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Eric Sink on Starting Your Own Software Company

Posted by michael on from the ceo-and-janitor dept.

prostoalex writes "The topic of starting your own software company was recently brought up on Ask Slashdot as a way to fight current employment trends. Eric Sink from SourceGear, who shared his software company-building experience before has written a new article published on MSDN. Getting started with your own software company suggests several simple steps to evaluate your abilities, count your estimated expenses and then start the software company, if the idea still seems feasible."

6 of 234 comments (clear)

  1. Wait a second... by PedanticSpellingTrol · · Score: 4, Funny

    Advice on starting a software company from the MicroSoft Developer's Network? I have to say I'm just a tad leery of this generosity.

    1. Re:Wait a second... by The+Bungi · · Score: 5, Funny

      What, you want advise from OSDN?

  2. What about Jon Fail? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Enough about Erik Sink's efforts. What about the companies started by Jon Fail and Trevor Bankrupt?

  3. MSDN? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ahhh, finally step 2...

    1) Start small software company with flagship product
    2) Get bought out my Microsoft
    3) Profit!

  4. Re:Myer's-Briggs Test by Mateito · · Score: 4, Funny

    > I'm an ENTJ

    I'm FINE

    Fucked up, Insecure, Nuerotic and Emotional.

    --
    Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
  5. An ENT? by DrCode · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean you're extremely slow to make decisions, but once you've decided, you're unstoppable?