Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Founders assumed they understood customer problems/needs, wrote engineering requirements documents, designed the product, implemented /built the hardware/software, verified that it worked by testing it, and then introduced the product to customers in a formal coming out called first customer ship. Microsoft Windows 3.0).

Lean 120

Lean Agile Business Model Customer Development 120

Genuine VC

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Now Boston’s largest regular tech conference, every few months it draws hundreds of attendees from the entrepreneurial ecosystem – including founders, software engineers, startup executives, and investors. Fast-forward to today and the landscape is different.

Boston 100

Boston Cofounder Seed Capital Software Engineering 100

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

My longtime friend Marion Jenkins, CEO of IT consultant QSE Technologies wrote what I think is one of the most eloquent and well thought out rebuttals to the proposed Colorado “Software Tax” (HB 1192). I urge you to oppose HB 1192, the so-called “Software” Tax. CDs) – shouldn’t change whether the software should be taxed.

Software 48

Software SQL Colorado Fractional CTO 48

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

Identifying specific pain points and explaining how your software addresses those is easier than trying to tap into a general malaise and promising a better world. Google was the 11th major search engine, not the first. Their technology proved superior, but "a better search engine" was hardly a new idea.

Technical Review 243

Technical Review Software Review Engineer Search 243

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Here’s why. They had lots of these projects.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Here’s why. They had lots of these projects.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. I understand his frustration. in Computer Science.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

A Brief History of Marketing Technology Software. launched a contact management software. Siebel took off the most important features from the Database Marketing Systems and combined them with contact management solutions software. Just like cars with a great engine but no wheels. Contact Management: The Beginning.

Customer 92

Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . NFTs are unique digital bearer assets which may include a variety of software-enabled rights.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

VC Adventure

JULY 5, 2011

Today there’s another new initiative launching to help young tech companies in our community – Trada is opening CodeSpace , a free co-working space dedicated to startup developers and software engineers.

Software Engineering 48

Software Engineering Software Developers Software Development Software 48

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Engineers initially failed to understand the new possibilities of the new paradigm. Loyalty experts add social media to their programs in the same way that 19 th century engineers added combustion engines to their existing carriages. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 2, 2011

She was the former CTO of Cisco Systems from 1998-2000, and is on the boards of Disney and Packet Design and was a board member at Sun and FedEx for many years. Precept Software, another of her startups, was bought by Cisco just prior to the company's stock price run-up, "so we had a great outcome for our investors.".

CTO Hire 118

CTO Hire Startup Algorithm Leadership 118

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

As a percentage of total US employment, proprietors have steadily increased every year since 2000. The US labor force gained over 10 million more working proprietors between 2000 and 2012—with over 21% of working Americans receiving at least part of their income through self-employment.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley Non-Compete API Vertical 217

The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

Before starting an online casino take time to study the online software providers that exist. Determined to give their customers the best software solutions, they have support structures that give the best experience to entrepreneurs. The first move involves identifying a software provider. Setup a white label!

Securities and Exchange Commission 60

Securities and Exchange Commission Software Review United Kingdom Affiliate 60

K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Kumar was the Founder, President and CEO of SneakerLabs, a company which developed software and services for web-based customer interaction. He holds a Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering with University Honors and a Masters in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University; and a Ph.D.

San Francisco 48

San Francisco Early Stage Portfolio Software Engineering 48

Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. Software companies had to buy specialized computers and license expensive software. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble.

Internet 334

Internet IPO Silicon Valley Agile 334

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Marketing futures can be really good for enterprise software companies where the information is passed between sales rep and potential customer in terms of near-term roadmap. While all your competitors are trying to copy your model, you’re already on to the next thing on your engineering team.

Early Stage 380

Early Stage Stealth Marketing Startup 380

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Thanks To Facebook, Strongest Year For IPOs Since 2000 With $21.5 Facebook Has Some Tips | Search Engine Land - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Why You Should Give Yourself Permission to Screw Up - [link]. SEO For Facebook Graph Search?

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. So all Fog Creek software engineers are ranked at one of several different levels, level 8 through level 15.

Software Review 48

Software Review Stock Options Salary Technical Review 48

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. He wrote it in 2000, and as far as I know has never updated it.

Software Review 144

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 144

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

While you dialed AOL to get on the Internet, the goal of AOL was to keep you locked into their proprietary content and thus earned the classification of “walled garden.&# They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. I remember in the late 90′s trying to charge fair prices for software when my well-financed competitors were giving things away for free. That’s not true.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The generally accepted hourly wage calculation used by the staffing industry is Annual Salary divided by 2000 Hours. If you sum up these costs and divide them by 2000 Hours then you are looking at $1.15 Adjust the annual average to what it should be on an hourly basis. So for someone making $70k that comes out to around $35/hr.

Part-Time VPE 41

Part-Time VPE Sweat Equity DC Washington 41

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

I’m never surprised when I see product development driven by engineers proceeding at top speed developing the next cool thing. You value creativity in your engineering staff, but it translates into profits only when pointed in the right direction. One of my engineers once told me my favorite color was plaid. Paisley is OK.)

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

For the non-expert businessperson, this means advice about “what software to use&# but also guidance through the arcane arts of software development, including advice about programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, software architecture, revision control systems, and other hacker black magic.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

blogs.computerworlduk.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

A director at OSI, a C-level exec at a hot open source startup and an activist in the software freedom movement, expect the unexpected, the fascinating and the infuriating. It led to software applications that by default were complex, brittle and heavy. It led to software applications that by default were complex, brittle and heavy.

Web 51

Web Open Source Architecture Internet 51

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In 2010, SailPoint closed two strategic corporate transactions to broaden its product engineering and services teams and further expand its global footprint. As part of this agreement, SailPoint also assumed responsibility for the Control-SA engineering and support team.

Global 73

Global North America Customer Cofounder 73

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

”The win is also a testament to the ingenuity and creativity of a commercial entity working with A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) scientists in turning lab research into a viable consumer product.” Trek 2000 International Ltd. Fusionex’s BI Centre. The Gladius.

Singapore 150

Singapore Cloud Asia Mobile 150

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ironically, the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made an offer to Blockbuster to buy out Netflix for $50 million in 2000. As well, Yahoo didn’t care to build a robust search engine feature on its platform. They had a model such that customers had to make two trips (to purchase and return) for any VHS.

Software Review 190

Software Review Application Development Technical Review Bankruptcy 190

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Most products are built by engineers and product people, and they are often uncomfortable cold calling customers to get meetings for early feedback. Hugo Woodhead is the founder of Pilcro , which sells brand management software. American Biophysics debuted the Mosquito Magnet in 2000, at the height of the West Nile Virus scare.

Product 110

Product Campaign Acquisition Social Media 110

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2018

I actually did a study on this a few years ago, and I looked at 351 B2B companies with 50 to 1000 employees, and there was a huge difference between the software companies and the non software companies. Are they doing search engine advertising? Are they doing anything on social media. I’d love to see it, If it does.

Marketing 56

Marketing Social Media Analytics Software 56

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago.

Silicon Valley 74

Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Real-time search engine. Software provides intelligent, real-time data analytics across a wide variety of disparate, unstructured enterprise content types. Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ. Offers cloud-based web analytics software provider. But it’s a real phenomenon. Total raised: $22.0mm. 406 Ventures.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

You assign an annual quota to each rep, train them, feed them some sales tools and assign them a sales engineer (particularly for more technically complex products) and coach them along the way. 80-90% software products vs. 40-50% advertising products) and company maturity (e.g., customer acquisition cost or CAC). Related articles.

Sales 50

Sales Technical Review Software Review B2B 50

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

But from 2000 to the end of 2007, the rate plunged to 900,000 a year. Our growth engine has run out of a key fuel– basic research.” “… in recent years, outsourced software and manufacturing jobs have largely been replaced by millions of low-wage service jobs in fast-food, retail, and the like.

IPO 38

IPO Venture Capital America Marketing 38

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

One when scale started to kick in, when we hit the, you know, 200 employees at the head office, 2000 employees system wide, it started to get complex and a little bit outside of my sandbox. Look, you've worked hard to grow your business and finding CRM software. I knew what to do. Let's just crank through this. It's confusing.

CTO 79

CTO Cofounder Networking Operations 79

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 6, 2012

The day kicks off with a corporate event at RedGate Software. This event marks the publication of Eric Ries new book The Lean Startup Friday, January 13 - Cambridge, London, England On Friday morning, I’ll take a train North to Cambridge. Employees only. That evening, there will be a casual talk followed by a book signing at The Hauser Forum.

Ireland 157

Ireland North America Lean Taiwan 157