading on the Internet will not make anyone an expert in anything. Experience only comes from acting. Making a a start-up successful is all about execution, and the intervention of experienced professionals is fundamental. However these professionals only get involved as the company evolves. There is no better way to choose the right professionals for your business than knowing exactly what to expect from them and how to assess their skills. I personally wouldn't be able to do all that proficiently if I did not have a good understanding of their jobs.
Never in history has there been so much knowledge reachable for free, so much professional public generosity. Acknowledging the impact that this is having in my life, I can only say:
Thank you all for your contribution.
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