Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. It will narrow your development focus, and adjust your strategy for you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2012

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. It will narrow your development focus, and adjust your strategy for you.

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Agile Entrepreneur Social Network Software Developers 230

Diego Basch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For some reason many people discuss the problem of estimating software development timeframes without properly understanding the issue. “Software development” is such a huge endeavor that it doesn’t even make sense to talk about estimates without an understanding of the kinds of problems software can solve.

Software Development 78

Software Development Software Developers Software Developer 78

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. Convenience First and foremost, you must decided whether to work with individuals or development companies.

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Software Development Software Developers Software Review Software 79

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

Hosting 248

Hosting Bootstrapping .Net Social Network 248

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years. Development dollars have been spent and the system is not going to be able to be used for the business.

Fractional CTO 175

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Startup Social Network 175

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

Startup 252

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal. For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC.

Technical Review 218

Technical Review Software Review Cofounder Social Network 218

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

This is a customer development problem. By the end of this article, you should have a better understanding of how to develop new products or tweak your existing offerings by working with existing or prospective customers to incorporate their feedback to create viable solutions to their problems, and clearly communicate their value.

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Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

Cost 220

Cost Startup Hosting Bootstrapping 220

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Sales and Social Media. Social networks are a real breakthrough of the 21st century. According to Smart Insights, the number of social media users globally grew from 4.2 In 2022, it has become necessary for both a startup and a large enterprise to increase their visibility on social networks.

Small Business 179

Small Business Software Review Social Media Social Network 179

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Make sure you go through the 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. Find out who is good.

Technical Cofounder 211

Technical Cofounder Cofounder CTO Hire Los Angeles 211

Gust

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. It will narrow your development focus, and adjust your strategy for you.

Agile 163

Agile Startup Lean Social Network 163

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Say you’re a Mac user and need video recording, image capturing and annotating software – perhaps you simply need something nifty to manipulate videos and pictures for Web use - but unwilling to shell out the dough for Adobe’s full Creative Cloud suite, you may want to consider Voila by software developer Global Delight.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

eCommerce 196

eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping .Net 196

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009.

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Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. Take software developers as an example. They are not alone. This article was first posted in The Financialist.].

Technical Review 170

Technical Review United States Software Review China 170

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. 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

JUNE 26, 2017

Surprisingly, 42% of Gen Z claims that social media directly influences how they feel about themselves and how they see the world. With such a strong connection to social media, tech marketers will start to focus their campaigns on social networks more than they do now. Going mobile. The growth of on-demand economy.

Social Media 138

Social Media Social Network Mobile Demand 138

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

With a humongous 75,000-square-foot space in SoHo, WeWork bills itself as “the physical social network,” a place where people can get connected and work live and in person. Professionals at Co+Hoots include designers, lawyers, marketers, writers, software developers, offering not just camaraderie, but services as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. It will narrow your development focus, and adjust your strategy for you.

Agile 120

Agile Startup Social Network Software Developers 120

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. Labels: customer development , lean startup 8comments: Amy said.

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

First and foremost, succeeding as a Digital Entrepreneur (my new catch-all keyword for traditional funded startups, unfunded startups, microISVs, indie game developers and content creators like bands and authors. How were you able to convert this knowledge into a software product? means you need to be the most stubborn S.O.B.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur Social Media Software Web 225

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

Whether you’re building the next best home automation system, a revolutionary robotics product, or a new kind of software, the programming language you use to make it happen is the foundation of your work. Remote developers are statistically more experienced and you can hire based on their proficiency instead of proximity to your office.

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Programming Ruby Java Open Source 100

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The part that would require the most complex development – the true innovation that no one else does. For many startups, this was the secret to massive success : David Quail is a super talented software engineer, with one exit already under his belt. Replace technology with people. Can a real person perform these tasks manually?

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Cofounder Artificial Inteligence Startup Widget 167

YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2012

consider (getting out more, or) using current corporate connections and social networks to advertise your discretion and trustworthiness, and get your home-based business off the ground. If you’re a software developer, find work creating apps. If you’re the type that has nothing to do from 5 p.m. Etsy Store. Freelancing.

Small Business 205

Small Business Coder Portfolio Demand 205

The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks. Now, the startup and its software solutions are both household names.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. Github is a web based hosting service for software development projects that use Git, a revision control system. The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008.

Web 140

Web Curation Open Source Demand 140

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

When people would ask a similar question back then about the difficulty of software development, my usual response was “anyone can write a TAP program over a weekend that will work with 80% of the paging systems in the world…but getting it to work on the other 20% will take you a year.”

Kazakhstan 107

Kazakhstan Belarus Accredited Investor Portugal 107

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

For one, capacity development. Also SJ's obsession with better taste (positively) contributes to the overall product development process. There are some good anecdotes about Chief Engineers in the Toyota Product Development Book. What do all those other people do? Will start to pay attention. Great post Eric.

San Francisco 166

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2016

Myspace was the largest social networking website in the world. I was working as a software developer in New York City and came upon a recurring problem, having to spend tedious hours coding online forms. Users ask for integrations and new features, and that feedback feeds into our development cycle.

Bootstrapping 100

Bootstrapping San Francisco New York City Software Developers 100

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

When I came to Paris in 2006, I had a well-developed idea for a startup and nothing else. There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network. Web and mobile.

France 163

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Applicaster’s solutions are adopted by a constantly growing number of world leading content owners, format developers, broadcasters, cable companies, and MNOs. Utilizing a recently developed innovative technology, BetterView leads a revolution in the content world. Betterview - Company Website. Brandsforce - Company Website.

Israel 133

Israel Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Startup Business Development 101 | A VC – [link]. 40 Well Designed Free Social Networking Icons – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 40 Well Designed Free Social Networking Icons – [link].

Social Media 108

Social Media Small Business Design Media 108

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development? The Problem With Traditional Product Development.

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