Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. Both now lead with the same processors, but Dell offers custom system configuration at ship, while HP capitalizes on more impressive display and battery technology. Up-sell related products after the initial sale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. Both now lead with the same processors, but Dell offers custom system configuration at ship, while HP capitalizes on more impressive display and battery technology. Up-sell related products after the initial sale.

Partner 225

Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2018

“With 81% of breaches being due to compromised credentials, it’s essential to store intellectual property on a system that uses adaptive authentication with risk analysis, or at least two-factor authentication,” Keith, CEO of a security company, Graham told Forbes in an interview. File Several Types of Non-Disclosure Agreements.

Intellectual Property 119

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Non-Compete 119

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. Sam began drawing out plans for a new way to provide storage after he had horrific experiences with traditional storage after the storm.

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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. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 120

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

www.starling-software.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Programmer Competency Matrix. Able to recognize and code dynamic programming solutions, good knowledge of graph algorithms, good knowledge of numerical computation algorithms, able to identify NP problems etc. Understands what assembly code is and how things work at the hardware level. Software Engineering. Programming.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia).

Technical Review 286

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Although there are many collaboration tools (like Slack and Trello) available, they do have a learning curve that can be hard for non-technical folks. They also complain about managers favoring in-office staff, even if they are less competent. In fact, extended hours due to lack of discipline can play havoc with their personal lives.

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Technical Review Startup Belgium Software Review 200

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

By contrast, as a venture capitalist, I can report that almost all of our portfolio companies are desperate to hire talented software engineers, and eager to hire in a range of other roles. The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. I wrote a blog post on this. Details to come.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

How Innovative Is Your Technology? It also depends on how innovative your technology is - if you’re using existing platforms and delivery methods, you can definitely hire out a great team to run your company. It will also help you to hire better, and understand what’s possible and what’s not possible in terms of technology.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 131

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Email hygiene is the set of practices that reduces your startup’s vulnerability to email-based attack as well as non-malicious (read: accidental) data loss. Don’t apologize for this — you’re only doing your due diligence. You’ll feel more capable once you have it under your belt, too. Adopt Strict Email Hygiene Standards.

Technical Review 152

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Hosts and property managers need to step up to ensure the long-term viability of rentals in their community, and technology can help. Self-regulation, in addition to being the responsible course of action, will protect short-term rental owners from incurring fines as well as potentially losing their lodging license due to non-compliance.

Non-Compete 147

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The move to remote work forced quick adoption of cloud technology and tools that were once having difficulties selling to large corporates, saw explosive growth – from Zoom to Hopin, new unicorns were born in record time. I also believe that there was a fundamental change in consumer behaviour. that is the question.

Technical Review 207

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

It wasn’t a lack of competence or skill in her job; it was just that as far as she was concerned, her job had no connection to the rest of marketing, our customers or our ultimate success as a company. And since the card was useless without any application software, what other software products did they use on it? If so, where?

Silicon Valley 213

Silicon Valley RSS Software Review Technical Review 213

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2019

It does not create new markets or value markets, but develops existing ones with better value , allowing companies to compete against each other’s sustaining improvements. It doesn’t matter how technologically difficult the innovation is, however: The established competitors almost always win the battles of sustaining technology.

Technical Review 127

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Ten years is not a very long time, but in a world of exponential technology, a lot can happen. Sure, some of the ideas below might seem like science fiction or fantasy, but so was much of the technology we take for granted today. Fossil fuels won’t be able to compete on cost. Thirty of them, to be precise.

Software Review 91

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Non-Compete 91

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The reality of CAC is both the when you scale your acquisition “channel” costs usually go up plus when you find a great channel others notice it and drive up the costs as they compete with you in that channel. Enterprise software companies also should measure CAC even though it, too, is an imprecise science. The first input is CAC.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Competing businesses. Competing businesses may click on each other’s PPC ads to waste money. If you conduct some intricate research (detailed below), you may be able to identify the IP address of competing businesses. Wired refers to these as “hordes of linked machines controlled by rogue software.” If you can—great!

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Mostly, I sell software. ” What does “execute arbitrary code” mean? Literally, it means that the attacker can choose to have your server execute any code they can dream up.

Security 101

Security Software Review Ruby Startup 101

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. And please tweet your thanks to Software Promotions for sponsoring Smart Bear Live! Dan: Member Desk is a hosted membership site software. We don’t compete. ” or just retweet this one ). Jason: Right.

Cofounder 199

Cofounder Technical Review Chicago Technical Cofounder 199

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2017

It does not create new markets or value markets, but develops existing ones with better value , allowing companies to compete against each other’s sustaining improvements. It doesn’t matter how technologically difficult the innovation is, however: The established competitors almost always win the battles of sustaining technology.

Technical Review 107

Technical Review Business Model Non-Compete Software Review 107

blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

Bemoaning that non-technical people are the first to filter resumes is silly because it’s not going to change. To sort facts from folk wisdom, I isolated some features that were universal among resumes and would be easy to spot by technical and non-technical people alike and then ran statistical significance tests on them.

CTO Hire 98

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 98

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Leadership Abilities Are A Must It’s natural to want a tech savvy and competent CTO. An Eye for Business Development Your new CTO’s technology vision should fall in line with your overall business strategy.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Disturbing, because many people & organizations want to compete on analytics, but are not doing the right things or adopting the right thinking about analytics. The key in understanding leads with digital analytics often starts by using campaign codes. Bruce Clay gives a useful review for Google Analytics on his blog.

Analytics 113

Analytics Software Review Metadata Campaign 113

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Why software startups decide to patent … or not – [link]. Interesting perspective on why New York City could never compete in tech – [link]. The Key to Non-Profit Website #Design : An Attempt for a Cause – [link]. Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. I hope you enjoy these links!

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

How Innovative Is Your Technology? It also depends on how innovative your technology is - if you’re using existing platforms and delivery methods, you can definitely hire out a great team to run your company. It will also help you to hire better, and understand what’s possible and what’s not possible in terms of technology.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 79

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

They are free-thinkers and I admire how they viewed the potential in technology and made it happen. I admire Microsoft for its exceptional contribution to technology and innovation. They have a really cool business model where they summarize non-fiction books into 15-minute read or listen. Thanks to Jean Chen, Cicinia ! #10-

Entrepreneur 127

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2020

When starting a new business you should consider the potential industries your company may have the best opportunity to compete in. As transportation becomes more intertwined with technology, there is a shift away from traditional services and towards startups with radical ideas. . Technology. How to Stand Out. trillion. .

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Technical Review Green Silicon Valley Non-Compete 97

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

By Brian Sutter, Director of Marketing, Wasp Barcode Technologies. A non-traditional lender is another option; many small businesses are borrowing from on-line lenders like On Deck Capital Inc. Analytics, testing, live chat, and reviews are all sources of insight small businesses can leverage over their larger competitors.”.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. went after enterprise sales model with a non-recurring, small price. Most startups fail.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affect the way businesses operate. Especially with Technologies like AR and VR that allow an interactive and engaging experience for consumers from the comfort of their own homes and open up so many possibilities and opportunities.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Global 118

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2014

Exhibit B: Impersonal automated call technology increases the time we must wait to talk to a human (not to mention our frustration!). Or the software systems you create enable healthcare organizations to boost the accuracy of patient records, and thus reduce treatment errors.

America 154

America Employee Technical Review Non-Compete 154

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. TheyMakeApps.com is a good resource if you’re looking for a competent mobile dev agency. Evil Mammoth Generally, I agree if someone has the money to pay.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2022

Today, my software company is profitable and staffed by exceptional individuals. I saw an opportunity to create a firm that would be significantly more prepared to compete in the LED lighting industry. 7- Lost a job due to ill health. 11- Enjoy software products. I have no superiors who can tell me no. #2-

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