Archives

Myth: Scaling is a good problem to have

Not Yet People often say that scalability is something you should ignore until it starts becoming a problem. “You don’t have a scaling problem yet.” …it is best to not worry about it too much until it starts becoming a problem. That’s true, but scaling is still… Not Easy “Admittedly, this is a good problem…Continue Reading…

Behind the Scenes of Thrifty Startup, the 500 Startups Batch 6 Video

If you haven’t seen our hit music video yet, it’s at the bottom of this post. Mark, the 500 Startups Marketing Manager, sent us an email instructing us to “make a fun (and funny) video!” On our internal mailing list, we threw around tons of ideas. One that had decent traction was a “Breaking Bad”…Continue Reading…

Marvin, Punchd, and Moving to Mountain View: Greengar’s Second Week in 500 Startups

Last week I wrote about our reasons for joining 500 Startups.  Today I’d like to write a bit about what happened during our second week: connecting with mentors, learning from alumni, and moving down to the Peninsula. First: our mentor meeting with Marvin Liao on Tuesday. Among other things, Marvin told us to make sure we…Continue Reading…