Mike Casey :: Random thoughts on Startups |
Random thoughts about Start-ups in Australia and around the world. Probably wrong but whatever. |
It seems I am developing a bit of a knack for encouraging people to start companies, which to be honest, I am kind of proud of.
I used to coach Tim Robinson in underwater hockey back in 2002 - 2006 when he was in high school and I was slacking my way through my university degree.
When I was in Wellington a couple of weeks ago I saw him randomly in a car park and ended up having a quick 10 minute conversation about starting companies. It turns out he knew a bit about GradConnection from our advertising in New Zealand, so I was stoaked about that.
To cut a long story short, he was thinking of taking the plunge himself. So a couple of days later I sat down and gave him a crash course in how to run an online company. This crash course involved
My advice was simple. Release something straight away, whether it be a blog or a splash site. This way google can find out about it sooner and will increase your google love when the time comes to release it properly. To summarise, this is how I would do things in Tim’s shoes
Good luck Tim, I know you are going to nail it.
