Posts Tagged ‘web app’

Things to make your life easier #1: Forms

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

I’ve had so many requests to do a simple form mailer script (usually “anti-spam would be nice” gets thrown in there too) that I decided to host my own form ACTION endpoint to do just that. You don’t have to call me to use it; just use it. If I get too many requests from you, I’ll likely send you an email asking for a small payment. In the meantime, have at it!

simplyonce_forms_apihttp://forms.simplyonce.com/

Life goal completed: Develop a web app

Monday, July 13th, 2009

I admit, I’ve been overly fascinated the past few years about all the hyped web startups, and I’ve read countless articles on the don’ts and don’ts (do’s are very rare) of the entreprenuerial track (read “the hard way”). I was beginning to wonder if it was all for naught, and then, out of nowhere, I was asked to help develop a (currently in stealth-mode) startup platform. We launched our alpha version last week; how fridiculous (freaking ridiculous) is that?

Far less glamorous than I may have led you to believe so far, startups grow more from one’s failures than one’s pre-existing knowledge. It’s one thing to read the latest 37signals mantra, and quite another to create something that won’t pee its own pants when pressured. In liu of the all-encompassing list of lessons learned (which will come later), here are a few bite-sized chunks to whet your appetite in the meantime (more…)