I have mentioned Atlassian on this blog before.  But this caught my eye.  Atlassian has surpassed $100M in revenue without the use of sales people.  Not just that, but they accomplished this in Enterprise IT.  Part of me wants to say that they’re my heroes because they rely strictly on...

Chris Dixon wrote a fantastic blog post a few weeks ago about the current success of companies like Etsy and eBay that are marketplaces where individuals can offer their goods.  He points out that these have been tried over and over again for years, and only recently become successful.  He...

Atlassian is one of the most famous startups in the world.  They have received a crazy amount of press for ideas like “Fed Ex Projects” where they divide in to teams and must deliver a prototype by 10am the next morning.  Their purpose which they don’t mind bragging about is,...

Local startup Wawadoo has been kicking some ass lately, and it’s been time to celebrate; but not too hard.  I had a brief twitter conversation with @Timmy_k, cofounder of the company that really high-lighted how lame most celebrations are for startups.  The problem with startup celebrations is that most things...

Most successful companies are built both on a good team and a good idea.  I have stated in this space before that the idea is less important than the team.  That doesn’t mean you don’t shoot for a good idea, preferably a unique idea.  So how do you come up...