by Phil Morle | Jul 22, 2011 | Startup Science
Question: Can you guarantee your next mobile app gets a million downloads? Answer: Yes Attracting a massive audience is the primary goal of most free apps but standing out in an already overcrowded market is tough if not almost impossible. Big brands have been...
by Phil Morle | Jul 17, 2011 | Pollenizer News
Silicon Valley has shown us that startup communities thrive on being connected and collaborative. Our communities make our products and businesses better and more likely to grow in value or exit through ideas, resources and 1 + 1 = 3 joint ventures. When we started...
by Phil Morle | Jul 15, 2011 | Startup Science
One handy feature of Facebook ads is they allow you to target by users Interests. E.g.: Now I haven’t played around enough with this targeting to determine how accurate or useful it really is, but one feature I like is that you can see the estimated number of...
by Phil Morle | Jul 14, 2011 | Code, Pitching
We have been working on a simple Ruby on Rails application to allow incoming founders to pitch to us and our friends at Innovation Bay. Its a bit of a side project for us but we have a working, simple version that we thought other incubators and investors might find...
by Phil Morle | Jul 14, 2011 | Pollenizer News
Let’s take a look at this week’s Linkopedia. Blog Post titled “Should you ever pay a prospective customer?” – http://econsultancy.com/blog/7746-should-you-ever-pay-a-prospective-customer Story titled “Buy Groceries at a Virtual Supermarket Inside a...
by Phil Morle | Jul 13, 2011 | Code
Welcome to the third installment in the jQuery plugin series. This week I’m showcasing my most used plugin, a jQuery Carousel. It seem like every site that I do the client wants some kind of carousel. This plugin has been iterated a number of times, with extra...
by Phil Morle | Jul 11, 2011 | Startup Science
Nearly every single web business I’ve worked in that grew to considerable size pushed the turbo button at some point. The turbo button is my way of saying something that grows the company fast. Something that takes you from growing to grown. Some quick examples...
by Phil Morle | Jul 8, 2011 | Pollenizer News
Ever wonder what everyone is up to? Every week we will be posting two-minute videos showcasing what each team member is working on and general musings on the job. This week: Michelle “Mishy” Rowan Will you be next? Stay...
by Phil Morle | Jul 8, 2011 | Pollenizer News
How cool is this?! Recently, Mozilla launched a new programme called Web FWD, where young businesses are invited to spend 4 weeks in the Mozilla San Francisco HQ building their products. They’ll have access to Mozilla-spiked resources and, at the end of four...
by Phil Morle | Jul 8, 2011 | Startup Science
A quick test, if this blog post was titled “Something amazing that will really help you” would you be reading it now? Probably not. I’m still surprised constantly by people who try home page headlines, landing page headlines, blog post headlines and...
by Phil Morle | Jul 7, 2011 | Startup Science
In order to hit a goal that has an uncertain path, you need to triple commit to it – put in three times as much as you think. “What are you talking about?” If you want to drive from Sydney to Newcastle then you can work out the KM’s,...
by Phil Morle | Jul 7, 2011 | Pollenizer News
Let’s take a look at this week’s Linkopedia. Google Ads Preferences – Make the ads you see on the web more interesting – http://goo.gl/0xknt Blog Post titled “What is a good goal?” – http://www.dragonflyeffect.com/blog/what-is-a-good-goal...
