Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Startups are the most vulnerable considering they are limited in terms of the resources needed to invest in robust cybersecurity systems. Photo by Jakub Zerdzicki from Pexels Going beyond hiring security guards, it’s also important for startups to implement the right strategies that prevent attacks through their physical assets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done by full-time employees, in the office or at home. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. Utilization and personal growth of virtual employees is not my problem.”

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Making your development team can be difficult at first. There’s a myriad of deadlines, employees who don’t understand the scope of the project, and other issues that can lead to failure. But, as a project developer, it’s your responsibility to build a team that’s going to benefit you. With this guide. Determine Your Needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. Utilization and personal growth of virtual employees is not my problem.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2012

If you already have some technical people on board, like software developers, and need a new manager, you supply the candidates based on credentials, and let them do initial interviews and make recommendations. Ask the candidate about things they have built on their own, and what they do to challenge themselves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one. Carry minimal historical baggage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

Managing Your Startup Board?—?A My talk was about “ managing your startup board ” and the full deck is on that SlideShare link and embedded below. I also wrote an entire series on the topic of Startup Boards if you want to do any more reading that link has several articles you can dig into. link] Managing Your Startup Board?—?A

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

What happens when you have a really good developer is that a gap exists where you may not ask the right questions to specify the right system, consider appropriate 3rd party technologies, etc. Other Topics Covered I also covered topics that are covered more thoroughly in the following posts: Document Your MVP for a Developer.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I received a great question via LinkedIn: I'm the founding engineer and working hard to launch my startup. I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? " Startups either grow or die.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Overall, I believe that the demise of software entrepreneurs has been greatly exaggerated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Overall, I believe that the demise of software entrepreneurs has been greatly exaggerated.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2021

As an entrepreneur mentor, my mission is to foster the attributes in you as a startup founder that I believe will lead to success. Gates was a software developer genius, but Ballmer upheld the marketing and business side. Employees are engaged, committed, and accountable. Paul Allen was the idea visionary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

This is Part 2 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.??? About twenty people on Answers OnStartups have asked this question in one form or another: When I meet an angel investor, he may ask: "What if a big company copies your idea and develops the same website as yours after your website goes public?". The Dream Team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One.” The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. As Lean Startup methods have been used now for a number of years, we’ve become increasingly interested in how companies use them to sustain growth. Next Tuesday, October 22 at 10a PT, we’ll take a look at this advanced entrepreneurship question. So what was going on?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. Utilization and personal growth of virtual employees is not my problem.”

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2021

Startups face multiple risks, and hence it requires a highly efficient marketing staff and a strong development team. A software development company can either take your business to the top or bring it down to the bottom. The process of developing software is entirely different from that of an established business.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

Of course, you could choose to assign some of the work to one of your employees and take care of a part of the tasks yourself, but that will take up unnecessary time that could be used for other, more important tasks. When looking for an accounting firm , make sure to choose one that has experience working with startups or small businesses.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you are a startup , then it is important for you to introduce web applications with a unique idea or less popular concepts. Whether you own a well-established company or startup, to stay competitive it is very important to find out and nurture the new web app ideas. Your Employee. 7 Ways to Generate Unique Web App Ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cashflow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

A week ago I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder ”. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

Partner 230

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Yet it always amazes me that I can find two different startups, seemingly working on the same problem, with one having a burn rate several times higher than the other. They understand startup realities. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. Full-Time Employees, Freelancers (directly) or Contracts (through staffing companies) – This approach allows your company to maintain total control as it manages the fine details of the project.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Whenever a supervisor says ‘We’re going to do some team building activities today,’ you can see the resentment on the faces of the employees. If your employees aren’t behind it, it would not be able to produce expected results. One should keep in mind that employees are the heart of every company. Google is one of them.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. But it''s quite different working for large firms than it is with startups. How many full-time W2 employees do you have?

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. A large percentage of startups never apply to either. Subscribe by email.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2012

Have you thought about joining a startup, but have no idea what you could possibly offer? Perhaps you are looking forward to graduation and want to pick some skills that will help you work for a startup when you leave school. Perhaps it is time to look into Startup School. Startups are not easy. Startups are businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

CRM software, in this case, can really help you build the foundation of a successful start-up. But, how do you select the right CRM software for your startup? The first step in the process of selecting the right CRM software is reviewing the solutions available to you. Here are some guidelines: 1.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2018

These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. Utilization and personal growth of virtual employees is not my problem.”

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If you’re a pure startup and haven’t raised any money – you might change the life of every person you hire. You can also spend time with a newer startup helping them navigate the world of product management, venture capital or team building. years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

As a software developer I wrote code on what was called a “dumb terminal” because it literally had no processing capability. But for software developers like my company the web was a blessing. We were able to crank out software code at a much greater pace than was ever possible for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

If you already have some technical people on board, like software developers, and need a new manager, you supply the candidates based on credentials, and let them do initial interviews and make recommendations. Ask the candidate about things they have built on their own, and what they do to challenge themselves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2015

These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure. Utilization and personal growth of virtual employees is not my problem.”

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