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APIs are the new Business Development

APIs are the new Business Development

Back in 2008 I spent months and months on integrating with a new partner that the company had hit up. Literally hit up. Talk, meet, go out for lunch, out for beers, meet and talk some more and then see what the technical aspects of such an integration would look

Things without substitutes

In the business of software, there are no substitute for a great product if you want to truly succeed. Look at all the companies you admire - the one thing they all have in common, are great products! It's so easy to get into the habit of optimising everything around

Is $19.99 the new $3.99 for iOS apps?

A lot of data has recently been shared about revenue numbers of popular iOS apps. Overcast [http://www.marco.org/2015/01/15/overcast-sales-numbers], Manual [http://williamwilkinson.com/post/108282752431], Dash for Mac [http://blog.kapeli.com/my-year-in-review-2014], Unread [http://blog.jaredsinclair.com/post/93118460565/a-candid-look-at-unreads-first-year] and Monument Valley [http:

Power Metrics

I learned computers and software by starting with the hardware. I grew up in the 80'ies, so it wasn't until I was about 10 years old I got my first introduction to computers. Very quickly I learned the game of comparison. How many MHz (yes, not GHz), how much memory,

The Art of Timing "Ask to Buy" requests in iOS 8

The Art of Timing "Ask to Buy" requests in iOS 8

One of the news in iOS 8 was family sharing [https://www.apple.com/icloud/family-sharing/], and more specific to this blog post the new purchase requests [http://mashable.com/2014/06/02/ios-8-family-share/] where kids can ask their parents for permission to buy stuff in the App Store or

Knowing business is not the point

Knowing business is not the point

When people talk about the success of others, especially known entrepreneurs who won big and cashed out, they often try to diminish their success by saying they did it on a cheap background, got lucky or had others do it for them. I keep hearing a phrase like "he's way