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I think the key is actually measuring the KPI's that matter. It's not total users its total active users. If you just report on total active users weekly, then you get to the same conclusion.

I think I am going to take Wufoo out of the picture as its $30/month for the payment integration forms. Chargify has some decent payment pages that will fit our needs.

I was just thinking the same thing, so i think that you are not off base at all. The real challenge/opportunity comes in when someone with the knowledge has to grade the assignments.

I just installed on Rockmelt and it doesn't work all you see is "-"

In this situation the details are actually important. What 2 technologies are being used? Can you cross-train? can you hire more dev's on tech A? Which platform is more sustainable, scalable? What is the pool of talent in your regional area? Are you in the enterprise market or consumer market? Are you integrating with your clients via some kind of API or is it a SaaS model?

All these questions impact your decision. It seems like you are only thinking about the technology but if you are a technology company then choice of platform has wider impacts.

AMEN! Why do you think infomercials continue to run...THEY SELL A SHITLOAD OF PRODUCT! Think about the Magic Bullet...biggest peice of shit ever....EVER...a 4-year old with a spoon can do a better job BUT they connect with you on a very specific level. they make a connection, they show YOU how YOU can do exactly what YOU always wanted to do with their product. Did you see how many different things Joe showed you how to do with just a peeler? Even if 10 of the 11 things he showed you dont apply to you, you are willing to pay $5 for a $0.10 peeler to save you a minute of your time once every 4 weeks.

That is why customer development is so important. You need to understand what your customer does and show them that you can make that part of their life easier. For enterprise software its the same, prove to a company that you can actually reduce or eliminate a pain point and BOOYA you have a sale and once you have sales, you get press when you get press you get more sales and the cycle continues until you exit gracefully.

It should be Oracle's focus to satisfy its customers. If a lot of Java devs work on Mac's then Oracle should make sure that all Mac's have the best java software available to them. This is not Apple's responsibility

It's about the potential for greatness. It's not about dating supermodels with PHD's or buying the best stuff.

The most successful people in the world own their businesses, people work them, follow their vision, listen to their words.

Today's startup entrepreneur will support the middle class of tomorrow. The reason your mother has a job is because back in the day someone decided to start a financial institution and with a shit load of hard it has become a big business. The creator of that bank (most likely his/her children's children) enjoy the success of his and others hard work.

Taking your idea and turning into a strong business is the ultimate in success in my eyes. And you cant do that working for someone else.

Off the top of my head, the value is in the data and analysis that the widget can capture and provide.

Can you track which sites embed the widget? What else can tracked?

This is perfect, thanks!

The only challenge i see is (like mentioned in the post) there is no consistency between VC's. Each feel that a certain report is "The Most important" What happens when there are multiple VC's or a mix of VC's, angels and governments.

For a startup reporting to each can be really time-consuming....and wasteful especially if the time spent on reports takes away from the time spent on making the product better.