The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Artificial intelligence continues to be a bright spot in the world of venture capital. In Q3 of 2024, AI-related startups landed $19 billion USD, which equates to 28% of total venture dollars. This approach, spearheaded by Ranjit Tinaikar, is known as Intelligent Engineering. billion by 2026, with a growth rate of 8.6

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 28, 2013

So much of the focus was on how to produce usable software developers inside the four walls of a classroom. There was a CTO in the room who had a fifty plus person tech team and so I asked him, "How many of your developers learned their trade in the classroom versus being essentially self taught?". Answer: All self-taught.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

the wave of semiconductor startups in the 1960’s/70’s, the emergence of Venture Capital as a professional industry, the personal computer revolution in 1980’s, the rise of the Internet in the 1990’s and finally. Today open source software has slashed the cost of software development from millions of dollars to thousands.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In times when venture capital is hard to get, investors extract high costs for failure (down-rounds, cram downs , new management teams, shut down the company.) And as much as I like the startup ecosystem here it seems to me that the people cost of software development forces startups to launch half-baked products.

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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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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

They aren’t operating on big bankrolls of venture capital (at least initially), and they don’t have trust funds to fall back on if the business fails. In the eyes of entrepreneurs chasing venture capital funding, how could being self-funded ever look like anything but a handicap? If they don’t come through, who will?

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

It also doesn''t take into consideration many important factors: One, venture backed companies are a tiny hiccup in the grand scheme of entrepreneurship. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine. I scratch my head over why raising venture is put on such a podium. later in their careers.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Companies historically have structured their development teams in different ways. Microsoft became obsessed with COM, OLE and felt that it was the future of software development. With StackOverflow, Joel raised money through venture capital.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Search Engineer 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Technical Cofounder Networking Southern California Los Angeles 150

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 21, 2014

It''s a much stronger pitch when a software developer reaches out to another software developer and says "Hey, I saw your profile and it might be a very good fit with this company I''m advising" than when you do it and you look like the masses of MBAs looking for code monkees. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Founder Software Developers Software Development Venture Capital 126

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

You can also spend time with a newer startup helping them navigate the world of product management, venture capital or team building. years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. Sure, you can get away with less, but why? I’m sure somebody helped you along the way – you can pay it forward.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

But they herald a sea change in what computers are capable of doing, how they do it, and what hardware and software is needed to do it. Classic Computers – Software Updates, New Features. Now open-source code libraries and developer tools allow organizations to use and build upon the work of external communities.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 425

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 12, 2014

It''s also probably less than most funded CEOs are making--or certainly less than your average software developer. Venture Capital & Technology' I hear that partners can make $300,000 on up to a million dollars at a big fund, and that''s before their cut of the upside. I don''t have any kids.

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Investment Bankers Term Sheet Venture Capital Technical Review 167

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Sure, companies in the Bay Area – particularly Silicon Valley and San Francisco – consistently receive the highest percentage of venture money nationwide. But a slowdown in venture capital financing and questions about a technology bubble have led to many entrepreneurs and startups considering other avenues for growth.

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Canada Silicon Valley San Francisco Technical Cofounder 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

If it turned out that the best experiences I''ve had as an investor come from knowing someone a long time, I might go to events that are more around a specialty, like software development or design. Venture Capital & Technology' In this case, I''d have the benefit of knowing someone long before they created a company.

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www.geekwire.com

JULY 10, 2012

VENTURE CAPITAL. You are here: Home / Startups / Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Bad returns be damned: Venture capital fundraising jumps 31 percent in U.S. Filed Under: Startups , Tech Tagged With: Madrona , Startups , Tech , Venture capital.

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Venture Capital Seattle Cofounder Software Engineering 42

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

For years software development worked on a “waterfall model” in which you did research, design, build, test, deploy and then watch how users reacted to your product. I also wrote an entire series on the topic of Startup Boards if you want to do any more reading that link has several articles you can dig into.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. Venture capital, the money that is invested into startup companies, is shrinking. At the beginning of the year 2000, there were 133 venture capital firms in Israel, today there are less than 30.

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Israel Venture Capital New Zealand Startup 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2016

These cities won’t cost you an arm and a leg, but you’ll find that there is still plenty of opportunities in their local software development industry. If you’re looking for people to be a part of your team, Seattle software development community is a great place to start.

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America Miami Seattle Portland 100

VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

– by Y Combinator YC on AI-first software development (for 25% of the startups in the current YC batch, 95% of the code is AI generated!)

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Israel Stealth Taiwan ChatGPT 103

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

based venture capital investors, by deal stage. Most active venture capital investors of 2013 in the US by stage – pic.twitter.com/cfCFXWmpbH. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. by Jeremiah Owyang - crowdspring.co/1dCpve7.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Venture capital on pace for biggest year since dot-com era - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The full story in the Other section below. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Juicy Bits – [link].

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

There are two significant paradigm shifts in software development which have altered the equation. First, the acceleration and acceptance of cloud-based services have allowed more entries into the market for core platform development.

Iowa 113

Iowa Investment Bankers Cloud Software Review 113

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Good data from @msuster on The State of Venture Capital and the Internet – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. Want To Upend An Entire Industry?

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 13, 2015

All the articles about how capital efficient businesses were a result of AWS, better software development tools, easier starting points, better scaling technologies, and lots of other things. Do you remember when it was “all software, all the time?” The Most Capital Efficient U.S.

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Venture Capital Software Development Software Developers Equity 70

The Next Web

JULY 13, 2012

In the startup world, venture capital is often viewed as the penultimate goal, yet for many startups bootstrapping is often the reality. And self-financing puts the emphasis on business credit. If you’re a small business owner, navigating the lending world today can feel like one big Catch-22 loop.

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CPA Startup LLC Bootstrapping 126

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

Angel investors, venture capital firms, accelerators, and (maybe) the newer equity crowdfunding will look to see if you have previous experience in startups. Alex understood he knew next to nothing about software development and engineering, so he searched for an engineer. You don’t have to be good at everything.

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Entrepreneur Lean Colorado Engineer 132

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service. Billion in VC funding.

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Artificial Inteligence Israel Technical Review Startup 122

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

How You Get Slaughtered in a Down Round: When Taking Venture Capital Doesn’t Go as Planned – crowdspring.co/MvF29W. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. DHL Pranked UPS Into Advertising For Them – crowdspring.co/1jOeA6v.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92