YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Covering a wide range of topics on social Customer Relationship Management (CRM), this ambitious book spans a wide spectrum of social business topics. From the Use Cases, the book proposes that a Social CRM methodology could be adopted. S = Strategy, the stuff that the book teaches. m = Measurement, a necessary evil.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 187

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2020

With businesses getting more globalized than ever, with offices being situated in different locations and time zones, there are different technologies being used to accommodate such settings. As shared resources there can always be clashes between different people as to the booking of meeting rooms. Centralized booking process.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Software Review Distribution Employee 279

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Moving Office to the cloud is a big step for Microsoft, but with new technology you normally have to accept bugs and performance issues. Books & Reviews business software Microsoft Office 365 review' Office 365 Enterprise E3 costs £14.70 a month per user with an annual commitment upon sign-up.

Software Review 168

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Hosting 168

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

He is not a technical person, but is somewhat web savvy. It's the same as when I've created financial models and then have it reviewed by a hard-core CFO, sophisticated investor or similar kind of expert. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format.

Developer 354

Developer Technical Review Fractional CTO Software Review 354

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I had dinner this week with a top new customer at one of our enterprise software investments. I wish I did more enterprise software investing because when I attend meetings like this I realize that this is my core DNA – rolling out business software solutions to customers. You can’t. Many people advise against this.

Software Review 341

Software Review Customer Technical Review LP 341

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup? If you buy that Amazon is a tech startup then essentially you’ve already answered the question. years of software development.

Technical Review 268

Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review Artificial Inteligence 268

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

They know the community, and theyre more likely to take a personal approach when reviewing your loan application. Tech That Makes Life EasierSoftware and Tools for Financial Management Managing your finances doesnt have to mean drowning in spreadsheets. If your budgets tight, look into free or low-cost tax assistance programs.

Phoenix 148

Phoenix Small Business Small Business Administration Software Review 148

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? How can we address this risk?

CTO Hire 231

CTO Hire Technical Review Developer Software Review 231

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Technology disruption is happening at a rapid pace all around us. We asked our entrepreneurs what changes do they expect due to technology shortly, and this is what they have to say. #1- I also expect to see more technology to assist with personalized experiences at trade shows, both in person and virtually, shortly.

Technical Review 126

Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence Technology 126

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It is often the fortuitous mixture of new technologies, customer awareness and then acceptance of the technology and then the slow adoption into our daily lives that leads to markets exploding. If you’re a startup or product person and haven’t read his book Four Steps to Epiphany please do. He was tech.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Bulgaria Lean 374

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. Gather your resources before scaling the business.

Technical Review 329

Technical Review Merger Software Review Acquisition 329

Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. All the usual caveats apply.

Programming 287

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 287

YoungUpstarts

MAY 15, 2019

This cross-platform is one of its kinds and certainly the easiest software to mount cloud storage services as local drives on Mac. Now, let’s review CloudMounter to give you an idea why you should mount and encrypt cloud services as a local disk on any Mac platform. You can share your concerns and ideas with tech specialists.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Software Review Finder Cloud 127

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Technological progress has significantly altered our lives, specifically by increasing carbon dioxide emissions from various corporations. Hence, car sharing software came into existence. Now, let us imagine that 10 of them took the bus due to the lack of their own car, 5 used car sharing vehicles, and another 5 purchased bicycles.

Software Review 158

Software Review Software Mobile Technical Review 158

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

” The local kennels were full as many people had pre-booked for vacations. They can read reviews, see pictures and even talk to the family before confirming. I typed in my brothers zip code and ton of houses popped up in his area and I was able to search out on a map view. ” Booked it. “Oh s**t.”

San Diego 344

San Diego Technical Review Seed Capital Sacramento 344

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 6, 2020

Advancements in technology have made virtually every aspect of our lives easier. Smart scheduling software for employees is a terrific example of modern tech that refines and upgrades a traditional workplace process – in this case, staff rostering. Skill-Based Scheduling. Access Anywhere. Compliance Made Easy.

Software Review 179

Software Review Software Product Technical Review 179

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

I found these challenges and opportunities outlined well in a classic book, “ Out-Innovate ,” by Alexandre Lazarow. Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Develop new venture models for tougher ecosystems.

Global 345

Global Silicon Valley Marketing Indonesia 345

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition.

Startup 418

Startup Revenue Technical Review Flash 418

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Many aspiring entrepreneurs are looking to the Internet as an opportunity to get rich quick, instead of a place where you can start a business you love, for very little capital and minimal technical expertise. There are also many other good sources of guidance, including the classic book “ Click Millionaires ” by Scott Fox.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Software Review Internet Revenue 312

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2018

In the evaluation we have arrived at in association to the top die cutters, we think the Brother ScanNCut stands out from the competition because it is lacking in computer software, cartridges and dies, which makes it a type of electronic cutting-machine opposed to a traditional die cutter.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Software Review Later Stage Stock 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

I found these challenges and opportunities outlined well in a new book, “ Out-Innovate ,” by Alexandre Lazarow. Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Develop new venture models for tougher ecosystems.

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Indonesia Venture Capital Global 312

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Covering a wide range of topics on social Customer Relationship Management (CRM), this ambitious book spans a wide spectrum of social business topics. Metz provides a good definition in his book as follows: “The customer owns the conversation now, so companies need to change the way they do business. Defining Social CRM.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Espousing that borrowing money and debt are optional, the book proposed that entrepreneurs starting such businesses were more interested in the lifestyle it offered rather than making oodles of cash. Let me cover the salient points of the book. The book also covered ways to raise funds and increase profits. Nuts and Bolts.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review South Carolina Startup 100

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

This required convincing software vendors to move their applications to our unique machine architecture. I had hired the VP of marketing from a potential software partner who was responsible to get all this 3 rd party software on our computer. His real job – the action – was to get the software moved onto our machine.

Silicon Valley 332

Silicon Valley RSS Software Review Technical Review 332

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

There is no doubt that technology has become an integral part of any industry, whether it may be manufacturing, health, transport, or even legacy industries such as construction, publishing and retail. Some focus on using technology as their primary driver of development, while others use it as an aid. Higher levels of automatization.

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Software Review 158

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I should note that my friend Brad Feld has written a new book on the subject that I would recommend if you want the bible on the topic. Reviewing financial & operational performance. But as importantly Josh was also formerly a startup CEO of a tech business and thus had empathy for startup land. Mentorship. And so on.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Board Effect

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Much work goes into the agenda before the secretary can send it out to the board members in enough time to prepare for the upcoming meeting.The board chair reviews the agenda of the previous meeting, as well as the minutes. Technology can help make the setting and distributing the agenda easier.

Technical Review 92

Technical Review Jacksonville Software Review Florida 92

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2024

The Power of Verified Reviews: Why Agencies Thrive with Clutch written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Katie Hollar, the marketing lead at Clutch , a leading global marketplace for business service providers.

Technical Review 90

Technical Review Software Review B2B Demand 90

Version One Ventures

APRIL 11, 2019

Instead of asking three questions as we did with Bala, we’re going to take a very deep dive into a critical topic: code quality. What follows below are Sin-Mei’s words on how she (and Shippo) define code quality. How do you define code quality? or “What does code quality mean to you?” Functional quality.

Part-Time VPE 99

Part-Time VPE Software Review Engineer Technical Review 99

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, founders thinking about starting a company can be overwhelmed by choice, as there are so many problems to tackle with technology, but it could be comforting to know that investors are interested in those areas in the first place. Looking for startups solving practical use cases that go beyond gaming.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.

Technical Review 252

Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Metrics 252

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

I worked in both before leaving to work in a software company at 17. I used to ask Deborah to book my travel plans in France and Germany were I went 1-2 times / month. There were online tools to book this stuff but the Internet booking sites were early. She opened 2 businesses – a bakery and then a restaurant.

Sacramento 416

Sacramento Baltimore Germany DC 416

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A version of this article is in the Harvard Business Review. Technology cycles have become a treadmill, and for startups to survive they need to be on a continuous innovation cycle. 20th Century Tech Liquidity = Initial Public Offering. Technology Cycles Measured in Years. This seems to be occurring more and more.

Founder 281

Founder Technical Review CTO Hire IPO 281

Hearpreneur

APRIL 28, 2024

Technology innovation is driving advancements in various industries, shaping our world today. From AI and machine learning to biotechnology, technology is revolutionizing our lives. This was the birth of my most successful technology innovation. Thanks to Shammika Munugoda, Apptimistic ! #2- Thanks to Uku Tomikas, Messente !

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Technology Entrepreneur Artificial Inteligence 138

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. GE’s gross margin was 21% last year, compared with 28% at United Technologies and 30% at Siemens.

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Institutional Investors Dividend Stock Technical Review 271