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. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Industry-specific domain experience becomes critical when identifying operational pain points ripe for transformation. This outside work provides a valuable source of revenue able to be used to fund operations. This provides both valuable experience and an understanding of the operational issues within each sector.

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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

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 310

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Logging/Auditing - do we need to log certain operations in order to help with customer support or for auditing? Are there specific metrics needed for future funding rounds or for operations? Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team? If so, are specific software development processes necessary?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 23, 2014

The companies that ‘rent’ these products on a SaaS basis enjoy the highest standard in software without the costs, risks and tech quandaries of in-house development. This Levittown model is the future of payments software. The build-it-yourself era of payment software development is coming to a close and for good reason. “We

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Logging/Auditing - do we need to log certain operations in order to help with customer support or for auditing? Are there specific metrics needed for future funding rounds or for operations? Team – is there or will there be multiple segments in the development team? If so, are specific software development processes necessary?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

For example, if you’re building a mobile app, then the key activities are: app software development, user interface design and demand creation skills. For medical devices it might be mechanical engineering, clinical trials, regulatory approval, freedom to operate (intellectual property) and figuring out a reimbursement strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 262

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. years of software development. We have built route management software so that drivers have productive routes and can cluster pick-ups and drop-offs.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 31, 2010

It always goes like this: I'm just a two-person operation with no budget. What if a huge company with a hundred software developers and a million dollars in marketing budget decides to copy my idea? We scoff at their inability to innovate and for prioritizing shareholders over customers, but still we quiver in fear.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year.

Burn Rate 231

Burn Rate Startup Salary Equity 231

YoungUpstarts

JULY 29, 2020

When creating a plan for your software development project, you need to consider several things. If you want to build a particularly complex piece of software, it can be a good idea to work with a software development agency. Improving Your Software.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Today, this company is the largest software developer for the gaming industry, marketing and finance. A few years ago, Mr. Gilfanov moved away from operational duties in an IT company to focus on international investment in the field of financial technology, gaming and video streaming.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

The integration of technology into various aspects of business operations has become essential for organizations to remain competitive, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and drive innovation. Both frameworks offer numerous advantages, but their approaches and ecosystem differ.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

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. Operate with a comparable level of integrity. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Brings complementary skills and experience.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

In the 90's, y'all, before that was built into all the operating systems!) Not only was I not an expert on code review prior to building a code review tool, I wasn't even an expert on software development processes generally! Our advantage was speed. After the talk typically 5-20 people want to chat one-on-one. Common vision.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

That died with waterfall software development. 66% Net Operating Margins? Do so at your peril. So, definition: when I talk about a business plan I’m not talking about a 40-page Word document outlining your market approach. I’m talking about your financial spreadsheet. This stuff is ‘zero gravity.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Waiting until you have something to sell before bringing on a sales and operations staff. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. This could equate to two technical founders (with a minimal salary), funding two developers for a year.

Burn Rate 223

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2012

He was a recovering lawyer and has now become a startup operator extraordinaire. Like the problem solver I had been trained as in my software development days, I parsed his issue. Stuart Lander was promoted within months of this first meeting we had together to run business development for the entire company.

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TechEmpower

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Founder-Developer Gap and A, B, C Players The challenges that business leaders face when assessing development teams are a good example of the Founder-Developer Gap. The fact is, developers operate in a world that outsiders can’t easily understand. Recovery is Extremely Hard Software development is challenging.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

The problem, is historically, the investment in time and resources required for traditional digital solutions can feel out of reach, and the type of programs used by corporations aren’t practical for SMBs for daily operations like reporting, inventory, or accounting. Owners no longer have to buy management software meant for big business.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2017

Software development companies face lots of different cases, but generally all of them fall into two main categories: – Client has been nursing the idea of his/her mobile app for a long time but it takes months or even years to bring it to the stage of development estimation. . Platforms (Operating Systems).

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

Activities cover clinical trials, FDA approvals, Freedom to Operate (IP, Licenses) software development, drug or device design, etc. Activities are the key things you need to do to make the rest of the business model (value proposition, distribution channel, revenue) work.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

Doing nothing between board meetings to me is like running the “ waterfall software development process. &# We all know that modern software companies run on the “ agile &# development process by having short release cycles and frequent communications. This post is about what happens BETWEEN board meetings.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

If you’re a software development company, you’ll need to secure the services of a software monetization solution provider. You may also require sufficient server space to deal with significant volumes of data beyond customer and technical support representatives, marketing staff, and business development.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Currently, people understand it as application of modern software for financial services. FinTech businesses can be startups that offer traditional financial operations at a cheaper cost or in a more convenient manner, established financial firms keen to apply innovations or just tech companies that provide their own payment tools.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry. Calgary employers found software developer and engineer as the most in demand. Within the same report in 2018 over a span of four months was 600 plus vacancies for software engineer or software developer.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Logging/Auditing What key operations need to be logged for auditing? What metrics will you need for future funding rounds or operations? Team and Process Are you using, or planning to use any software development methodologies? How big is the anticipated development team? What content is searchable?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

Software development or programming has always been in demand, and this niche is growing faster than other IT skills. Because companies are building their whole structure on digital platforms, they need to help ensure that these digital networks are fully operational. . 6- Programming. 9- UI/UX Designing.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Cloud Software Review 158

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Software companies have changed the landscape of how businesses in different industries operate by creating products that increase efficiency and productivity. Most of the expenses incurred by software companies during their research and development period are eligible. Developing innovative algorithms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

IBM had traditionally done all its own vertical technology development, so this outside vendor thing broke all the rules. He went to vendors for common hardware parts, went to outside software developers for the operating system and application software, and acted as an independent business unit.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

Founder Developer Gap and A, B, C Players By the way, this question is another example of issues around the Founder Developer Gap. Developers operate at a level and in a language that others in the organization can’t necessarily interpret and understand. So, it’s often hard to know if the developer is an A, B or C player.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But secondly, the can play a strategic role in everything from optics (signaling “smart money” is involved to connections to tangible, operational help. Software developers like to spend time with like-minded developers. First and foremost, angels can provide capital. That’s especially true for angels.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

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