"Managing Humans:" a New Book by Michael Lopp

Great book highly recommend
http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/03/Managing_Humans

The Institute for Information Technology publications

The Institute for Information Technology (IIT) is one of the National Research Council's (NRC) 20 research institutes and national programs.
NRC-IIT conducts scientific research, develops technology, creates knowledge and supports innovation.
http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/iit-publications-iti

Agile Patterns: The Technical Cluster

http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/agile-patterns

25 steps for building a Micro-ISV

Eric Sink's book --> http://www.ericsink.com/bos/Business_of_Software.html

Podcast on the topic from Scott --> Hanselminutes Podcast 47 - How to start your own MicroISV

25 steps on secreetgeek.net --> http://secretgeek.net/25steps.asp

I recommend comprehend the material in the order listed here. Book give you reqlly good base, espeacially if you don't have a business degree. Leon Bambrick in his interview and his blog gives some practical perspective.

The Ruby Way: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming, Second Edition

The Ruby Way: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming, Second Edition
by Hal Fulton
Publisher: Addison Wesley Professional
Pub Date: October 25, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-672-32884-4
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32884-8
Pages: 888
http://techbus.safaribooksonline.com/0768667208