How to build a Bulletproof Startup

By Ashutosh in Business on

How to build a Bulletproof Startup? [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/startups/index.html] Got a great idea? There’s never been a better time to turn it into a great company. Here’s a 16-step guide to help you do it right.…

How to Be Silicon Valley

By Ashutosh in Business on

Could you reproduce Silicon Valley elsewhere? Singapore? Bangalore? Or is there something unique about the SF Bay Area? How to Be Silicon Valley [http://www.paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html]?…

100 Dollar Laptop

By Ashutosh in Entertainment on

The first working prototype of the $100 Laptop [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete/sets/72057594143224765/] introduced by MIT as part of the One Laptop per Child [http://laptop.media.mit.edu/] (OLPC) non-profit association.…

Oracle SQL Developer

By Ashutosh in Databases on

Oracle SQL Developer [http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/sql_developer/index.html] (formerly Project Raptor) is a new, free graphical tool for database development. I’ve been using Toad [http://www.quest.com/toad/] for Oracle (from Quest Software), but for the next roudup I’ll give Raptor…

7 Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn

By Ashutosh in Business on

7 Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn [http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html] – Economically, a startup is best seen not as a way to get rich, but as a way to work faster. More interesting essays by Paul Graham [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html].…

Software Architecture is Leadership

By Ashutosh in Linklog on

Software Architecture is Leadership [http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=154933] – A software architecture should not only explain how things are done in a software project, it should guide the team in that direction.…