Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. Be flexible.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Philippines Bandwidth Cofounder 231

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new entrepreneurs. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional.

Startup 410

Startup Angel Investor Social Media LLC 410

Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2019

4Geeks Academy students gain real-world software development skills that traditional education left behind but are required to meet the demands of our digital economy. 4Geeks Academy offers part-time or full-time, always on, bilingual curriculums focused on advanced software skills while providing unmatched job placement assistance.

Software Developers 117

Software Developers Software Development Software Venezuela 117

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Neil Patel is an outstanding, globally revered marketer who can teach you plenty about content marketing, PPC, SEO, and other digital marketing channels to help your business thrive. Neil didn’t become a multi-millionaire thought leader and digital marketer to big corporations overnight. You might even want to take notes.

Software Review 212

Software Review Marketing PPC Hosting 212

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

Partner 385

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Cofounder 385

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. Here are the advantages I see with this approach: Faster time to market.

Agile 230

Agile Entrepreneur Social Network Software Developers 230

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. I was impressed with his summary of the top ten outsourcing mistakes made by entrepreneurs, followed by real guidance on how they can and should be avoided. Be flexible.

Cost 346

Cost Philippines Bandwidth Cofounder 346

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". He didn't just "tell it like it is," he gave up his marketing secrets and opened his company books. That's what we do: Bring the benefits of peer review to software development.

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

Q: You’ve stated that the goal of both your new book ( Web Startup Success Guide ) and your new tool for entrepreneurs ( StartupToDo ) is to double an entrepreneur's chance at success: Increase from 10% to 20%. Q: You spent two years working on StartupToDo before bringing it to market. has zigged and zagged from inception.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur Social Media Software Web 225

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Code Collaborator is tool which helps software developers review each other’s work, just like an editor of a book. So the economics are obvious: If two developers would each normally spend an average of 30 minutes on a code review, once a day, that’s 20 hours of total time in a business-month. And we did.

Software Review 256

Software Review Product Software Developers Software Development 256

Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. 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.

Partner 179

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 179

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

You’ve come up with a brilliant business idea, and you’re ready to get started as a brand-new entrepreneur. Are you a Necessity Entrepreneur? Necessity Entrepreneurs Build Exceptional Businesses. Necessity Entrepreneurs are uniquely equipped to build exceptional businesses and inspire meaningful change in their industries.

Entrepreneur 205

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bandwidth 205

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. That died with waterfall software development. I care about your assumptions going in.

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money.

Burn Rate 310

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Salary Angel Investor 310

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new entrepreneurs. Here are some examples: Marketing Professional.

Angel Investor 267

Angel Investor Social Media LLC Viral 267

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2013

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. Here are the advantages I see with this approach: Faster time to market. Marty Zwilling.

Agile 263

Agile Startup Social Network Software Developers 263

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2020

by Mario Peshev, author of “ 126 Steps to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur: The Entrepreneurship Fad and the Dark Side of Going Solo “ Running a business alone is challenging, but this is usually not the end goal for beginner entrepreneurs. Is it help with marketing? Software development?

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Distribution Vertical Business Plan Software Development 264

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. Marty Zwilling.

Intellectual Property 238

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Offshore 238

YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

shows recommended by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Shark Tank is a reality TV programme where budding entrepreneurs seek funding from a panel of six business moguls to start or grow a business or to save their existing business from failure. Shark Tank. TVF Pitchers. Small Business Revolution. Undercover Boss.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Silicon Valley New York City Incubator 176

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. Here are the advantages I see with this approach: Faster time to market. Marty Zwilling.

Agile 253

Agile Startup Social Network Software Developers 253

The Next Web

JUNE 1, 2014

Over the summer of 2013, David Byttow, a former Google software developer, started building a mobile app to solve a problem he had. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion' Chris Bolman is the Director of Growth at Percolate. This post originally appeared on the Percolate blog. Eight months later, the most talked about content at.

Mobile 166

Mobile Software Developers Software Development Marketing 166

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

It also allows potential supporters to easily discover and back new, cutting-edge products and services offered by these entrepreneurs or artists, and to support the project they most believe in. Crowdtivate accepts ideas or projects related to arts/books/films, technology and assistive technology.

Singapore 243

Singapore Incubator Asia Campaign 243

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This allows the studio to develop processes, well-organized development teams, and growth plans. But I recommend entrepreneurs and prospective business builders consider the Agency Builder model. So an entrepreneur forming a startup studio benefits from having experience in the industry sector they hope to serve.

Incubator 188

Incubator Startup Software Developers Software Development 188

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. 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.

Partner 258

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Equity 258

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 14, 2020

Here are the basic steps you need to know about UAT testing for entrepreneurs. The intended users of the completed software are directly involved with UAT. User Acceptance Testing can be performed by ensuring the software is available to the end-users through a free beta trial. Steps required for UAT. Signing off.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Software Developers Software Development Software 147

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers.

Hosting 248

Hosting Bootstrapping .Net Social Network 248

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, lawyers, venture capitalists, or Angels. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars.

Startup 252

Startup eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. 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.

Partner 230

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 230

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2013

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. The product is behind schedule. Marty Zwilling.

Founder 250

Founder Startup Software Development Software Developers 250

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 1, 2010

If nothing else, this should get your juices flowing and make future sales calls and marketing messages more effective. We employ actual software developers for Level 1 tech support and email, so you're talking to someone who not only can answer every question but can even read the code to get answers. Most Expensive.

Open Source 239

Open Source Dilution Software Developers Software Development 239

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. The best entrepreneurs manage cash flow ruthlessly and never delegate decisions about spending money.

Burn Rate 258

Burn Rate Hockey Stick Management Salary 258

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. 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.

Partner 240

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 240

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2011

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. The product is behind schedule.

Startup 245

Startup Software Developers Software Development Business Model 245

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

View from Seed

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Whether an entrepreneur is raising a smaller (pre-)seed round entirely from individuals or she has a seed-stage or larger VC firm involved in (leading) the seed syndicate, it’s somewhere between necessary and optimal to have multiple individual angel investors involved. Marketing people love to swim with other marketing gurus.

Angel Investor 332

Angel Investor Boston Seed Stage Syndicate 332

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or angels. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers.

Cost 220

Cost Startup Hosting Bootstrapping 220

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 29, 2011

Somehow my version of “lean&# customer discovery involved hour long phone calls, relationship-building networking meetings, vague answers to improperly formulated questions… In the past week of quick phone calls to vendors, I’ve learned more about this market than I did in the past year. First, markets change rapidly.

Lean 269

Lean Software Software Developers Software Development 269