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Business Technology basics for your Startup

Originally published 13 September 2010

Archived post. Written during the firm's startup-advisory chapter and reproduced verbatim from the Internet Archive. View the original capture.

So you are planning a business and plan to get started soon ! This article is all about how can you get started with technology to help your business grow …

Lets look at some of the things, that most startup should think about doing early on

Getting some cheap computers ! Today, you do not need to by IBMs and HPs to get quality hardware, it is easy to get cheap laptops and assembled servers. My own machine is a eMachine laptop bought for INR 22,000 ! Now that is a steal. – http://www.tvpdirect.com.au/Acer-eMachine-E727-Laptop-P26137.aspx
Get paid version control [SVN or git] online, this saves you a lot of future hassle if you are an internet company. You can use github or unfuddle ! [IT companies only] – https://github.com/
Get project management online ! This would be key, most companies do not realise the benefits of using a collabboration tool. Good example to use is Basecamp. http://basecamphq.com/
Get your site done in wordpress or drupal ! Use a CMS for your site, its easier to manage longer term. Just putting up static pages limits your imagination and you lose out on SEO a lot of times [CMSes have a lot of good built in SEO features]
Use google apps to setup you emails ! If you really want to use quality email interfaces, you must configure your company [however small] emails with google apps. It will make you life very easy and zero maintainability on top. – http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/group/index.html

These were some quick tips to getting your shop in shape real quick, you do not need to spend a lot ! The idea is to spend it correctly. My current laptop technically paid for itself real quick, so like any business you should be able to fully utilize the hardware that is being procured.

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