Getting Back to “Growing the Pie” in EDA
SKMurphy Oct 09 09From the EDAC website “EDA Consortium News” page the last six quarters of EDA Industry Revenue announcements (all numbers in millions): Jul-3-08: Q1/08 declined 1.2% to 1350.7 vs. $1366.8 in Q1/07. Oct-9-08: Q2/08 declined 3.7% to $1357.4 vs. $1408.8 in Q2/07 Jan-12-09: Q3/08 declined 10.9% to $1258.6 vs. $1412.1 in Q3/07. Apr-7-09: Q4/08 declined 17.7% to $1318.7 [...] Full story...
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Bootstrappers Breakfast® Invites Milpitas Entrepreneurs to “Eat Problems for Breakfast”
SKMurphy 4 days agoGiven Milpitas’ strong commitment to entrepreneurship and new business development, the Bootstrappers Breakfast promise of serious early morning discussions among bootstrappers will have many local entrepreneurs feeling right at home.
Early Proposals: Avoiding Consulting for Free
SKMurphy 4 days agoA lot of bootstrappers start out by selling their product or services to friends or people they know and/or have worked with in the past.
Quotes for Entrepreneurs – February 2010
SKMurphy Feb 28 10“When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.” William Wrigley Jr.
Use Wikis for Team Projects
SKMurphy Feb 23 10
Wikis dissolve voice and authorship. Use them where there are rewards and incentives at a team level, where a team is being held accountable for a result.
Iron Bars, Plexiglass, and Masking Tape
SKMurphy Feb 18 10I can always tell when I am feeling stressed because I dream about being back in school taking an exam I haven’t studied for.
Better, Impossible, and Unthinkable Products
SKMurphy Feb 16 10I think that there are better products, impossible products, and unthinkable products.
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George Grellas Answers Questions at Feb-16 Bootstrapper Breakfast in Sunnyvale
SKMurphy Feb 15 10Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16, in Sunnyvale where George Grellas will present a short legal guide for entrepreneurs.
Customer Development Helps Entrepreneurs Assess the Value of an Invention
SKMurphy Feb 13 10Colin Cherry in “The Telephone System: Creator of Mobility and Social Change” makes the point that the full impact of an invention is very difficult to predict (emphasis added).
New Firms in Silicon Valley
SKMurphy Feb 10 10Companies names have sure changed in the last year or so. I was noticing today how many signs outside of office buildings seem to be branch offices for these firms:
Move In Now
First Month Free
Your Name Here
Available for Lease
Space for Rent
Here are two directories that list available office space for Silicon Valley:
http://www.
I Don’t Understand, We Won the Argument, Why Didn’t We Win The Sale?
SKMurphy Feb 10 10Three true stories:
We were driving back from a sales call and the CTO said “I don’t understand.
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