Social Network, Software Development and Software Review

Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Review the code being built. The "Questions" post is probably the most important. Plan for past the initial MVP.

Technical Cofounder

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

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.

Software Developers

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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. Take software developers as an example. They are not alone.

Technical Review

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3 Business Trends for Small Business

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Sales and Social Media. Social networks are a real breakthrough of the 21st century. According to Smart Insights, the number of social media users globally grew from 4.2 In 2022, it has become necessary for both a startup and a large enterprise to increase their visibility on social networks.

Small Business

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5 Strategies For Building Winning People Connections

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

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? Is it limited to login and Like buttons, or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? Accounting Beyond reviewing transactions, what accounting support do you need? How tight is that integration?

Developer

Developer Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO

Twitter Link Roundup #111 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Social networking is a very important marketing channel at some startups – [link]. How He Made $19,000 on the App Store While Learning to Code – [link]. Nearly 50% of surveyed retail shoppers use social networks – [link]. Ad Networks Next? Turning into pure gimmicks – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #170 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #36 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Breaking Down And Reviewing Important Blog Design Elements – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Book Review: Rework (a fresh perspective on business by @jasonfried & @dhh of @37signals ) – [link]. – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Utilizing a recently developed innovative technology, BetterView leads a revolution in the content world. Content providers and owners facing diminishing revenues from their SD sales, due to increasing demand for HD content, can now restore the full economic value of their vast archives, by transforming them to True HD.

Israel

Israel Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. The traditional method of product development, known as the waterfall model , the design and creation of a product follows a very liner, and sequential process. Most startups fail.

Customer Development

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Twitter Link Roundup #56 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

What Startups Can Learn From Watching “The Social Network” – [link]. What is holding back social media investment? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 150 best jQuery effects for web designers and developers – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #85 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2011

Not surprising that more affluent consumers use social networks differently – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Industrial Design Web Links Review April – Design Juices [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #163 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes | Peter Sims-Harvard Business Review – [link]. 40 Well Designed Free Social Networking Icons – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Crowdsourcing: The Future of Advertising?

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #162 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Don’t Hire the Perfect Candidate | Lance Haun-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Scaling Your UX Strategy | Robert Fabricant-Harvard Business Review - [link]. The Dunbar Number, From the Guru of Social Networks | Businessweek - [link]. Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. The startup scene is relatively young, however, which is partly due to some pretty fundamental cultural barriers. Plyce : Feature-rich location-based social network.

France

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage

Twitter Link Roundup #115 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – [link]. 25 Must Have Social Media Icon Packs For Web Designers – [link]. – [link].

Social Media

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Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

Software Review

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Twitter Link Roundup #227 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out | Kanyi Maqubela – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/SKltNW. Forget influencers on social networks. You just need some smart bots | MIT Technology Review – crowdspring.co/1hLIBY3. 10 Dreadful Clichés The Ad Industry Should Euthanize – crowdspring.co/1hF1Hiq.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #180 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

Good data on teen use of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others – [link]. Small Business and Social Marketing: Time for an Audit? How to Assess an Ad’s Creativity | Werner Reinartz and Peter Saffert-Harvard Business Review – [link]. – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #91 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

A Portrait Of Who Uses Social Networks In The US (And How Social Media Affects Our Lives) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Interesting … Only 3% to 7.5% of Fans View Posts From A Facebook Page – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. Invoice Place – Online billing software that lets you track invoices, quotes, receipts and more. Gliffy gliffy – Online diagramming and charting software.

Software Review

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software

Twitter Link Roundup #95 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

Interesting that many small biz owners still not finding much use for social media – [link]. No New Social Network Launched Today – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 70% of U.S. Finally, a day of rest.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Why Video Marketing is Underrated (and How to Use it to Your Advantage)

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

Video product reviews on Amazon nearly always appear at the top of Google’s rankings. . Takeaway : Video content is also easy to share via social networks, and software developers have prioritized video integration in site creation. Reach customers on a deeper level. Our draw to video is subliminal, too.

Video

Video Marketing Harvest Bandwidth

Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Choosing Between Mobile and Native Apps One of the resounding themes for mobile software developers in 2011 is the debate between building a native app or building a mobile web app. While some developers are looking at ways to build hybrid solutions , this is a topic that continues to become more complex.

Mobile

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. A consulting CTO is an expert on the current state of the technology and can suggest the most appropriate development platform for your business. Ask developers if they’ve been involved with a previous web startup and what their role was in the startup.

Fractional CTO

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Marketing is Design: Three Words that Increased My E-commerce.

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

As a software developer I want things in neat little boxes. Just as I go to my friend who’s a brilliant SQL developer to help me with my HAVING clause, I want to go to a marketing genius and have him/her tell me the exact steps I need to take to begin converting visitors to paying customers. Marketing Isn’t Coding.

Design

Design Software Review Marketing Software Development

Twitter Link Roundup #132 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Facebook IPO, and How to Build a Social Network for $389 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Take a Tour of 1871, a New 50,000 sq-ft Coworking Space in Chicago – [link]. 10 Free Amazing Motion Design Fonts – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Startup Marketing: The Nine Levels of Traffic Quality

Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

As I was looking at traffic stats I noticed a huge increase in mid-November due to a number of write-ups on startup and web-2.0 I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. 11 Why Free Plans Don’t Work | Software by Rob on 08.18.10 at 6:32 am [.]

Software Review

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Twitter Link Roundup #112 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Lesson for all on social networks: Spirit Airlines hit with $50K fine over deceptive Tweets – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. But do what you do with complete and hard focus – [link]. – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Late Stage Co-Founder Wanted, Screencasting Handbook Released.

Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

May 24th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. There are a bunch of reviews linked on the homepage for anyone who needs to read more, along with the first 20 pages or so.

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Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. As I said in The Five Minute Guide to Becoming a Freelance Software Developer , an accountant is not an optional expense.

Software Review

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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. The traditional method of product development, known as the waterfall model , the design and creation of a product follows a very liner, and sequential process. Most startups fail. Sep 09, 2013 @ 13:58:04.

Customer Development

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8 Simple Steps to Start an Online Business With No Money

Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Many people have a presumption that it is difficult to start an online business due to lack of money. Visit online forums, social networks, and blogs and check customer star rating and comments. Having cPanel, a web hosting management software is crucial since it is a lot easier to manage your files, emails and databases.

Software Review

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Product design debt versus Technical debt

andrewchenblog.com

MARCH 10, 2010

You often end up with lots of half-done experiments lying around, an infrastructure that isn’t built to scale, and a mishmash of code that needs to be refactored. For example, a design approach just turns out to be error-prone or a junior programmer just writes bad code. Of course, we are mostly interested in the second type.

Technical Review

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8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

No manager in their right mind would fire the technical lead of a big software project. Show Up Early, Leave Late I’ve talked about how crunch time should be the exception in software projects. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

Programming

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Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup?

thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Community and Social Sites I don’t know how easily you can make money in this line of business (the fact that Facebook isn’t profitable is probably a good warning sign) but creating online communities certainly is possible. Certainly, knowing software development in general and web development specially cannot hurt in anyway.

Web

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The reason feedback - specifically from actual customers - is usually chosen is because it is more on the science side than the art side, but I surely cant knock those people and teams that can deliver product excellence due to vision, luck or art. -- arrel 215 days ago | link. social network/web analysis/etc. Shocking, I know.

Stealth

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. How do you use LinkedIn?

Technical Cofounder

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

When I want to know about some concurrency issues between services in his cluster, he doesnt blink an eye when I suggest we get the source code and take a look. Hes just as comfortable writing code as racking servers, debugging windows drivers, or devising new interview questions. He throws off volumes of code, and it works.

Software Review

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Facebook Messenger Chatbot Marketing: The Definitive Guide (2018)

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

A chatbot (or bot) is a piece of automated software that engages in a conversation with people. You Get Their Facebook ID: These tend to last forever, where as business emails expire on average 4% / month due to people changing jobs, etc. Messaging has eclipsed social networks in popularity. Build dedicated landing pages.

Marketing

Marketing Software Review Campaign Widget

Twitter Link Roundup #38 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Consumer Reports: Half of Social Network Users are “Oversharing&# – [link]. Top 10 social media brands according to poll of 60 industry pros – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #52 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Twitter claims it’s not a social network – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Don’t Confuse Getting to Market with Building a Company – [link]. The Most Powerful Colors Of The Web (Infographics) – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Why Free Plans Don't Work

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

About the Author Ruben Gamez is the founder of Bidsketch , web based proposal software for designers. When he’s not developing software, he’s furiously working towards becoming a better Micropreneur. 9 Why Free Plans Don’t Work | Software by Rob « Mike Cane's xBlog on 08.18.10 at 10:31 am [.]

Software Review

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

Trending Sources

Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

3 Business Trends for Small Business

5 Strategies For Building Winning People Connections

53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

Twitter Link Roundup #111 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #170 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #36 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

Twitter Link Roundup #56 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #85 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #163 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #162 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

Twitter Link Roundup #115 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse

Twitter Link Roundup #227 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #180 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #91 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

Twitter Link Roundup #95 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Why Video Marketing is Underrated (and How to Use it to Your Advantage)

Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

Marketing is Design: Three Words that Increased My E-commerce.

Twitter Link Roundup #132 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Startup Marketing: The Nine Levels of Traffic Quality

Twitter Link Roundup #112 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Late Stage Co-Founder Wanted, Screencasting Handbook Released.

Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

8 Simple Steps to Start an Online Business With No Money

Product design debt versus Technical debt

8 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup?

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Facebook Messenger Chatbot Marketing: The Definitive Guide (2018)

Twitter Link Roundup #38 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

Twitter Link Roundup #52 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Why Free Plans Don't Work

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