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Startup @ Cloud
In this booklet, you get 33 action-packed tips to get your startup running in hours. Run your company from Starbucks using only a web browser. If you're already running your company using 100% cloud-based software, you don't need Startup@Cloud; otherwise, this is for you ( 6,600 Words; Updated November 2011).
Can
* Get your company operating in hours instead of days, weeks or months?
* Run your company from anywhere you have Internet access?
* Rent your computing infrastructure for $50 a month instead of investing thousands in costly hardware and software?
* Use free, web-based applications to operate your business?
Absolutely, and much, much more.
Startup@Cloud is the culmination of award-winning author Paul Duvall's desire to run his software company, Stelligent, from anywhere while operating as lean as possible. Companies no longer need to be confined by location or traditional startup costs. Duvall demonstrates how anyone can get their company operating using - many of them free - cloud-based software and run their startups rather than it running them.
You will
* How to run your business without downloading any software
* Use freely available web-based tools to incorporate, get a domain, manage customers and timesheets, create documents and much more
* How these tips are currently being used by a software company to run its business operations
And that's just the beginning. With 33 tips to run a lean startup, you don't have a reason to waste a day in getting your business going now.
Each tip is one to two pages using a patterns-based approach of identifying the problem, providing a solution along with action steps and providers you can use in the solution.
These tips are used by the author's company, Stelligent, and other startups that are running exclusively in the Cloud. If you want practical tips and tools on what the author is using to run his $1MM+ firm right now, this is for you. If you want theory and hand waving, you should purchase something else.
The Tips
Tip 1: Company Incorporation
Tip 2: Register Domain
Tip 3: Bank
Tip 4: Email
Tip 5: Calendar
Tip 6: Payroll
Tip 7: Customer Management
Tip 8: Phone
Tip 9: Blog
Tip 10: Social Media
Tip 11: Timesheets
Tip 12: Online Accounting
Tip 13: Password Management
Tip 14: Virtual Address
Tip 15: Legal Documents
Tip 16: Backups
Tip 17: Documents
Tip 18: Scanning
Tip 19: Web Conferencing
Tip 20: Project Management
Tip 21: Wiki
Tip 22: Cloud Computing
Tip 23: Email Marketing
Tip 24: Group Chat
Tip 25: Graphic Designer
Tip 26: Faxing
Tip 27: Payments
Tip 28: Freelancers
Tip 29: Version Control
Tip 30: Web Analytics
Tip 31: Landing Page
Tip 32: Audio Transcription
Tip 33: Website Generator
About the Author
Paul M. Duvall runs Stelligent Systems LLC, a leading expert in Continuous Integration and Delivery, Cloud Migrations and Elastic Operations. Paul is the author of many books and articles including the Jolt-award winning book Continuous Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk ( the recently published Startup@ 33 tips for running your company using cloud-based software ( and the forthcoming video series DevOps in the Cloud, published by Addison-Wesley in 2012. He is passionate about the cloud and automation.
Can
* Get your company operating in hours instead of days, weeks or months?
* Run your company from anywhere you have Internet access?
* Rent your computing infrastructure for $50 a month instead of investing thousands in costly hardware and software?
* Use free, web-based applications to operate your business?
Absolutely, and much, much more.
Startup@Cloud is the culmination of award-winning author Paul Duvall's desire to run his software company, Stelligent, from anywhere while operating as lean as possible. Companies no longer need to be confined by location or traditional startup costs. Duvall demonstrates how anyone can get their company operating using - many of them free - cloud-based software and run their startups rather than it running them.
You will
* How to run your business without downloading any software
* Use freely available web-based tools to incorporate, get a domain, manage customers and timesheets, create documents and much more
* How these tips are currently being used by a software company to run its business operations
And that's just the beginning. With 33 tips to run a lean startup, you don't have a reason to waste a day in getting your business going now.
Each tip is one to two pages using a patterns-based approach of identifying the problem, providing a solution along with action steps and providers you can use in the solution.
These tips are used by the author's company, Stelligent, and other startups that are running exclusively in the Cloud. If you want practical tips and tools on what the author is using to run his $1MM+ firm right now, this is for you. If you want theory and hand waving, you should purchase something else.
The Tips
Tip 1: Company Incorporation
Tip 2: Register Domain
Tip 3: Bank
Tip 4: Email
Tip 5: Calendar
Tip 6: Payroll
Tip 7: Customer Management
Tip 8: Phone
Tip 9: Blog
Tip 10: Social Media
Tip 11: Timesheets
Tip 12: Online Accounting
Tip 13: Password Management
Tip 14: Virtual Address
Tip 15: Legal Documents
Tip 16: Backups
Tip 17: Documents
Tip 18: Scanning
Tip 19: Web Conferencing
Tip 20: Project Management
Tip 21: Wiki
Tip 22: Cloud Computing
Tip 23: Email Marketing
Tip 24: Group Chat
Tip 25: Graphic Designer
Tip 26: Faxing
Tip 27: Payments
Tip 28: Freelancers
Tip 29: Version Control
Tip 30: Web Analytics
Tip 31: Landing Page
Tip 32: Audio Transcription
Tip 33: Website Generator
About the Author
Paul M. Duvall runs Stelligent Systems LLC, a leading expert in Continuous Integration and Delivery, Cloud Migrations and Elastic Operations. Paul is the author of many books and articles including the Jolt-award winning book Continuous Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk ( the recently published Startup@ 33 tips for running your company using cloud-based software ( and the forthcoming video series DevOps in the Cloud, published by Addison-Wesley in 2012. He is passionate about the cloud and automation.
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42 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 25, 2011
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January 10, 2012
Some decent resources listed, but mostly a mediocre index.
August 27, 2012
Good overview of Cloud and SAS offerings for small companies.
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