OnePagers

@benparr thk you very much for the feedback, really appreciate! Will definitely try to keep it more consistent.

@rrhoover yo! How are you ? 1- I chose these topics because they interest me (in term of tech trends) 2- I would like to cover so many other topics (in the B2B software world, in the mobile world, IOT etc...) but it takes time :-) I have to admit that this hunt comes a bit early :-) I have many ideas in mind and directions to explore but before thinking about scaling, new features and other stuff I would like to validate the value it brings and to which people. I think it's a mistake many startupers do, they think about scaling before they even understand the value they bring to whom. You didn't do it and I think that's the point where you are with PH: you've managed to detect the value it brings (and to whom), now you need to scale it :-) (no easy task I think) So basically I first need to validate this aspect and after to offer the proper tools to the community so it becomes "self-serve". The key is in understanding the value chain because it requires time and effort to maintain such a onepager so the value you'll get out of maintaining it should overcome the effort you put in it.

@clemnt Cool idea! Categories are bit too broad to be interesting. I think you could have a million specific topics. e.g. "Internet of Things". @rrhoover got any good design references for wiki-like crowd sourcing?

@clemnt 100% agree and generally it's better to release early to get feedback (I'm telling myself that as the iOS app is close to release but it's so tempting to wait another week to add just a few more things). @tarikh other than the obvious Wikipedia, take a look at Rap Genius and Hackpad.

@clemnt 1) is this similar to whale path? cc @artemgassan 2) are you planning to monetize by selling to big companies? 3) how do you cater to both the newbie and professional?

@ediggs Thks! really cool post!

@eriktorenberg yo 1- thks, didn't know it 2- to be honest I have a great job (working with fantastic people) so i'm not thinking about making it a full time activity. I basically just wanted to make something cool out of what I do for fun and out of interest (analyse tech trends). So my main driver is not to make money from it. In terms of BM, as I said in a comment above, a "marketplaced" and crowsourced version of Gartner could be interesting (people could get money out of doing the job of collecting data and analysing it). 3- these onepages are meant to be a point of entry to understanding tech trends and after to 'catalyse' each community. The onepager itself is useful for the newbie and the RSS feed is a step after for the professionals who can stay informed of resources added by the community.

@ediggs nice article. Now let me introduce you to @datafoxco - your portfolio company ;)

@Nivo0o0 thanks, I'll add it to the post :)

@ediggs thks I explain a bit more the process here http://clementvouillon.com/artic... So basically there is two different stages: first detect and collect the best resources, blogs, people from an industry and second, based on the collected resources, 'paint' the landscape (categorise the resources, analyse the main trends, create the competitive landscape etc...). The first stage is basically "search" only and requires time and effort. The sources are mainly Google, Twitter, Quora, industry and tech blogs for the resources and for the startups Angel List, Crunchbase and producthunt . The second stage requires more "analysis" and the hardest thing is to get a clear picture based on hundreds of resources you've just read. The more you do it the more you get used to it actually. So for each trend I need to read a lot, to think about it a lot and then to stop completely for some time. Then it's easier to have a clearer picture and to create the competitive landscape. Once this initial effort has been made the whole content evolves by itself. Of course I'm aware that it's impossible to "nail" it from the first draft, but with a strong foundation it's easier to make the picture evolves later on. The mindmaps already changed, new interesting resources and analysis emerge etc... This is why these onepagers are thought as "dynamic" pages rather than "definitive" guides about an industry. I also think that it cannot be achieved alone, so the value of the community is key to add new resources, startups, data points, analysis etc... Processes will also be key to feed each onepager. Like a Chrome extension to add resources while browsing (you lower the friction of adding stuff) or connecting Angel List API to automatically feed the list of new startups. But to conclude I'm doing that for fun mostly and I enjoy it so far. No pressure on my side I'll just see where it goes and how :-)

@bramk thks! Really appreciate!

@daveambrose :-) thks Dave! If you ever come to France you definitely need to tell me before :-)