YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2017

by Quan Heng Lim, Cyber-Operations Consultant at Horangi. Agile Methodology.”. The trend today is for teams and projects to be flexible, adaptable, continuously reassessed and developed to ensure that products and/or companies fit market demand. Is agile & secure development a mismatch? The Lean Startup.”.

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Security Software Review Technical Review Agile 206

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

For the last 75 years computers (we’ll call these classic computers) have both shrunk to pocket size (iPhones) and grown to the size of warehouses (cloud data centers), yet they all continued to operate essentially the same way. Classic Computers – Programming. Classic Computers – Software Updates, New Features. Hang on to your seat.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 425

YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2014

It seems like almost all technology goes to market with a “beta” tag attached. And just this past April, Apple announced its plans to release its next OS X operating system in public beta. Thinking Aloud beta launch beta testing market testing product launch Sam Bahreini VoloForce'

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 8, 2020

Chief amongst these mistakes is the belief that your company can maintain a sluggish, sordid presence on popular platforms instead of needing an agile, fresh-faced approach. Do you have an agile social media policy? How to improve social media agility. Here’s how to determine if you’re making the best of social media.

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Social Media Agile Media Campaign 111

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Agile Engineering” to have teams prototype, test, and iterate their idea while discovering if they have a profitable business model. Value Propositions and Customer Segments are covered in weeks 1 and 2, emphasizing the search for problem/solution and then product/market fit. That works for almost all markets.

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Intellectual Property Lean IP Open Source 290

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

by Leonard Callejo, Director of Online Marketing at Cisco Webex. Marketing automation software. In today’s market, businesses need to employ a combination of inbound and outbound marketing techniques to attract qualified buyers across all channels. Customer relationship management software. Project management tools.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

It’s important enough that I dedicate a tab on my blog to startup sales & marketing. agile sales process? how should a VC do due diligence on sales operations? It’s the lifeblood of any organization and yet most startups don’t have any sales DNA on their teams. getting past the assistant. when to call.

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Software Review Sales Due Diligence Startup 300

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He has grown our US operations from 1 employee (him) to a global organization of 75 employees that will finish the year with 8-digit revenues (90+% recurring) and more than 350% year-over-year growth. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. The Agile Board. What Rob wrote in his post is right.

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Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Uber , Zenefits , Tanium , Lending Club CEOs of companies with billion dollar market caps have been in the news – and not in a good way. This era was a “buyer’s market” – there were more good companies looking to get funded than there were VCs. And while new markets were created (i.e. Board Control.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Businesses also demand flexibility, choice, agility, and cost-effectiveness from these enabling technologies to ensure that business capabilities can change with demand, market, trade mission, and more. The creation of Unix operating systems prompted a standardization of hardware and software into more focused and manageable systems.

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Technical Review Software Review Technology Architecture 160

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

I was having a second coffee with an ex student, now the head of a marketing inside a rapidly growing startup. His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. All good news. Why Do You Work Here? Titles Are Not Your Job.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

by Yi Ning Lim, marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign. This migration to the cloud helps to meet their operational needs, as well as to reduce costs and increase agility and efficiency. Yi Ning has a diverse background in marketing, finance and human resources, with experience both in the public and private sector.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

Running the “Agile&# Board. Doing nothing between board meetings to me is like running the “ waterfall software development process. &# We all know that modern software companies run on the “ agile &# development process by having short release cycles and frequent communications. You can do calls if need be.

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Software Review Early Stage Agile Partner 301

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve seen the Valley grow from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara to today where it stretches from San Jose to South of Market in San Francisco. But in the 20 th century, dominated by hardware, software, and life sciences, technology swings inside an existing market happened slowly — taking years, not months. The founders. The founders.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Things like coding, finance; design and marketing are second-nature in startup as opposed to segmented, corporate work. Due to a small work environment, there is very little paperwork involved in startups, especially in agile development. Adopt an Agile Work Environment. Less Bureaucracy. Streamline Your Project Pipeline.

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Technical Review Agile Startup Software Review 137

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Drawing insights from ARK Invest’s Big Ideas report, Y Combinator ’s Requests for Startups, and market trends, this post explores the most promising opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to make an impact in 2025. Compliance and Audit: YC sees a large opportunity to automate compliance and audit tasks using AI.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup Software Engineering 78

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Industry-specific domain experience becomes critical when identifying operational pain points ripe for transformation. This outside work provides a valuable source of revenue able to be used to fund operations. This provides both valuable experience and an understanding of the operational issues within each sector.

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Incubator Startup Software Developers Software Development 188

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

However, the shape of the curve—the length of the arc and the speed of the decline—is also determined by how you market that product at each stage of its life. In this article, we’ll look at the different stages of the product lifecycle through the lens of marketing. It also gives you a product to market. Image source.

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Product Marketing Software Review Social Media 142

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

This is why many business startups are scrambling for the right CRM tools in the market. These processes include but not limited to sales, technical support, marketing campaigns and customer service. Increased Agility. Customer relationship management software helps startups to increase business agility. But what is CRM?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Others in that cohort included Zviki Shimon (CFO), Yair Areli (senior VP of global sales), Nir Mandel (VP of product management), and Aviv Canaani (VP of marketing). DataRails allows companies to manage their data in Excel, operating as a front end to a cloud database , which makes it far more agile and easier to create accurate models.

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Hiring Software Review Customer Israel 172

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The no-code movement is one that’s completely revolutionizing the way small- and medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs take their operations and ideas digital, and it’s only just begun. As a result, entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, marketers, and anyone in between can take advantage. How no-code tools work. Accessibility.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 4, 2024

Entrepreneurs face overwhelming challenges, from market competition to financial management. Examples of Goals Increase Market Share: By expanding your product line, aim to capture 10% more of the market within two years. Revenue Growth: Achieve a 25% increase in annual revenue by entering new markets and boosting sales efforts.

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Technical Review Agile Audience Employee 146

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Companies are turning to AI to streamline their operations, notably in areas like customer service, cybersecurity, and fraud prevention. From identifying your audience to understanding the market and mapping out your finances, entrepreneurs have found they have a lot to do before building a successful venture.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I had joined MIPS Computers, my second semiconductor company , as the VP of marketing and also took on the role of the acting VP of Sales. I worked with engineering to try to find product/market fit ( big endian or little endian ?) I worked with engineering to try to find product/market fit ( big endian or little endian ?)

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Letting our customers and the market know that we were a real organization with real people rather than a pre-packaged, pre-processed marketing machine. Customers, press and the market responded positively. ‘ Here are some steps in the Inside Out organization. What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived.

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Customer Technical Review Software Review Mexico 280

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Adapting to emerging trends and staying agile will be crucial for startups as the metaverse grows. Incorporating metaverse technologies can help fuel customer engagement, streamline business operations, and expand revenue streams. Staying informed on operational trends is also vital for startups heading into 2024.

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Technical Review Generative AI Startup Agile 133

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Be agile and adapt to changing market needs – your customer’s needs are not static and they will continue to evolve. You need to remain at the forefront of such developments to avoid being commoditized or being made irrelevant. - Take risks – but do so only in a calculated and managed way.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2013

Although I initially dismissed DevOps as just another marketing fad, my friend John Willis corrected me, in the way that only true friends can do, saying, “Don’t be dense. Act I begins with IT Operations, where we’re supporting a large, complex revenue generating application. Our revenue pipeline stopped for two hours.”

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Phoenix Software Review Technical Review Cofounder 176

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This change has presented a challenge for the news and media companies to adopt digital technologies for their business operations. Staying agile and adapting to changes. This can be seen from the rapid rise of media outlets such as Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube among others.

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API Media Agile Technical Review 148

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 29, 2023

By gaining insight into their customer’s behavior and preferences, businesses can identify which technologies will have the most impact on their current operations and help them to stay ahead of their competitors. Investing in these technologies and using them to our advantage can make us more competitive and efficient in the market.

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Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Agile Technical Review 133

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A recovering world economy is likely to have different market forces post-pandemic than it had before the outbreak. A Different Post-Pandemic Market. Many of these businesses operated on shoestring budgets and tiny margins, which the pandemic’s challenges all but obliterated. However, the biggest hurdle is yet to come.

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Bankruptcy Startup Agile Technical Review 165

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2017

by Amanda Setili, author of “ Fearless Growth: The New Rules to Stay Competitive, Foster Innovation, and Dominate Your Markets “ Growth has always been fundamental to business success, but it’s never been more critical than it is now. In short, they operate confidently in uncertainty. Not anymore.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Malaysia Agile Employee 147

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2013

Customer development (the understanding of customer needs) must be married to agile development (a process which drives waste out of product development). Finally, entrepreneurs should build adaptive organisations which have cultures valuing learning from mistakes while operating with discipline.

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Lean Technical Review North America Startup 193

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You work tirelessly to understand your customer, market, and competition so you can differentiate. Voice-of-customer (VoC) research, user research, competitor research, and insights on jobs-to-be-done (JTBD) can inform your marketing strategy. . Market share. Brand tracking is how you measure if those efforts are paying off.

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Metrics Marketing Campaign Audience 157

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. The story behind its substantial growth in the market is simple: people love to shop in the most convenient way possible, and a smartphone is a perfect way to do it.

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eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Whenever a company is not able to sustain itself in the market, they look for interim managers. When a business has to adapt to the rapid changes in the market, interim managers enhance operational agility. Overall Management Helps to Sustain in the Market. So, let’s go through the benefits one after the other.

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Management Technical Review Agile Hiring 165

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 5, 2010

Now by all of the usual arguments for Lean, Agile, and minimimalism, I should have used boogers too: Boogers were already semi-standardized. Boogers are drawn on the screen once, and don't change unless the window is resized — an infrequent operation. Boogers take less effort to draw.

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