Monthly Archives: September 2008

Three Generations of SEO (Part II)

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

This is part II in a series of posts on SEO-driven businesses. Part I is here. I see three generations of SEO optimization in the wild that build upon each other. Below are their distinguishing characteristics. SEO 1.0: human-driven SEO. … Continue reading →

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Debugging RIA Services

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

Introduction This is a call to action to everyone building clients, servers and frameworks for rich internet applications (RIAs) to improve the life of RIA developers by improving the debugging of backend services RIAs depend on. I’d like to thank … Continue reading →

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Building an SEO-Driven Business (Part I)

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

I’m no SEO guru but over the past couple of years I’ve talked to enough entrepreneurs who are leveraging SEO to develop a perspective on the impact of making SEO a big part of a startup’s future. I plan on … Continue reading →

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Attributing Entrepreneurial Success

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

I’m flying back to Boston after a crazy week of Plinking, TC50ing, CTIAing and thinking about starting a new company in the mobile space. My brain is jacked up and exhausted at the same time. So much to process… Living … Continue reading →

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Smart Entrepreneurs vs. Wise Entrepreneurs

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

There is a set of interrelated concepts I’m fond of reminding entrepreneurs about but I’ve never found a really good way to summarize them into a sentence that conveys the right meaning and tone. Here are various renditions: Be different, … Continue reading →

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The Easy Road To Incremental Innovation

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Simeon Simeonov

I was chatting with Hank Williams today about startups and the evolving venture capital landscape and he pointed me to Judy Estrin‘s upcoming book “Closing The Innovation Gap.” I guess I just added another title to my ever-growing, impossible-to-catch-up-with reading … Continue reading →

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