David Cancel - Latest Comments in Keep Your Startup Virtual

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

David Cancel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:05:35 -0000

Great idea Rene. Can you explain how you setup Asterisk to be your conference room line?

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

Rene Cunningham — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:56:57 -0000

I'm building a startup and we firmly believe in keeping it all virtual. We found setting up a conference room on a public phone number using Asterisk (opensource PBX) highly valuable as sometimes we're not all available on Skype.

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

Paul Stamatiou — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:38:43 -0000

We've been out there and open for user registrations, but we have "laid low" and not really pushed it marketing-wise aside from me rambling on about startup life/etc on my blog. Mainly word of mouth so far. I'll let ya know how that ends up. Hit me up for a free paid account if you want to give it a whirl later on.

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

David Cancel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:28:14 -0000

Wow. You haven't even officially launched? Impressed.

Ha! That's exactly why I asked about the coworking. Feel the same way, not useful to me unless I'm looking to socialize. Now we know why most office places don't get any work done.

Thanks for the music tip, cool new find.

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

Paul Stamatiou — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:53:14 -0000

Haha I find I only cowork when I would rather be less productive but more social. If I need to get shit done I'm best left alone in my apartment with my huge desk, good coding music (generally stuff on mugasha.com), frigid A/C, ample coffee and comfy herman miller.

Skribit is nearing its "official launch" pretty soon. Finishing up some cool things (twitter oauth!) and then we'll be ready to market it and get some press. :)

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

David Cancel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:49:02 -0000

Yet you've created a service that kicks ass. Which reminds me I need to install Skribit!

Do you find you like the group coworking thing?

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

Paul Stamatiou — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:36:09 -0000

Well said David. I fall into the still-virtual startup category. One local co-founder and an intern in AZ and we work online almost exclusively with Campfire chat. I am also a member of a local coworking facility called Ignition Alley for meeting up to get work done.

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

traviscooper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:00 -0000

totally agree. great article

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

cakeller — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:02:54 -0000

On top of being virtual in terms of office/location, you can now be incorporated virtually (through the state of Vermont) since you don't have a real office address! This is a great new evolution of an LLC:

http://vermontvirtual.org/M...

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

dartdog — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:10:22 -0000

Could not agree more. Have been involved with several start-ups who have overspent and over-committed.. Virtual works particularly as the company finds its way..

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

David Cancel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:56:45 -0000

We got many things right at Lookery, didn't mean for it to come off that way.

:-)

Re: Keep Your Startup Virtual

Rex Dixon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:54:09 -0000

I think we did a few other things right @ Lookery - but yes, this was the one thing we nailed. :)