"Do More Faster" aka the DIYer

So I received a book, a great book, for my birthday last November. The book is titled, "Do More Faster," by Brad Feld and David Cohen. The premise of the book is basically to quit making excuses on why you don't start capitalizing on your idea and do it, fast.

(Well, I have conflicting views on this book, because as I stated earlier, it's a great book! However, if I'm supposed to be doing all I can to get my company off the ground, why am I sitting here reading this book! Ah, a paradigm at it's best, but I digress. )

Anyway, so this prompts me to stop actively looking for a lead developer for my company and start becoming the lead developer. Whoa?! Come again? Yes, I have had some previous, although limited, training in the world of HTML and CSS, and am now delving into the world of MySQL and PHP. "Oh, boy," you say? That's right, there are plenty of free materials on the web nowadays that someone looking to honestly and wholeheartedly create a start-up now has access too and really no excuse not to learn some of this stuff.

Here is a link to a great website that publishes hard-copy and e-book formats of many of their development books: http://www.sitepoint.com/. There you will find many resources, but the best part is: you can receive free portions of many of their books. I've been using the one for php & mysql and it's been great. I do intend, however, to upgrade to the full version and will let you know how that is.

Did I just promise a book review? Wow, I guess I am turning into a "blogger." Scary.

Until next time.

Blogging Commencement: "Students2U"

Okay, so I've tried blogging before and never really had anything to say so I usually quit after a post or two. Then I read an article that I found on twitter via the local Social Media Club (@SmcEVV that you can find here), that basically summed up the "7 Reasons Why Blogging is Still Important in 2012", as it's appropriately titled, that tells me to "start a blog!"

So my initial reaction is, "uh, um, eh, oooookay, because if I want to get my business/website going then I need to 'write about it'." Knowing full well my former attempts were all for not. But, then I had a revelation (mostly from the article) that I "successfully" run a twitter account which is "micro-blogging." I spend much of my time writing several "DM's" and posts explaining, promoting, and talking about my project: Students2U (here is a shameless plug: follow me on twitter @Students2U).

So I made a list of things that I would "blog" about. And it turns out that there are tons of stuff to write about. I'm not sure who cares, but I'll put it down anyway. So look for a post or two a day about life in a start-up company. I'll mainly talk about Students2U, but also general business stuff that I come across as well.

So I am actually excited about this endeavor and look forward to your feedback!