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. I have been in the technology industry for 30+ years.

Software 48

Software SQL Colorado Fractional CTO 48

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 17, 2022

It wasn't until Amazon invented walk-out technology that he was open to expanding. Marc wanted to introduce software that could be both functional and cheap. The entire world was in need of this technology. This is why he refused to enter the physical retail space for so long. Thanks to Omer Reiner, FL Cash Home Buyers ! #5-

Entrepreneur 125

Entrepreneur Technical Review Chad Software Review 125

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

They are free-thinkers and I admire how they viewed the potential in technology and made it happen. Born in 2003, Tesla wanted to prove to the world that it was possible to drive a fully electric car while being more powerful, faster, and more enjoyable than conventional cars. Thanks to Sara Graves, USTitleLoans ! #8- 10- Microsoft.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Technical Review Non-Compete Software Review 124

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2013

We work in prototypically four-week iterations, with quality engineers and software developers working in close collaboration. Software development is all about managing complexity and the bigger and more mature the codebase gets, the more complex it gets. It wasn’t always this way. So what was going on?

Lean 167

Lean Startup Software Engineering Agile 167

YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers. “No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group.

Dominican Republic 100

Dominican Republic Global San Francisco Arizona 100

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2012

For over 350 students from 75 countries around the world participating in the upcoming worldwide finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup in Sydney, things will certainly be tough – they will be pitted against each other with their ideas around technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Inspiring A New Generation. Imagine Cup Grants.

Omaha 140

Omaha Technology Nebraska United States 140

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. That is when you potentially become complacent.

China 333

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. That is when you potentially become complacent.

China 328

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Large companies were acquiring technology startups just to get in the game at the same absurd prices.

Silicon Valley 217

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2017

A Brief History of Marketing Technology Software. How their product leaders and CMOs embrace the change adjusting product/marketing strategies based on new technologies. launched a contact management software. It was 2003. As very often happens, to understand the present, you have to know the past. Tactic fatigue.

Customer 92

Customer Marketing Artificial Inteligence Clickthrough 92

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

I started my own marketing and communications agency back in 2003. So I packed in my day job – as a software developer – and devoted more time monetizing the blog and website. My interests were in technology, and my dreams were in California. Thanks to Victoria Wieck. #13- 13- Help people with marketing projects.

Entrepreneur 135

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 135

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe. But when I read thoughtful pieces on the future of technology I start to imagine where our lives will be in 10 years. My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Alabama Silicon Valley 278

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 21, 2020

But AMD has been steadily coming up on Intel by offering more and more innovations on the technological front. Thanks to Darya Jandossova Troncoso, Kdan Mobile Software Ltd. ! #20- Photo Credit: Maxine Ramirez. This has to do with its brand name and the innovations that they came up with in the past. 20- Patagonia.

Entrepreneur 149

Entrepreneur St. Louis Technical Review Mobile 149

Agile VC

JUNE 30, 2016

In more recent decades, additional technology has come to market to assist drivers. All of the following systems involve software / hardware to inform drivers or physically take action on a car’s throttle, brake, or steering systems. Anti-lock brakes –> again debuting on Chrysler Imperials in 1971.

Virginia 100

Virginia Acquisition California Global 100

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

And, there’s a good reason why; it includes back-to-back essays on mobile, high-growth startups and technology. This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. Probably the grand-daddy of VC blogs, Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson has been posting every day since 2003.

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Technical Review Silicon Valley Cofounder 60

YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2013

. “Yet, many are stuck with old technology and processes which do not address today’s needs for increased collaboration, higher productivity for a multi-generational workforce and security. Events & Happenings contest hardware Microsoft small business software' The Get2Modern SME IT Makeover Contest ends on 15 June 2013.

Singapore 145

Singapore Small Business Asia Security 145

Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

We looked at the companies in New England (call them "Boston and surrounding") that had exited in the last 10 years (2003-2013) with greater than $500 million in market valuation. Of the 43 companies that achieved > $500M in value, 22 were life sciences (plus materials science), 16 enterprise technology and 5 consumer technology.

Boston 55

Boston Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review 55

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Why software startups decide to patent … or not – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. “We create as much information in 2 days now as we did from the dawn of man through 2003″ – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? On2 designed video codec technology which Google used to optimize its WebM video format.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

(I am often asked to explain how to apply Lean Startup approaches to domains beyond software. On the extreme opposite end are rapid iteration businesses like software or fashion. Thus, more and more industries are starting to look like the software business. In order to answer, I have taken to drawing a two-axis diagram.

Continuous Deployment 164

Continuous Deployment Technical Cofounder Cofounder San Francisco 164

www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2012

One of the most compelling case studies of this shift away from apps and back to websites came earlier this week from Jason Pontin , the Editor-in-Chief and publisher of Technology Review. After launching iOS and Android apps in January 2011, Technology Review ran into development, sales and other difficulties. startupcto

HTML 69

HTML Technical Review Software Review Semantic 69

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. Two weeks after winning the deal and well into implementation planning we released a new version of our software. How could a company like ours be so callous as not to support their software (even one more than 4 years out of date)?

Software Review 151

Software Review Technical Review Silicon Valley France 151

techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City.

Equity 87

Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Blogs Michael Coté James Governor Stephen OGrady GreenMonk RedMonk Rollup RedMonk TV RedMonk James Governor's Monkchips An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence About & Contact « I’m Back, with a Start: Are You Ready for a 9 Day Sustainability Summit at the Prince of Wales’ Gaff?

Java 43

Java Demand Web Framework 43

www.redmonk.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Blogs Michael Coté James Governor Stephen OGrady GreenMonk RedMonk Rollup RedMonk TV RedMonk James Governor's Monkchips An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence About & Contact « I’m Back, with a Start: Are You Ready for a 9 Day Sustainability Summit at the Prince of Wales’ Gaff?

Java 43

Java Demand Web Framework 43

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Software development wasn’t giving me the satisfaction I craved from working, and I had recently been part of a startup that was now a smoking crater after the Dot Com crash. By 2003, I entered my first show and in 2004 I had a full-fledged business running. Rogue Wave Software loved their product too. The Curse of Love.

Java 66

Java Product Software Developers Software Development 66

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Past failures of enterprise technology to live up to its promises and ITs lack of agility caused by legacy technology have decreased the influence of the CIO, explained R "Ray" Wang in a piece for Forbes last year. Now in a new paper he has written for his own firm, Wang is exploring the future of the role that the CIO plays.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Balance Sheet Cloud Software Review 48

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2005, SETI@home changed its software: instead of the old SETI@home Classic they started using the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing , or BOINC for short — a software framework that enables volunteers to participate in projects other than SETI@home.

Search 179

Search Aggregator Distribution Framework 179

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Allot Communications -a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization and revenue generation solutions based on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology. Asocs – Founded in 2003, ASOCS develops and markets MultiComms™. Communitake - Communitake provides advanced remote service software over mobile devices.

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

XSITE 2012: The Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship. The firm, Correlation Ventures, is using predictive analytics technology to tilt the odds in its favor. Biologist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Steve Seitz. of Computer Science and Engineering, Univ. of Washington. View All Xconomy Events ›.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

which provides consulting and training services in Accounting and productivity based software. and now schoolofbookkeeping.com is one of the leaders in the small business accounting world in online training resources offering courses on a wide range of software products. Nerd Enterprises, Inc. CPA’s. Nerd Enterprises, Inc.

Video 60

Video SEC Bankruptcy Wisconsin 60

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

“Israel is known for its strong capabilities in technology and science. Since 2003 the global market for children’s nutrition and infant formula products has nearly doubled reaching about $23 billion in 2009. Billing software company Amdocs has acquired mobile payments and messaging firm MX Telecom for $104 million in cash.

OTC 68

OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Virtualitics uses patented technology, based on a decade of research at the California Institute of Technology and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was given an honorary degree in 2003 at the University Federico II in Naples, my hometown. Amazing mind.

Southern California 67

Southern California Los Angeles California Artificial Inteligence 67

SiliconHills

JULY 9, 2015

CSO Research, which makes undergraduate career service software and founded in Austin in 2001, has merged with MBA Focus, based in Dublin, Ohio. MBA Focus, founded in 2003, provides graduate business school career service software and recruitment technology.

Austin 48

Austin Ohio Software Technology 48

Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

1998 – “There is no room for personal productivity software startups – Microsoft will eat your lunch when you get big enough and Symantec will take the crumbs”. 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. 2003 – “The browser war is over, Microsoft has won”. Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook).

Widget 76

Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 76

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

New technology – games today are by default much more technological & data driven and thus more open to innovation. Second Life has been around since 2003, has over 30m registered users of which about 500k are active monthly. Games are therefore much better positioned to be immersive, interactive and engaging.

Global 131

Global Revenue Mobile IP 131

Cracking the Code

APRIL 27, 2018

What a journey it has been since the genesis of the company in 2003, when it’s visionary team set out to automate the agreement process and solve many pain points from speed to cost and accuracy. It’s rare to see any type of technology reach such a range of customers - from very large companies to individual users across all industries.

Seattle 48

Seattle Global Cofounder Security 48