Hi, I’m the co-founder of CoachOasis. This is my blog on entrepreneurship, web startups and user experience. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-18887966-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @ludovicbourgoin)http://ludovicbourgoin.com/“It’s surprising how much you become consumed by your startup, in that you think about it day and night, but never once does it feel like “work.””http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/16789578380http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/16789578380Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:41:22 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/alZqXA4R2dI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Sh*t Entrepreneurs Say!</p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/16669983624http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/16669983624Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:59:44 -0500“If you have a great solution to a real problem, what are you waiting for? Any investor you pitch is going to be looking at lots of startups who are saying “our product already works, help us grow it”. If all you’ve got is a bunch of slides talking about how well researched your idea is, you’re going to have a tough time convincing someone to write you a check.”<br/><br/> - <em>Michael Flaxman, Co-founder & CEO, priceonomics.com on Quora.</em>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15632725932http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15632725932Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:08:41 -0500quora<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u6gZ4vk_Tw4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span id="eow-title" title="So You Want to Start a Web Startup">So You Want to Start a Web Startup</span></h1></p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15630279346http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15630279346Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:16:39 -0500<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlf2otGP91qmcs24.png"/></p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15624056335http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15624056335Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:26:08 -0500UIUXdesign“Your startup needs to sell experiences, not features”http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15573113781http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15573113781Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:08:17 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxfybkgKXI1r28a0po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you become a successful startup founder and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.”</p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15461138955http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15461138955Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:35:00 -0500matrixmorpheusred pillblue pillmovie<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxc7h0r4JY1qmcs24.png"/></p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15352035944http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15352035944Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:04:00 -0500quorastartup teamskillstech“Interface design isn’t only about making a device or application look attractive… it’s about making an appropriately pleasing application or device that people find useful and usable and want to integrate into their lives.”<br/><br/> - <em><em>Designing for Interaction</em> by Dan Saffer</em>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15199862870http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15199862870Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:03:11 -0500user experiencedesignUIUX“Starting a company requires you to become oddly unemotional. That means dumping fear of failure, dumping fear of judgement, dumping the desire to impress anyone.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://dwellman.tumblr.com/post/12165544360/sequoiacapital-starting-a-company-requires-you" target="_blank">Max</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bryce.vc/" target="_blank">brycedotvc</a>)</em>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15151968494http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15151968494Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:42:29 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwy865zbdO1qzj0mao1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15151921748http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15151921748Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:41:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwgnrebl591qzj0mao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bryce.vc/post/14461408376/via-jenbee" target="_blank">brycedotvc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://jenbee.tumblr.com/post/14273166046/i-cant-do-this-but-im-doing-it-anyway-by-nicole" target="_blank">jenbee</a></p> </blockquote>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15036649263http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/15036649263Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:52:18 -0500<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwj0fiRv4C1qmcs24.png"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwj03jlSBr1qmcs24.png"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwj040V7kU1qmcs24.png"/></p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14532752254http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14532752254Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:36:00 -0500quoraco-founderdeveloperstartup<blockquote> <p><span>A <strong>failure</strong> is a project that doesn’t work, an initiative that teaches you something at the same time the outcome doesn’t move you directly closer to your goal.</span></p> <p><span>A <strong>mistake</strong> is either a failure repeated, doing something for the second time when you should have known better, or a misguided attempt (because of carelessness, selfishness or hubris) that hindsight reminds you is worth avoiding.</span></p> <p><span><strong>We need a lot more failures</strong>, I think. Failures that don’t kill us make us bolder, and teach us one more way that won’t work, while opening the door to things that might.</span></p> <p><span>School confuses us, so do bosses and families. Go ahead, fail. Try to avoid mistakes, though.</span></p> </blockquote>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14511666574http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14511666574Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:34:41 -0500seth godinsuccessfailure<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/7425290" width="400" height="334" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Pimp Your AngelList Profile.</span></p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14363197439http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14363197439Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:41:28 -0500angellistVCinvestors<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw5jkmAehb1qmcs24.png"/> </p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14170832748http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14170832748Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:09:28 -0500startup quote<a href="http://nyconvergence.com/2011/07/the-valley-vs-the-alley-infographic.html">The Valley Vs. The Alley: Infographic</a>: <p>Techni.com recently published a G+ infographic that provides an interesting look at how the NY tech community, Silicon Alley, stacks up against Silicon Valley in terms of startup culture. You can find the chart below. Techni.com  </p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14169811559http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/14169811559Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:35:51 -0500“As the consumer tech market becomes more crowded, differentiated brand & experience design is becoming critical to both short & long term success.”http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/13883564175http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/13883564175Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:15:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvujzyqnHK1r28a0po1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Design Thinking.</p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/13880347730http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/13880347730Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:43:10 -0500designempathyrationalitycreativityUIUX<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvsuczVf3t1r28a0po1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Founded by designers…</p>http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/13837242783http://ludovicbourgoin.com/post/13837242783Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:31:47 -0500founder designertumblrairbnbandroidyoutubeflickrvimeoslideshare