Like a service? Make them charge you or show you ads. If they won’t do it, clone them and do it yourself. Soon you’ll be the only game in town!

Patrick McKenzie explains why he'll never develop a desktop application again. Considering his profit margin and shorter implementation time, it's hard to blame him.

Steve Blank recalls the time he landed a gigantic sale to Apple without even realizing it to make the point that you just don't know who your biggest customers are going to be.

Paul Graham writes about how lucky software startups are when they're just getting by. Unlike most businesses, software startups are in a position of strength just so long as they're making enough to pay the bills.