I recently started joining classes on Startup School and it is very good. They are using Adobe’s Connect Pro Meeting, so you get a video feed from the lecturer and you get to interact either by typing or speaking/asking questions. See you in class!

Seedcamp Week 2009 applications are open for the next wave of European web-tech talent to apply - 2 WEEKS LEFT!

Seedcamp Week 2009 is a weeklong programme from 21-25th September that connects 20 early stage web tech startups with over 400 highly experienced and sought after entrepreneurs, investors, marketers, product and developer experts.  The 20 teams do compete for seed funding, but most importantly, garner world-class connections and recognition in the European entrepreneurial ecosystem. At the end of the week Seedcamp will invest up to €50K each in 5 teams for a small equity stake (5%-10%).

Applications are now open and being accepted till August 23rd. More details are on our website (www.seedcamp.com) and blog (www.blog.seedcamp.com).

This blog post has been out there for a while, but nevertheless interesting. I like the metaphor with mountains throughout the discussion.

Imagine that products are mountains. To build a product, you will need to climb that mountain. Some mountains have a big pot of gold at the top, and some do not. In order to make money, you will need to pick the right mountain and then successfully climb to the top and gather up the gold. You can fail by choosing a mountain that has little or no gold at the top, or by dying on the way up.

Read more on Paul Buchheit’s blog: http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2008/03/ideas-vs-judgment-and-execution_9197.html

Are you swedish, or do you happen to pass by Sweden this summer? Then maybe you’re up for Sweden Social Web Camp.

Read more:
http://www.whatsnext.se/2009/04/22/arets-hajk-sweden-social-web-camp/

I just read the blog of Irish web development company Contrast.

They had a good post on the value of an idea, saying the value of an idea is zero. Until you execute. If you just keep your idea to yourself and don’t do anything about it your idea is worthless. It’s when you go ahead and do something that it can become something great. I agree with them and actually doing something with an idea takes a lot of determination.

Read their blog post here:
http://www.contrast.ie/blog/the-value-of-ideas/

Contrast had a competition where they would, in a week, go ahead and create a web app out of the best idea submitted. The guy who came up with the idea also got to be the owner of the app.

You can read about it here:
http://www.contrast.ie/blog/app-school-chosen-one/

Getting Real by 37signals

It’s time to get real and stop wasting valuable time! This book is straight to the point. Skip the things that don’t matter. Stay focused. Two people who know what they are trying to accomplish will get there faster than 5 people with unclear motives and bad communication. I would highly recommend this book if you look to get there faster. You can find it at http://gettingreal.37signals.com/