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ISV Blogs

Ian Landsman (HelpSpot)
Follow the startup of a help desk software company.
Joel Spolsky (FogBugz)
Uber genius of the ISV world. Lot's of great articles and insights.
Eric Sink (SourceGear)
Successful ISV with good articles on running and building a top notch software company.
My Micro-ISV
Blog and resource site for small ISV's

Useful Products for your Startup ISV

HelpSpot Help Desk Software
Help desk software for your customer support and customer self service.
Basecamp
Web based project management
Campaign Monitor
Easily create and manage mailing lists for beta updates, product updates and newsletters
FogBugz
Bug tracking software and project management
TypePad
Hosted blogging software, a blog is a must for any ISV

Key Articles for Starting an ISV

Camels and Rubber Duckies
How to price your software product
Creating a Business Logo
Follow the process of creating a business logo from initial sketches through completion
Starting Your Own Company
Great overview article on things to think about when starting a software company.

Discussion Boards

The Business of Software
Good discussion board for ISV's. Especially good for small "MicroISV's"

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Earlier this year I started my own software company, UserScape. Our
first product is HelpSpot, a web based help
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