simplify quick-start build instructions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fca0c2..2fd0a2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
git submodule init
git submodule update --remote --merge --recursive
-And then, with jdk 1.8+, maven 3.1+, and go 1.6+ installed (or skip go with `-Dno-go-client`):
+And then, with jdk 1.8+ and maven 3.1+ installed:
- mvn clean install
+ mvn clean install -Dno-go-client -Dno-rpm
-The results are in `brooklyn-dist/dist/target/`.
-To run, you might:
+The results are in `brooklyn-dist/dist/target/`, including a tar and a zip.
+Or to run straight after the build, do:
pushd brooklyn-dist/dist/target/brooklyn-dist/brooklyn/
bin/brooklyn launch
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
* **[setting up Git](https://brooklyn.apache.org/developers/code/git-more.html)** with forks, submodules (or alternatively [avoiding submodules](https://brooklyn.apache.org/developers/code/git-more.html#not-using-submodules)) and other productivity hints
+* the **[maven build](http://brooklyn.apache.org/v/latest/dev/env/maven-build.html)** and what to do on build errors
+
<!--- BROOKLYN_VERSION_BELOW -->
* **[project structure](https://brooklyn.apache.org/v/0.10.0-SNAPSHOT/dev/code/structure.html)** of the codebase and submodules
