A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

During a lull in her practice she got a serendipitous opportunity to shift gears completely and ended up leading software product development teams. But now she has the vision and ability to design her own software, capitalizing on modern trends (e.g. Here's one tiny example: I give talks on peer code review at conferences.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

That has resulted in a number of policies designed to stimulate startup activity of which the most important is the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and it’s younger brother the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). However, finding and assessing investment opportunities is still a difficult and time consuming business.

Early Stage 119

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Do you have a Startup Founder Developer Gap ?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In order to truly find success this must be matched by a development team that consistently strives to deliver truly life-bettering products and services that customers keep coming back for. Implementing technological upgrades that get your thoughtfully designed products to market is a must in today’s competitive corporate world.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 31, 2010

At Smart Bear we make a peer review tool for software programmers; you don't have to be a geek to know that any software development tool company shares the following fear: "What if Microsoft copies us?" What better way to accomplish that than to buy the #1 (or maybe now #2) code review tool company — hey that's us!

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

It’s not enough to review the localized website and decide it’s not offensive. Imagine finding out at the last minute that test translated text doesn’t fit into boxes properly or the design isn’t flattering. Your team would then have to spend more time editing code to make sure everything is corrected.

Development Team Review 158

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2014

Automated testing assesses the designed boundaries of your product. The feedback gathered during beta testing can provide a direction for future updates or versions of your product, which can cut costs down the line and improve the turnaround time for your development team. What You Gain From Beta Testing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

To do the right activities you need to start with a top down assessment with what you’re trying to achieve with your marketing. One of the most important movements in software design in the past few years has been a return to simplicity – a move away from the Microsoft era of every release adding a new 150 unused features.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

It plays a crucial role in product development too, where generative AI speeds up design processes, streamlines testing, and tailors user experiences effectively. AI-driven document review and analysis expedite the handling of large volumes of legal documents, contracts, and case files, saving considerable time and labor costs.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

If the pop-up displays an on-target offer and is presented infrequently and has a professional design, I consider them a viable option with a potentially very positive impact on your email list growth. Pop-up technology has become more subtle, with the lightbox pop-up becoming the new standard (and also able to bypass pop-up blockers).

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Trello : “We use this on the dev team to manage and organize our projects. I like the Kanban board design for project management, which makes it easy to organize tasks by what stage of completion they’re in. ” -Mike Wheeler, Lead Web Developer. ” -Mike Wheeler, Lead Web Developer.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Accounting Beyond reviewing transactions, what accounting support do you need? Graphic design? UI/UX design? Team and Process Are you using, or planning to use any software development methodologies? How big is the anticipated development team? Reporting What needs to be reported? Fulfillment?

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

Mobile app development trends — what to expect. First, there are global (long-term) trends that concern IT giants and are designed for a mass audience. In 2021, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) will be one of the main trends for mobile app development. Suppose you want to design a room. Why is it so?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 26, 2020

You’ll need to consider the design and build of product pages, setting up shipping and payment processing , and implementing the proper security protocols to protect customer’s data. Template vs. custom design. After you select your eCommerce platform, you’ll need to decide on an approach for the design and development of the website.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

We’ve heard this from startup founders, product managers, development team leads, CTOs, and others who see their product gaining traction, but simultaneously see performance falling off a cliff. Too often though, it’s the result of performance needs not being properly assessed at the start of work. So, why does this happen?

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

Here are the scrum components: Roles: Team, Product owner, Scrum Master and Team. Events: Sprint planning meeting, Release planning, Daily scrum meeting, Review meeting and Sprint retrospective. Design and execution is innovative and experimental. Company wants to improve existing T-shirt: design and colour.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

If you’re new to the world of web design and want to know how you can use it to your medical company’s advantage, this is the article for you. When you start the web design process, make sure that all of your product pages are mobile friendly. You can accomplish this objective by utilizing responsive web design techniques.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2017

Traditionally associated with development and product management, agile is a lightweight and, well, agile framework for software development and bringing features and products to market. Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 2, 2024

Ensuring transparent pay and benefits, where employees understand how their compensation is determined and what benefits they are entitled to, promotes trust and fairness within the team. It’s crucial to design a compensation structure that effectively acknowledges contributions.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

At the very least, if you have a development team and/or work with an outside developer already and are interested in Passbook, have them take a look at Apple’s documentation to see what kind of investment it will take to get going. PassWallet (Android port).

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

At the very least, if you have a development team and/or work with an outside developer already and are interested in Passbook, have them take a look at Apple’s documentation to see what kind of investment it will take to get going. PassWallet (Android port).

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Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review Mobile 135

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

But we couldn''t have identified this without having clear metrics (that high bug count) to assess our development process. So, depending on which team you are talking to at Shutterstock, we may be Lean Startup or Agile or Kanban or some other method depending on the type of problem that team is designed to solve.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 12, 2017

The team at Everypixel asked designers, editors and experienced stock photographers to help them generate a training dataset as an example. What may come as a surprise is that stock image search engines have been around since the early nineteenth century, providing businesses and designers with professional photos.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

Blog posts by your development team explain the complexities of how the AI system works, highlight how you gather and parse training data, and list use cases befitting Fortune 500 clients. It can also come up in face-to-face meetings—sales pitches, conferences talks, account reviews, etc. Image source).

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

So you’ve developed your dream app and uploaded it to the market, eagerly waiting for a flood of downloads to propel your product to stardom. But despite announcing it on your Facebook page and getting some positive reviews, you can’t seem to get past 50 downloads a day. Here are some of my top tips: 1. Tell a story.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2020

This most likely involves a combination of an operational team (cloud, enterprise, commerce, etc) and the corporate development team, led by Don Harrison. Notable acquisitions include Youtube and Nest, or more recently smart glasses manufacturer North or wearable tracker FitBit (under review).

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Also make sure that you’re communicating well with any web developers or designers you hire. Have appropriate expectations, listen to the professionals in your employ and don’t micro-manage a design or development project. One of the biggest keys to getting great work is being a great client.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

View analytical reports – Besides, the admin of the Uber-like app for courier delivery assesses insightful data about business performance like revenue, cash flow, costs, profits, the average number of courier bookings in a month or year, and overall customer rating. .

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 5, 2016

before visitors have time to suffer through friction and other “conversion killers” When conducting quality assurance, frequently referred to as QA, you’ll work closely with the development team to ensure everything looks and works correctly on all relevant devices and on all relevant browsers. ” (via NN/g).

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 8, 2016

Make risk assessments based on potential geographic location. If establishing physical offices in a developing country, split them into at least two physical areas hundreds of miles apart from each other. Be wary of storms and monitor trustable weather sites at least twice daily. They founded Free Event Finder.

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SVPG

JUNE 25, 2013

That said, many teams are still learning the techniques and methods of strong teams, and in this article we wanted to highlight what to look for in a strong product team and how to help the team develop. Team Staffing: Is there a strong product manager/owner?

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 21, 2010

In our previous post we posited that Scalable Startups are designed to become large companies. By now, the board has a good sense of the skill set of the CEO and executive team as entrepreneurs. It’s up to the board to decide which group the current executive team falls into. Scalable Startups at Adolescence. What’s Next.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Before I tell you what I like and don’t like about Kajabi based on what I know so far, I should point out what exactly the service is designed to do. Tags: Reviews Pillar Scripts, Software & Membership Sites andy jenkins AWeber content management systems fusionhq infusionsoft kajabi nanacast. What Is Kajabi?

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Ben's Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Interestingly, one of the first things that you learn when you run an engineering organization is that a good Quality Assurance organization cannot build a high quality product, but it can tell you when the development team builds a low quality product. What is the quality of your company’s written performance reviews?

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

With development teams often based around the world, being the center of communication and progress can either lead to a tremendously successful strategy or a bottleneck that can slow down an entire company. Organization and Execution Your new CTO should be able to handle your development team so that projects run along smoothly.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 16, 2018

When building a personalized app for the donor registration organization DKMS, the software development team at Clevertech focused on simplifying and streamlining the original system to help retain users. They use smartphones to compare prices, check social media for reviews, and read articles about the pros and cons of each choice.

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