Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 8, 2023
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. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.
TechEmpower
AUGUST 21, 2023
Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. What does a business leader do in this situation?
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The Startup Magazine
MARCH 21, 2025
Key Takeaways Understand the shift from traditional to contemporary performance reviews. The arrival of sophisticated software for performance review has been crucial in this change, offering robust tools that enable continuous feedback and real-time performance analysis, setting the stage for more dynamic workplace environments.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2022
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. Carry minimal historical baggage.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
I think this is a combination of being realists as venture capitalists that outsized returns in our funds must come from taking on bigger, more impactful projects that can move markets. I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. We hired IP specialists to review prior art.
View from Seed
APRIL 14, 2020
For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. VCs are always founder focused no matter the market environment. But part of the trend was because of the relative unattractiveness of the Bay Area due to prices, wages, rents, and competition.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 30, 2025
Expanding a business can be quite challenging due to its complexities. Entity management software plays a role in assisting businesses by offering tools that help streamline operations and improve the decision-making process significantly. The key is to understand and meet these regulations to avoid repercussions.
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