Show #47, How to get acquired – the Go Test It Story.

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This week Bob interviews again Martin Kleppmann of Go Test It, this time about his recent sale to Red Gate Software. Also in the interview is Simon Galbraith, co-CEO of U.K.-based Red Gate Software about how this acquisition looked from his side of the table. It’s a fascinating view inside an actual small startup early exit – and how it really works.

Pat has some breaking news about Office Web apps, and Bob works finally works cats into the show. Also, last show, Martin was kind enough to offer our listeners a 30% discount. To try Go Test It! free for 30 days (and get the 30% off after that), go to: http://gotest.it/ssp.

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Show #46, Ending browser pain: Martin Kleppmann, Go Test It.

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This week Patrick and Bob talk over the real news from Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference, and Bob interviews Martin Kleppmann, founder of Go Test It about his new automated cross-browser functional testing startup. If you’ve ever fixed a CSS or especially a JavaScript error in one browser only to have the fix spawn bugs in other browsers, this show (and startup) are for you.

Martin was kind enough to offer our listeners a 30% discount. To try Go Test It! free for 30 days (and get the 30% off after that), go to: http://gotest.it/ssp.

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A Show #45 update…

Update: Scott has launched Transactor Code Agent and has set up a special discount for Startup Success Listeners at http://www.transactor.com/startupSuccess.

Show #45, Backing up your code, startup coworking in Seattle

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Pat and Bob talk with Scott Wisniewski, founder of Transactor.com about his just about released backup software that works automatically to backup your Windows code and Mike Koss, founder of Startpad.org, a coworking facility in Seattle on what developers get out of going back into the office – but on their own terms.

Bob talks about what to bring to current-day IT conferences and Pat talks about thinking about the customer and how it changes your thinking and an opportunity for startups –
Visual Studio 2010 Extensibility.

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Show #44, Cathy Tullysmith, Opscotch (and Tech eCards)

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This week Bob and Pat talk to Cathy Tullysmith, founder of Opscotch about her new startup to help companies manage a helpdesk. Opscotch is a pure Saas system that’s incredibly easy to try, so if you are interested, just go to http://www.opscotch.com/ and check it out. Cathy is also the founder of http://www.techecards.com/, a site that owes inspiration to Bob and that drives a surprising amount of traffice to Opscotch.

Bob talks about the dangers of growing too slowly – unless that’s exactly what you want to do.

Patrick talks about the Professional Developer Conference (much of the content will be available online), where many announcements about Microsoft’s cloud platform, Windows Azure, are expected. Even if you don’t use Microsoft’s cloud, you should probably be looking at cloud computing.

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Show #43: Renn Vara, SNP Communications

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This week Bob and Pat talk Renn Vara, Co-founder of SNP Communications about how corporate communications has changed in the last few years, how to handle a major public crisis in your startup, why founders are above all communicators and more.

Bob kicks off the show with three time myths you need to stop believing in, and Pat has two excellent resources for startups who want to get more out of Microsoft, and a request for any of our listeners going to Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference.

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Show #42: Rob Walling and Mike Taber, the Micropreneur Academy

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This week Bob and Pat talk with Rob Walling and Mike Taber, founders of the Micropreneur Academy, an online training program for people who want to become microISVs. Rob and Mike are software entrepreneurial veterans and have designed a powerful online learning environment that delivers real value at a very reasonable price.

(Bob’s Disclaimer: While some may think my StartupToDo.com and Rob’s Micropreneur Academy are competitors who should be biting and clawing at each other for your money, neither of us see it that way. If you’re serious about building a software business you should buy both! :))

Pat talks about something startups may have missed in the hoopla over System 7, namely Beta 2 of Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4, and Bob talks about a third new resource for startups – with a precautionary warning.

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This week’s show…

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Show #41: Windows 7 on the Startup Grill

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This week we break format and Bob grills Pat on if and why Microsoft Windows 7 matters to Startups and MicroISVs. Put aside the marketing and hype and the reflexive Microsoft hating: is Windows 7 just a rehash of Vista? Exactly what opportunities exist for startups in Windows 7?

And, Pat covers a few specifics for startups interested in being Windows 7 compatible.

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Show #40: Derek Sivers, CDBaby and MuckWork

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This week Bob and Pat talk with Derek Sivers, founder of CDBaby about creating and then selling CDBaby, his extremely successful approach to business, knowing when to sell, knowing what to start and more. This is one interview you don’t want to miss!

Bob sounds off aboout one useful way to tap the infamous Law API and Pat covers what Microsoft is doing now for LAMP startups and makes the case for open source developers to take a fresh look at Microsoft.

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