YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

It is no surprise that Agile as a revolution of the software development and project management world is still picking up its pace. When you can break down a large project into more manageable and workable units, it gives the team space and time to concentrate on higher-quality collaboration, development, and testing.

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Software Developers Software Development Agile Software Review 147

Feld Thoughts

MAY 3, 2012

Once again we are in a zone where hiring software developers is incredibly challenging. The market is fully employed and while there is some movement between companies, great developers tend to be decided to what they are doing for a while, especially in an entrepreneurial context.

Software Developers 135

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 135

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I can’t remember how many times at Smart Bear I tried to sell Code Collaborator with the argument that it “saves you money.” Code Collaborator is tool which helps software developers review each other’s work, just like an editor of a book. But the marketing budget is still $30k.

Software Review 256

Software Review Product Software Developers Software Development 256

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

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 306

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 306

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to get reviews on blogs.".

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the rapid shift in the digital space, there has been a high demand for skilled software developers. Hence, this article will explore the concept of remote software development teams, their advantages, and how they differ from dedicated teams while providing a step-by-step guide on building your own remote dream team.

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Development Team Review Software Developers Software Development Software Review 120

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

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 31, 2010

What if a huge company with a hundred software developers and a million dollars in marketing budget decides to copy my idea? First, take a deep breath and remember that every little software company on Earth in under this threat. Well that still leaves every other market on Earth. Answer: You're dead!

Software Review 243

Software Review Development Team Review Technical Review Software Developers 243

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

We end up using WordPress a lot as the marketing front-end of our web sites. Review the code being built. WordPress - we spent quite a bit of time talking about how you could do a lot with WordPress to provide simple forms of lots of functionality. WordPress is pretty easy to hack. Plan for past the initial MVP.

Technical Cofounder 338

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

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 probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

Partner 269

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 269

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. Manual tracking and occasional surveys won’t keep you competitive in today’s high volume and rapidly changing market. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

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Software Review Algorithm Global IPO 355

TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

Specifically, they should know about, and help with: Asking and answering the 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators Knowing when and how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , Specifically, they pay attention to: Is our code scalable and extensible?

Technical Review 260

Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO Software Review 260

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

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 probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

Partner 258

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Equity 258

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 10, 2011

Here’s a simple question, often asked when designing software but more useful when you’re designing your marketing and sales pitch: How are people doing this today without you? Here’s how this gets your marketing and software design off the ground. Are vets the biggest market for these cards?

Software Review 232

Software Review Technical Review .Net Design 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

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 probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

Partner 240

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 240

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2016

by Reed Gusmus, director of marketing at QASymphony. The outright and abject failure of a software development project is a surprisingly common occurrence, and the reasons for a specific project’s failure tend to revolve around three easily avoidable mistakes. Unreasonable Time Restrictions and Budgetary Limitations.

Software Developers 100

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 100

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

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

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 probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

Partner 230

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 230

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 probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling.

Cofounder 221

Cofounder Software Review CTO Hire Founder 221

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

In today’s competitive market, having access to accurate and relevant information about potential customers is crucial. This is where lead identification software comes into play. Lead identification software offers a powerful solution to this challenge. Benefits of Utilizing Lead Identification Software 3.1

Lead Generation 146

Lead Generation Software Review Software Technical Review 146

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The software outsourcing sector in India is flourishing, offering organizations low-cost solutions. In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 Indian software outsourcing firms of 2023. Let’s explore the best software outsourcing companies in India. eSparkBiz eSparkBiz is a prominent software outsourcing company.

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India Software Review Software Technical Review 130

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed?

CTO 225

CTO Fractional CTO CTO Hire Technical Review 225

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share. years of software development. We have built route management software so that drivers have productive routes and can cluster pick-ups and drop-offs.

Technical Review 268

Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review Artificial Inteligence 268

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

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. Broadly speaking this last trend has been healthy as it has brought an increase focus on launching products that you can test with the market and on capital efficiency.

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

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 probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling. Complementary skills.

Partner 179

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 179

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

It makes no sense to meet in August or December due to travel schedules of most investors. For the record, this is not a secret, coded messages to companies for which I am on the board! . They mostly understand your company, your customers, your competitors and your market but never as precisely as you do. That’s it.

Software Review 301

Software Review Early Stage Agile Partner 301

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

by Enrico Moretti, author of “ The New Geography of Jobs ” Over the past three months, Facebook, Zynga and Groupon have lost between 33% and 52% of their market value. Is the entire sector destined to a sudden and quick demise, similar to the dot-com bust of 2001, with widespread stock market collapses and mass layoffs?

Technical Review 170

Technical Review United States Software Review China 170

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sharing the stories of organizational failure due to a lack of enterprise innovation can create a sense of urgency in employees and make them understand the stakes. It was a leader in the online advertising market, and then it did not face any competition from Google or Facebook. Application Development Activity.

Software Review 190

Software Review Application Development Technical Review Bankruptcy 190

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? How can we phase development to balance cost, features, risk, etc? Given likely market changes, how will we design and build so that the systems can respond to marketplace changes? How will we find and interview developers? What options do we have? Accounting?

CTO Hire 231

CTO Hire Technical Review Developer Software Review 231

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Large tech companies like Google, Amazon, Apple recognize that the multi- trillion dollar health care market is ripe for disruption and have poured billions of dollars into the space. To get FDA clearance, Apple reportedly submitted two studies to the FDA (so far none of the data has been published or peer reviewed).

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

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 probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling.

Partner 140

Partner Software Review CTO Hire Cofounder 140

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

We’re tired of hearing how small software companies usually fail. But what about the companies that die even though they did sell some copies of software, and where the early team isn’t dysfunctional? The initial marketing channel was sustainable for a while , but got wiped away due to external forces.

Software Review 294

Software Review Channel Revenue Non-Compete 294

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Marketing a brand or product can be a daunting task for the uninitiated. The new age of advertising and marketing lies in a combination. Software like Adobe Spark’s flyer maker can assist in creating both digital and physical flyers. Quick-Response Codes (QR Codes).

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Software Review Marketing Technical Review Merger 100

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2014

After all, when a company is trying to meet market needs or break into trends, the last thing it needs is a project manager/PMO saying, ‘We need to have all this documentation before we can start working on this.’ There is some thinking that equates project management with being a roadblock to speedy delivery of critical projects.

Management 223

Management Software Review Technical Review Agile 223

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

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Small business owners are adopting trending techniques to avoid wasting their time on marketing schemes with no guarantees. If a company has to invest in targeted advertising and marketing on Instagram , then TikTok promotes a business for free. Business Software Development . Sales and Social Media.

Small Business 179

Small Business Software Review Social Media Social Network 179

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2017

Agile marketing may not be a phrase you hear often, but it’s becoming increasingly popular and important. 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.

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SCRUM Agile Marketing Development Team Review 112