tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47846725517048695692011-04-21T11:45:47.333-07:00This will be my thoughts and experiences of starting up a self funded hitech product startup in a world filled with big fat VC funded service startups and mergers.Girish Bellalcheruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453284235859480674noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784672551704869569.post-44081597976830054682007-09-10T10:25:00.000-07:002007-09-10T10:29:38.513-07:00One of the puzzles of having a self paced lifestyle is time management. Being a one man show it is always attractive to burn extra hours at the cost of a healthy lifestyle.<br /><br />Time management is one of the best kept secrets of every succesful entrepreneur. There are times when you need to slog and times when you need take a break, making a wise choice differentiates an average joe and succesful entrepreneur.<br /><br />This reminds me of the theory of <a href="http://www.strategiccoach.com/resources/articles/coach-article/article/free-days.html">focus and buffer days</a>. I first read it on strategic coach. The concept is to set aside a couple of days in a week for odds and ends and use extreme focus on regular working days. I tried it for a few days now and find it extremely useful. I get quality time to finish/burn-up on tasks and at the same time I know that I'm not losing out personal/odd jobs, I have time allocated for it.<br /><br />David Allens <a href="http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/08/getting-started-with-getting-things-done/">GTD</a> is another principle that see me through a busy action packed focus day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4784672551704869569-4408159797683005468?l=garagestartup.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Girish Bellalcheruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453284235859480674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784672551704869569.post-68625249553775071472007-09-06T03:59:00.000-07:002007-09-10T10:25:00.409-07:00Which job would allow you to start your day at 4 in the afternoon? well thats life at a one man tech startup. 24 hours since I officially moved out of the corporate safety net and life is getting interesting.<br /><br />What does it take to step out? Most of all a very supportive family and determination to make that difference for yourself.<br /><br />What next? <br /><br />The first big thing to deal with is entrepreneurial isolation. It is absolutely necessary to be part of a community, even if it seems like a drag to be so. http://www.peersightonline.com/ seems to be building a virtual advisory board, more on that in later posts..<br /><br />But right now its back to work.<br /><br />some of my favorite blogs:<br /> <a href="http://%20www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/"> escapefromcubiclenation</a><br /> <a href="http://www.making-ripples.com/">making-ripples</a><br /> <a href="http://www.unconventionalideas.com/">unconventionalideas</a><br /> <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/">joelonsoftware</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4784672551704869569-6862524955377507147?l=garagestartup.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Girish Bellalcheruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15453284235859480674noreply@blogger.com0