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Links I shared in March 2010

Thomas Korte — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:41:21 +0000

These links are random collections of useful information

6 Lists: Best Startup Advice – ReadWriteStart [new tab]
List of dozens of articles with great staartup info
March 29, 2010

Serch for ALL domain names [new tab]
great service to quickly check all global domains
March 17, 2010

Study: The mobil app market in 2010 [new tab]
this is really amazing. a brand new way to make money for independent developers – i love it.
March 17, 2010

How Series Seed financing documents differ from Series A [new tab]
Super useful!
March 16, 2010

Google Voice turns 1! [new tab]

March 12, 2010

10 techniques for an effective ‘call to action’ « Boagworld [new tab]

March 9, 2010

Cool themes for Wordpress powered blogs [new tab]
Very graphical wp templates.
March 8, 2010

Surviving Disasters Handbook [new tab]
Outstanding 60 page pdf with hands on tips on “surviving disasters”. Put a copy in your emergency kit.
March 7, 2010

Nonstructural Earthquake Hazard Guide [new tab]
Comprehensive guide on how to retrofit schools and professional buildings.
March 6, 2010

Seismic Retrofit Guide [new tab]
Good introduction to check if your house is seismically retrofitted and what you should do.
March 6, 2010

LAFD – Emergency Preparedness Booklet [new tab]
Good all in one booklet for emergency preparedness.
March 6, 2010

150 articles on monetization [new tab]

February 28, 2010

Free Guide on How to Start an Online Business: 11,520 Free Resources for the Internet Entrepreneur :: Paras Chopra [new tab]

February 28, 2010

Who are Millennials: The next Generation (PEW Research) [new tab]

February 25, 2010

Research: The Millennials Generation [new tab]

February 25, 2010

Startup Lessons: Know Your Market [new tab]
Honest and interesting article about the lessons learned from the failure of snaptalent.com
February 18, 2010

Customer Development Checklist for My Web Startup – Part 1 [new tab]
Worth reading
February 18, 2010

Free Customer Development Survey [new tab]
Interesting approach to test (or rather “survey”) if your product is ready for massive adoption.
February 15, 2010

Stuff I noticed around February 25, 2010

Thomas Korte — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:07:33 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found useful this week

Startup Lessons: Know Your Market [new tab]
Honest and interesting article about the lessons learned from the failure of snaptalent.com
February 18, 2010

Customer Development Checklist for My Web Startup – Part 1 [new tab]
Worth reading
February 18, 2010

Free Customer Development Survey [new tab]
Interesting approach to test (or rather “survey”) if your product is ready for massive adoption.
February 15, 2010

Stuff I noticed around February 14, 2010

Thomas Korte — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:42:24 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found useful this week

Video: Secret History of Silicon Valley [new tab]
Steve Blank’s 62 minute history of SV is most interesting.
February 12, 2010

Books/Blogs for Startups « Steve Blank [new tab]
Read this, then buy all the books – read all of them.
February 12, 2010

Say Hello To The Buzz Button. Google Didn’t Make It, So We Did. [new tab]

February 11, 2010

Notes on customer acquisition and viral marketing from First Round Capital CEO Summit [new tab]
Some good things to remember when building stuff and trying to get customers.
February 1, 2010

Free Ski Lift Tickets [new tab]
Get 10 gallon of gas and get a “buy one get one free” voucher for a day of skiing.
January 28, 2010

tap tap tap ~ The design session [new tab]
Really good blog post about (Iphone apps) design
January 27, 2010

Freeware: Cleanup Assistant – delete files of PCs [new tab]
Used this little app and it seems to work well.
January 27, 2010

Free Antivirus Software: avast! [new tab]
if you still run on microsoft, this free antivirus software is a good option
January 23, 2010

Stuff I noticed around January 23, 2010

Thomas Korte — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:06:35 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

pdf: Quantcast Mobile Web Trends 2009 Report [new tab]
Android is already larger than PIM’s blackberry ….
January 22, 2010

Raising capital – The 50 or so things you should read first [new tab]

November 8, 2009

Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. | JonBischke.com [new tab]
Great article about “quitting”
January 20, 2010

Stuff I noticed around January 1, 2010

Thomas Korte — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:59:16 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

Five ways to generate momentum in your venture or angel round | from This is going to be BIG! – Comments on New York Tech Community, Startups, Venture Capital and Career Education [new tab]
Entrepreneurs- read this.
December 31, 2009

Buy Google storage and get a free Eye-Fi card [new tab]
no-brainer …
December 17, 2009

Google browsersize tool [new tab]
nice tool for designers and webmasters to see how much of the screen is visible by visitors.
December 17, 2009

Stuff I noticed around November 11, 2009

Thomas Korte — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:00:12 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

The perfect pitch – Danny Robinson [new tab]
worthwhile looking at.
November 8, 2009

PDF: Seismic Retrofit Guide (do it yourself) [new tab]
Very useful guide to retrofitting a single family home (seismic upgrading). I don’t think I will do it myself, but it is good to know what to expect before meeting the contractors ….
November 4, 2009

PDF: Flu Home Care Guide [new tab]
62 pages of great information about flu home care
November 4, 2009

Google Voice Desktop Application [new tab]
Manage Google Voice on the desktop
November 4, 2009

Stuff I noticed around November 4, 2009

Thomas Korte — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:53:58 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

Google Voice Blog: Google Voice with your existing number [new tab]
I’ve been using Google Voice for some time now, but have not fully switched b/c of the number change issue. This new feature gives me 80% of what I want: Voice mail to sms (text), voice mail by email and forever archive of voice mails!. Thanks Google Voice Team.
November 4, 2009

Sam Reads Resumes [new tab]
Former colleague from Google who started a resume consulting company after reading thousands of resumes at Google. I think that is $150 well spend ….
November 4, 2009

Prezi – presentation editor [new tab]
Cool too to create flashy presentations
November 4, 2009

The Evolution of Mobile – Preso [new tab]
Presentation by Mahipal Raythattha about the evolution of mobile. Interesting!
November 4, 2009

Stuff I noticed around October 17, 2009

Thomas Korte — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:50:28 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

10% Coupon Identity Theft Prevention [new tab]
identity theft, coupon code
October 17, 2009

Stuff I noticed around October 8, 2009

Thomas Korte — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:00:08 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

YouTube – What is Google Wave? [new tab]
this is awesome!
October 2, 2009

Angel Termsheet examples [new tab]

October 1, 2009

Stuff I noticed around October 1, 2009

Thomas Korte — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:00:01 +0000

These links are random collections of pages I found usefull this week

Fireside Chat: Money and passion [new tab]

September 28, 2009

Announcing Project 10^100 idea themes [new tab]

September 24, 2009

Video: Bay Bridge Webcam Time-Lapse Footage – SFist [new tab]
oh das coo.
September 28, 2009

Downloadable Paper iPhone Dock [new tab]

September 14, 2009

Could you GO in here? [new tab]
I think I could go in there, yes!
September 28, 2009

Wow: AT&T Predicted The Future In 1993 [new tab]
They got a lot right… Except for the bit about which company will bring it to me.
September 28, 2009

Mobile Banks in the Developing World Prove Simpler is Better [new tab]

September 17, 2009