TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear.

Technical Review 260

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built. The "Questions" post is probably the most important.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 26, 2022

If you’re not already, adopt an agile methodology not only for software development, but also for communication improvements. And though there’s no question that growth is a crucial part of a software company’s success, it shouldn’t be viewed as the only driving factor for your future actions.

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Software Japan Agile Employee 171

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The M&A market remains driven by very large deals, with Synopsys’ acquisition of Ansys for $35B being the largest this year so far. In this context, the cloud IPO market shows little signs of reopening. However, M&A activity remains solid, with 2024 already above 2023 at $58.7B.

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Software Cloud Israel Europe 62

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

In light of this, software developers are beginning to cater to the digital transformation needs of SMBs. Owners no longer have to buy management software meant for big business. Solutions aimed at SMBs are more widely available.

Artificial Inteligence 164

Artificial Inteligence Analytics SCRUM Cofounder 164

Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

Appian, which is very much focused on branding as a low-code software vendor). Funding Follows Growth and Acquisitions The big fundraising event in this space in the first part of 2021 was Camunda and their $100 million series B round. Acquisitions like this start to make the math for Camunda’s fundraise make a lot of sense.

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Cofounder Marketing North America Acquisition 94

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. Likewise, Microsoft (which applied for about twice the H-1B visas it received for 2015) opened a Vancouver office where they’ll hire and train about 400 software developers. Acquire a smaller development shop.

Canada 153

Canada Acquisition Vertical Hiring 153

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We do that for software developers, integrating with their tools instead of Word and working within their standard practices. Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. After release of v3.0

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Development 261

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 21, 2014

Maybe they''re locked up in golden handcuffs post-acquisition of their startup. Plus, it gives you some street cred if at least one software developer thinks that what you are building should and could be built. They can help vet what you''re building, give you credibility in the hiring process and help assess candidates.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

That doesn’t mean you need to be a software developer or an engineer — though that can be a big advantage, depending on your industry — but you must be comfortable with technology in general. His healthcare venture, benefitsCONNECT, innovated healthcare benefits administration and resulted in a highly successful acquisition.

Entrepreneur 205

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bandwidth 205

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 14, 2010

Today, Rally Software – a company I’ve been an investor in since 2003 – announced that they have acquired AgileZen. If you are an Agile software development shop, or follow ALM, Rally just added Kanban to the mix. Tags: My Investments acquisition agile agilezen kanban rally.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2017

Plus, starting an online business of course has it’s costs, but with a multitude of solutions out there (with Subbly being one of them) you don’t need to spend thousands on software development or marketing to validate your business idea.

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Churn Rate eCommerce Business Model Bootstrapping 149

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2010

As I’ve written in the past, I encourage companies I’m an investor in to continually explore small acquisitions when entrepreneurs have created something that is on their roadmap. AgileZen was one such company and the acquisition has been a successful one for everyone. Why did you start AgileZen ?

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Time horizons for Return on Investment from a VC investment may be 7+ years, ROI from the acquisition of an earlier stage company, 4-5 years and the ROI from acquisition of a mature company, 2-3 years.) In Stage 2, the corporation adds venture capital and/or mergers-and-acquisition teams to provide these functions.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Geoloqi’s tools help software developers integrate sensitive location features, which are hard to build from scratch. Geoloqi solves those problems for its developer customers. Geoloqi’s free apps show off the kinds of superpowers that can be built using its software development kit. Location, Location, Location.

Portland 163

Portland Oregon Merger Software Development 163

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 11, 2018

Time and time again, I hear how hard of a time startups are having recruiting, especially for software developers. We'll get multiple companies together in the same room sharing brief overviews of their stack--be it the code they use to run their applications or even the marketing processes in place for their "acquisition stack".

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Software Engineering Software Development Software Developers Software 106

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It lets you clearly identify which activities are the main contributors to your acquisition goals. Founder of Square Boat , Gaurav Gupta was one of the earliest software developers at SlideShare-LinkedIn which was followed by working for companies like Naukri.com, Educomp, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, etc.

Software Review 113

Software Review Startup Azure SEO 113

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2010

I’ve talked before about initial conversations with founders and the questions I’m likely going to ask Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything. Part of those questions are around Startup Metrics.

Metrics 159

Metrics Startup Retention Software Development 159

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

Read the Geography of Software Development Outsourcing for guidance. What is your customer acquisition cost? A lower budget does not always mean lower quality. There are a lot of talents among these teams that can provide quality that can compete in the market. The complexity of the mobile application. 1-2 months?

Artificial Inteligence 150

Artificial Inteligence Developer Development Team Review United Kingdom 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, That died with waterfall software development. The COGS (costs of goods sold) tells me about how big your customer acquisition costs will be. People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. portfolios. Do so at your peril.

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Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Companies are now hiring remote accountants, web designers, administrative assistants, bloggers & content writers, advertisers, branding agencies, software developers, IT managers, and other positions while keeping their core team intact. All of that goes away when an employer hires remote contracted help.

Cloud 113

Cloud eCommerce Security Advertising 113

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Today’s trend of acqui-hires can result in some dissatisfied technical teams post acquisition. Likewise, Microsoft (which applied for about twice the H-1B visas it received for 2015) opened a Vancouver office where they’ll hire and train about 400 software developers. Acquire a smaller development shop.

Canada 66

Canada Acquisition Vertical Hiring 66

Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2020

But when Airbnb can knocking, we quickly realized that our most likely long-term outcome was going to be an acquisition, and that we couldn’t think of a single better company to end up at. That decision early on for me, to get into software development, was the one thing allowed me to have this freedom to take time to explore and new paths.

Framework 123

Framework Engineer Startup Software Developers 123

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2016

This group of metrics covers numbers such as monthly unique visitors to the website and customer acquisition cost. London based bespoke software development company. Despite huge efforts and seemingly good results, it’s important to use real metrics to arrive at a final verdict. Customer Success Metrics.

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Management Product Churn Rate Green 100

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Geoloqi’s tools help software developers integrate sensitive location features, which are hard to build from scratch. Geoloqi solves those problems for its developer customers. Geoloqi’s free apps show off the kinds of superpowers that can be built using its software development kit. Location, Location, Location.

Portland 104

Portland Oregon Merger Software Development 104

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Guttula, Bizosys' CEO, and Karana founded the company with the goal to "simplify software development." The second product is 10Screens, a tool to visualize business requirements critical to software development, which tend to be hampered by poor communication among various stakeholders.

India 123

India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Search Engineer 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. One of his companies - Gluecode - was sold to IBM for a pretty good price.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Internet 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Mobile 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Los Angeles Southern California CTO Hire 150

ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

In 2020 we applied the same approach to two of our customers: idronect (software to manage drone businesses) and Opsfleet (software development company). With Opsfleet, the situation was critical as they provide a commodity service (software development) and have signifcant competition.

B2B 150

B2B Sales Cycle Belgium IP 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Networking Southern California Los Angeles 150