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Like many we’ve been astounded at the breathtaking stupidity of the new EU Cookie Law, which makes over 90% of UK websites illegal in exactly one month.
We also couldn’t believe that no-one would organise any protest against it. So we’ve just started one.
As a small software startup we were excited to be exhibiting for the first time at SXSW Interactive 2012. But was it worth it? Here I’m going to detail our costs, sales and lessons from the big event. Read more
We just quit 10 years of being a web design agency and bet the company on making our own software.
So either we’re crazy, or we think we’re onto something. I’m the (possibly crazy) founder of Silktide, and I’m going to explain what that something is.
A decade ago I started a web design company. We grew and grew, and after ten years of hard work, I’ve finally been able to get rid of it.
Don’t get me wrong – we were successful, had fun and did good work. At our peak we had over 200 clients and 15 full time staff, making us the largest such company in our city. We’ve worked on great projects for some big name clients and we even made some money too.
Little by little however, the years ate away at my soul. This year we finally left it all behind and moved onto our own products, and I’ve never been happier.
So this is why.
