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 Services
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What do you need to get a small company off the ground?  Some of it
depends on what you consider "off the ground", see for example
Y-combinator_ for examples of just how much of a traditional company
you don't actually need, if you've got an angel taking care of the
rent.

.. _Y-combinator: http://ycombinator.com/

Let's assume you've got an idea and a few engineers, and want them to
be able to

  * work together on the idea

  * deliver something to customers

  * get paid

  * improve the product based on customer feedback (and/or internal
    brainstorming)

  * add more engineers as more money comes in

These use cases map to existing services, like

  * shared whiteboard/shared document services

    * `pbwiki`

    * `Google Docs`

  * messaging/conferencing

    * `Skype`

    * `Google Chat`

  * payroll/hr

    * `Administaff`

    * `FreshBooks`

    * `Intuit Online`

  * customer issue tracking

    * `SalesForce.com`

    * `Gossamer Threads` Hosted RT

  * recruiting

    * `LinkedIn`