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November 28, 2012
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From side project to business (is easier than you think)

Presentation from Future of Web Apps/Design Prague 2012

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Transcript

  1. From side project to business (is easier than you think)

    Keir Whitaker // FOWA Prague 2012 Monday, 10 December 12

  2. Viewport Industries Monday, 10 December 12

  3. Shopify Monday, 10 December 12

  4. .net article Monday, 10 December 12

  5. Before I begin Monday, 10 December 12

  6. Insites: the book Monday, 10 December 12

  7. Monday, 10 December 12

  8. Monday, 10 December 12

  9. Monday, 10 December 12

  10. Monday, 10 December 12

  11. Insites: The Launch Monday, 10 December 12

  12. Passion projects Monday, 10 December 12

  13. Family Monday, 10 December 12

  14. Dogs Monday, 10 December 12

  15. A Book Apart Monday, 10 December 12

  16. The Manual Monday, 10 December 12

  17. Five Simple Steps Monday, 10 December 12

  18. Collaboration Monday, 10 December 12

  19. Try before you buy - Insites: The Tour Monday, 10

    December 12

  20. Company Monday, 10 December 12

  21. £ $ € Monday, 10 December 12

  22. VAT Monday, 10 December 12

  23. All or nothing Monday, 10 December 12

  24. Financing Monday, 10 December 12

  25. Bootstrap Monday, 10 December 12

  26. Kickstarter Monday, 10 December 12

  27. Funding Monday, 10 December 12

  28. Partnerships Monday, 10 December 12

  29. Published in association with MailChimp Monday, 10 December 12

  30. Becoming a business Monday, 10 December 12

  31. Address Monday, 10 December 12

  32. Telephone Monday, 10 December 12

  33. Terms & conditions Monday, 10 December 12

  34. Banking Monday, 10 December 12

  35. Accountant Monday, 10 December 12

  36. Xero Monday, 10 December 12

  37. E-commerce Monday, 10 December 12

  38. Storefront Monday, 10 December 12

  39. Payment gateway Monday, 10 December 12

  40. Merchant account Monday, 10 December 12

  41. Tying the pieces together Monday, 10 December 12

  42. authorize.net demonstration - Step 1 Monday, 10 December 12

  43. authorize.net demonstration - Step 2 Monday, 10 December 12

  44. authorize.net demonstration - Step 3 Monday, 10 December 12

  45. authorize.net demonstration - Step 4 Monday, 10 December 12

  46. authorize.net demonstration - Step 5 Monday, 10 December 12

  47. authorize.net demonstration - Step 6 Monday, 10 December 12

  48. authorize.net demonstration - Step 7 Monday, 10 December 12

  49. Fetch App Monday, 10 December 12

  50. Alternatives Monday, 10 December 12

  51. Support Monday, 10 December 12

  52. Customers not clients Monday, 10 December 12

  53. Outsourced support Monday, 10 December 12

  54. Monthly costs Monday, 10 December 12

  55. Accountant.............................£70 / €86 Xero.......................................£19 / €23 Telephone...............................£10 / €12 Shopify...................................£19

    / €23 Payment gateway....................£19 / €23 Merchant account...................£25 / €30 Fetch App..................................£6 / €8 Support..............................£100 / €123 Total: £268 €328 Monday, 10 December 12

  56. Project review Monday, 10 December 12

  57. Success Monday, 10 December 12

  58. And finally Monday, 10 December 12

  59. Buy the book 25% off for FOW* attendees: praha2012 Monday,

    10 December 12

  60. Thank you @keirwhitaker keirwhitaker.com // viewportindustries.com Monday, 10 December 12