by Phil Morle | Jul 7, 2009 | Startup Science
Each week, the Pollenizer team needs to review many ideas for web businesses. Here is a simple process that we are using that you may also find useful. Our process is a mash-up of a business process and a blog post. The Process Christian Terwiesch and Karl T. Ulrich...
by Phil Morle | Jul 2, 2009 | Pitching, Startup Science
We’re lucky enough to meet a lot of passionate entrepreneurs at Pollenizer and I love it. Exciting ideas, real belief and a twinkle in the eye that says they’re ready to take a risk to make it happen. I just wish they’d care a little bit more about...
by Phil Morle | Jun 22, 2009 | Startup Science
Short version: Barcamps are awesome because everyone sets the agenda and participates, not just a small group that the organisers have picked. So go to BarCamp Sydney 5 this Saturday, June 27th, 2009. Long version Recently I attended the Future Summit event in...
by Phil Morle | Jun 17, 2009 | Scaling Your Business, Startup Science
A quick video from me on the (big, big, big) difference between a product that actually functions and a business that really works. Roughly; Getting the product to ‘function’ means you can use it. Getting the business to ‘work’ means that you...
by Phil Morle | May 11, 2009 | Startup Science
In “Premiree- More Premium, Less Free” Mick wrote that many startups hit trouble by aiming to deliver a free product and delivering something in which the value matches the price. But why do so many startups choose free as a price? What happens in a...
by Phil Morle | May 7, 2009 | Startup Science
I’ve been a web product manager for what is beginning to feel like a long time, perhaps somewhere in that history there are some helpful experiences I can share with other product managers. Product management consultancy Brainmates was kind enough to invite me...
by Phil Morle | Apr 28, 2009 | Startup Science
Over the weekend, we released Posse. Here’s some coverage in the Australian newspaper. The idea came to Posse CEO, Rebekah Campbell, when she was struggling to sell Evermore tickets in Perth. Recruiting the fans to work for the band quickly fixed that problem...
by Phil Morle | Apr 24, 2009 | Startup Science
I wormed my way into Google AdSense Partner Day in Sydney today and got to sit in on a great session about Google Analytics. Having such an amazing tool at the disposal of (what should be) every single website regardless of size is a game changer. Yes, too much data...
by Phil Morle | Apr 3, 2009 | Startup Science
Having a strong market based business is great. You are a power-broker and can often profit from both sides. But how do you get over the chicken and egg problem? Market based businesses are when you need to bring together two different parties to perform a...
by Phil Morle | Mar 26, 2009 | Startup Science
A friend and ex-colleague has just started in a new role building a team to run social media for the Obama administration. One of their most interesting initiatives is to ask the community to contribute questions to an online town hall in the US tomorrow. So far,...
by Phil Morle | Mar 24, 2009 | Startup Science
Is today the last day of our web business? Should we pack up our stuff and do something new? Has this idea failed? Will it ever gain momentum? Image thanks to Zoomar Have a meeting once per quarter and put this proposition to the team. It’s not about being...
by Phil Morle | Mar 23, 2009 | Startup Science
Don’t be tempted by the 98 octane hi-revving twin-supercharged speedster; sometimes it’s a simple, reliable, well-understood and easy-to-repair diesel you need. One of my favourite episodes from Top Gear is the “Big Trip To Africa”. Jeremy Clarkson and his...
