Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

Intellectual Property 238

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Offshore 238

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

years of software development. They didn’t do this by selling better books or electronics, they did it by building a logistics & warehouse powerhouse. MakeSpace doesn’t need large numbers of local storage facilities near your house, so it has a greatly reduced cost structure for its facilities.

Technical Review 268

Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review Artificial Inteligence 268

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Tools, especially broader tools like programming languages, come with a lot of baggage, an attitude or even a philosophy on software development. For example, we picked Clojure for our development work. It means you’ve set up good tooling so that developers can attack problems quickly without a lot of grunt work.

Technology 334

Technology Ruby Startup Engineer 334

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Next we teach Distribution Channels (how are you going to sell the product) and Customer Relationships (how do you Get/Keep/Grow customers) and Revenue Streams (what’s the Revenue Model strategy and pricing tactics.) (You get an introduction to reimbursement early here, while the details are described later in the “Revenue” lecture.).

Intellectual Property 290

Intellectual Property Lean IP Open Source 290

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

For example, if you’re building a mobile app, then the key activities are: app software development, user interface design and demand creation skills. For medical devices it might be mechanical engineering, clinical trials, regulatory approval, freedom to operate (intellectual property) and figuring out a reimbursement strategy.

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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

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

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. This post is about what happens BETWEEN board meetings.

Software Review 301

Software Review Early Stage Agile Partner 301

Steve Blank

JANUARY 2, 2014

Part 6: Distribution channels in Life Sciences. Jason Crane - PhD UCSF Manager Scientific Software Development. Part 3: described what we’re going to do about it. Part 4: This Will Save us Years – Customer Discovery in Medical Devices. Part 5: Value proposition and customer segments in Life Sciences.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 28, 2013

So much of the focus was on how to produce usable software developers inside the four walls of a classroom. There was a CTO in the room who had a fifty plus person tech team and so I asked him, "How many of your developers learned their trade in the classroom versus being essentially self taught?". Answer: All self-taught.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Software Developers Software Development 140

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

One of the emails reinforced the challenge of “traditional software development” vs. the new generation of “Agile software development.” ” I started experiencing, and understanding, agile in 2004 when I made an investment in Rally Software.

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Agile Software Developers Software Development Architecture 134

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Despite their relatively small operational footprint, SMBs can still manage highly complex jobs, ranging from internal software development projects to client-facing deliverables. He has managed award winning, distributed, remote marketing teams spanning the globe for over 20 years. Project management tools.

Small Business 173

Small Business Agile Software Software Development 173

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. I had two goals in mind: I wanted to be even more technical than I already was as a developer (I wanted to work on cutting edge stuff, which back then was the Internet – pre World Wide Web browsers) and I wanted to live & work in Europe.

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Europe France San Francisco Chicago 352

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

For example, Beantown looks to data analytics jobs Boston police can rely upon to determine where in the city crime occurs for officer distribution. In a recent report, the BLS includes new management, teaching, and software engineering positions that focus on data analytics. Safety is another advantage of data analytics.

Analytics 124

Analytics Software Engineering Russia Software Developers 124

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2019

In this article, we will talk about all-star software development teams and some ways to build one. The second important decision is choosing between a co-located remote software development team and fully distributed development team. Co-located remote teams vs. distributed team. Source: Pexels.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review South America Technology Europe 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 120

The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

On the enterprise side of our business, we’ve seen the increasing demand from traditional large corporate buyers looking for ways to manage a more distribute workforce,” Cooper said. “In Every part of our organization has members of the team that are distributed all over the world. Focus on the East.

Russia 151

Russia Ukraine Latvia Lithuania 151

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

“Minecraft” accounts for nearly all of Mojang’s revenue, highlighting the risk to Microsoft should interest in “Minecraft” dissolve, or Microsoft fails to produce “Minecraft” sequels or add-on software.

Acquisition 157

Acquisition Azure Merger Sweden 157

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Design, print and distribute. It’s now the name given to eye-catching and simple advertisements that can be distributed across social media, and not just in your city. Software like Adobe Spark’s flyer maker can assist in creating both digital and physical flyers. Flyers were once a traditional-only affair.

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Software Review Marketing Technical Review Merger 100

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer. You could then distribute flyers asking potential customers to contact you about the service, and find out how many are interested.

Web 160

Web Silicon Valley Salary Demand 160

The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Back in 2009, Cloudera placed news of its Distribution for Hadoop launch in tech blogs and reputable news sources , and reached 1.5 Now, the startup and its software solutions are both household names. Blogger outreach services streamline connecting with the blogs driving the conversation you’re joining.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

And as much as I like the startup ecosystem here it seems to me that the people cost of software development forces startups to launch half-baked products. Which seems to offer an understanding of “customer development&# that’s quite different the Four Steps to the Epiphany approach.

Lean 263

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2015

a software development and distribution company. Todd currently manages the software development and sales operations for Dynavistics including the design of new software features, management of partner relationships, and customer relationship management.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Development Software Developers Software 100

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2015

a software development and distribution company. Todd currently manages the software development and sales operations for Dynavistics including the design of new software features, management of partner relationships, and customer relationship management.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Development Software Developers Software 100

YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2015

a software development and distribution company. Todd currently manages the software development and sales operations for Dynavistics including the design of new software features, management of partner relationships, and customer relationship management.

Sales 100

Sales Software Developers Software Development Distribution 100

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Google has been investing in a broad healthcare portfolio, Amazon has been investing in pharmacy distribution and Apple…? This effort – Apple software development and third-party app development – feels understaffed and underfunded. It took three years to go from ResearchKit 1.0

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 19, 2015

a software development and distribution company. Todd currently manages the software development and sales operations for Dynavistics including the design of new software features, management of partner relationships, and customer relationship management.

Metrics 100

Metrics Software Review Portfolio Software Development 100

Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Best practices in software development started to move to agile development in the early 2000’s. This methodology improved on waterfall by building software iteratively and involving the customer. Learning could be about product features, customer needs, the right pricing and distribution channel, etc.)

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2018

billion people living on Earth, we technically have enough food – it is just not equally distributed (which by no means is an easy problem to solve). Even if are not a software developer, hardware hacker or bio engineer – I am confident that you know people who are. Today, with about 7.2

Bangladesh 133

Bangladesh Silicon Valley Global India 133

VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

BROADCOM BUYS ISRAELI SECURITY SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SC SQUARE. Broadcom is acquiring an expert team of engineers focused on security&# – BroadcomConsumer device chip maker Broadcom has acquired Tel Aviv-based security software maker SC Square for $42 million. “With SC Square Ltd., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Israel 79

Israel Switzerland Japan Technical Review 79

YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2018

OPEN platform provides software developers with the perfect platform for distributing, and monetizing, their products on the blockchain. In order for cryptocurrencies to reach the next stage of their evolution, they need be as convenient as fiat currencies are for consumers.

Restful 100

Restful Startup Campaign Software Development 100

VC Cafe

APRIL 13, 2023

Furthermore, generative AI can generate entire paragraphs of text that sound like they were written by a human, as well as generate code for software development. It can also be used to generate realistic speech, music, or even entire songs.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI Software Review Audio Technical Review 78

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Marketing, Distribution and Sales | 25iq – crowdspring.co/1lD0q6Y. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned About Marketing, Distribution and Sales | 25iq – crowdspring.co/1lD0q6Y. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I’ve been married for 22 years now and when I had my first company I just assumed I would run that company for the rest of my life and keep doing software development. How can we optimize for global distribution. I’m not the kind of guy who is always looking around for new opportunities. How will mobile change.

Swaziland 137

Swaziland Entrepreneur IPO Netherlands 137

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

An Ode to Distributed Teams | iDoneThis blog – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Why Amazon Is Special and Apple Is Not—in 1 Paragraph | Derek Thompson-The Atlantic – [link].

Social Media 106

Social Media Small Business Technical Review Design 106

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 2, 2017

The movie is about a set of Indian software developers in the US on H1-B visas. Amy and I committed to match up to $25,000 of a $55,000 fundraising campaign to help get wider distribution for move. A little over a year ago I wrote a post about a documentary Amy and I were helping fund called For Here or To Go.

Matching 70

Matching Software Development Software Developers Distribution 70

Transformify

APRIL 19, 2018

In the past, I have written about how important networking can be for your chances of finding a job as a software developer. This is especially true for developers looking for remote jobs since their options are much more limited (although growing). In fact, up to 80% of the jobs are filled through networking.

Reputation 66

Reputation Software Open Source Portfolio 66

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Interesting to watch Google’s approach to its digital distribution model – compared to Apple’s – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. – [link]. Apple’s 30% subscription policy looks rough for publishers.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95