Naomi Kokubo
by Naomi Kokubo Editor of Founders Space
FOUNDER’S QUESTION:
I’m a game developer, and I’ve put a lot of time and money into producing an original game, which I’d hate to have someone clone or ripoff. How do I protect my Flash & Flex software from being decompiled?
NAOMI’S ANSWER:
Cathy Goodwin
by Cathy Goodwin of CopywritingWithCathy.com
Many business owners find themselves putting “website makeover” (or even “website development”) on the back burner because they just don’t have time – even though they know they are leaving money on the table. Others are too busy working with their current clients to develop their own compelling online presence.
Igor Royzis
by Igor Royzis of PE-Nexus
I remember just 3 years ago Web 2.0 was a hot buzzword among Internet startups. PE-Nexus had Web 2.0 mentioned on a number of informational pages and marketing material until about 6 months ago, when it became apparent that Web 2.0 is no longer a differentiating factor for Internet companies, but more of a norm.
Fanny Tham
by Fanny Tham of CreativePeople@Work
Stock footages are increasingly popular because of their availability for immediate download and cost-savings advantages. This raising trend of using stock footages has created an impact for both buyers and sellers. No matter who you are, this is what you want to know.
BUYERS:
1) Uses of the Footages
Chris Maresca
In the past year, I’ve worked with a lot of startups and the one recurring thing I notice is the amount of time people spend worrying about basic infrastructure. So, here’s my roundup of the stuff I’ve used, recommended and would use again for my next project:
Mail, Calendaring, Doc Sharing
Chris Maresca
As part of some brainstorming I was doing with a friend raising a new fund, the concept of future trend themes came up. It’s not new, Brad Feld has a whole blog post about this. However, it got me thinking about the way I look at the future and what themes I see.
So, without further ado, here are my themes:
1. Open is the New Black
QUESTION:
I have a technology question. While I have been in software for 10+ years, my programming skills have left me. I am looking to build a working prototype of a web site idea I have. A core component is to pass registration data collected on my site, to multiple existing sites (essentially a SSO process for registration as well as login). The second part would be to populate my site with catalogue data from the multiple sites I registered the user for. Could someone recommend any automation, canned scripts, widgets etc. to expedite this prototype process? I cannot afford to pay a developer at this stage. Thanks for the help.
David Teten
by David Teten, Partner at ff Venture Capital
Twitter’s security meltdown has done a fantastic job of publicizing how vulnerable a modern, cloud-based company can be to adetermined hacker.
I have been surprised that in the numerous articles about how to protect yourself against hacking, I have seen very little mention of the powerful technique that we discussed in The Virtual Handshake. Here’s a slightly updated version of what we wrote in the book:
David Teten
by David Teten, Partner at ff Venture Capital
Over the last year, I periodically would hear from clients and friends at some of the large investment banks that they could not view my website. Given the amount of “adult” content on this site is zero, I was surprised and annoyed by this. The site is not a very good marketing tool if potential clients can’t see it.
QUESTION:
My startup is making a rich media website. What’s the best platform to use, Javascript, HTML 5 or Flash/Flex? Flash can’t work on the iPhone, right? Is it still the best choice? My site includes video, music and gaming elements. – Diana
ANSWER:
Naomi Kokubo
by Naomi Kokubo
I highly recommend Flash if your project includes online games. Yes, Flash doesn’t work on the iPhone and iPad, but you’ll probably want to do a native iPhone app anyhow. On the Web, Flash still rules, and when combined with Flex, it’s quite powerful.
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