Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

Apple and Facebook are both platforms , in the sense that their software and user networks are utilized by countless software developers to build their own businesses. billion to developers and Apple paid out something like $2B or so. At the end of the day, Apple isn’t really a software platform company.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

When Bob Herman founded Tropolis Group in 2010, he decided to finance with credit cards so he could take advantage of a cash-back rewards program and use the bounty to buy supplies for the business. So far, Herman has put about $60,000 on his credit cards, using them mostly to finance software development.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Orcam (2010) – Orcam can potentially help the 280 million visually impaired people to automatically read any text they are looking at via a discreet device that attaches to the user’s eyeglasses. Windward (2010) – maritime data and analytics company. Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 29, 2011

Shoot, I used this excuse myself recently: “I built a company and forged dozens of customer relationships in the software development tools sector; I know exactly how to sell into that market.&#. Methods of reaching consumers change every year (compare SEO or AdWords strategies from 2003 and 2010).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 15, 2021

In 2010, researchers at Princeton University set out to study the brain activity of both speakers and listeners under the pretext that communication is a joint activity. For example, Google Ads’ Success Story: Chuckling Goat showcases homegrown goat farmers that increased sales by 6000% in 4 years with their service.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

Present at the Creation It was early 1991 and Apple’s software development team was hard at work on QuickTime , the first multimedia framework for a computer. We had seen the reactions of people playing with the prototypes in our lab and when we demo’d it to our sales force. We knew something our CEO didn’t.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Guttula, Bizosys' CEO, and Karana founded the company with the goal to "simplify software development." The second product is 10Screens, a tool to visualize business requirements critical to software development, which tend to be hampered by poor communication among various stakeholders.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Since no benchmarks existed, we enlisted our engineering department in a serious software development effort and wrote our own. press and use it to generate end user demand and then drive that demand into our sales channel. Then we were going to buy our competitors’ boards (think “secret shopper”) and compare them to ours.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The Business of Software 2010 was last week in Boston. October 12th, 2010 | Startups Building your startup? Mark Littlewood #3 Lessons Learned At Business of Software 2010: MicroISV on a Shoestring on 10.15.10 Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Check out my book Like this post?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Apple Stores earned $481,000 per employee in 2010 – [link]. The Fire) Sales Have Surpassed 1 Million Per Week – [link]. How to Use Script Fonts in Design Projects – [link]. Seriously?

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David Cohen

AUGUST 22, 2012

The first path is set up a pay wall and run the customers through a sales process. Freemium was popularized as a term about 5 years ago but has been used by software developers for much longer. The paid software business models available to you are simply a bag of tools. Here’s the data: 2007: 10%.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Lessons Learned From StartupBootcamp 2010 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. How to Build Credibility with Your Sales Copy – [link]. Being pompous and learning from mistakes – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Arming & Aiming: How to handle sales objections at a startup – [link]. 11 Ways Your Startup Can Deliver Support That Will Increase Sales – [link]. 11 Ways Your Startup Can Deliver Support That Will Increase Sales – [link]. Arming & Aiming: How to handle sales objections at a startup – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. Showcase of Minimalism in Movie Posters From 1967 to 2010 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Steve Jobs’s Strategy?

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. Having managed a lot of software development both local and offshore, this is a topic I plan to write more on.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 22, 2010

The entertainment value of me flubbing my way through an online presentation will be priceless… April 22nd, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? Click here for more information or to sign up for the class. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 22, 2010

August 22nd, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? © 2010 Derek Sivers comments Pam Mark Hall (2010-06-19) # Derek, Yes,Yes,Yes! Thanks you!

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

This builds on a lot of great thinking that has come before, like the agile movements insistence that only the creation of working code counts as progress for a software development team. We set sales targets from day one, $300 the first month. As the experiments progressed, day-in-day-out we werent making sales.

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Software By Rob

JULY 1, 2010

Repeatable In a traditional business a repeatable product/service is something that does not require a high level of expertise and customization every time you make a sale. The sales process might be customized, but the product or service should be as cookie-cutter as you can make it. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

MAY 12, 2010

Topics covered include: A/B testing basics Why you should A/B test I create an A/B test “on the fly&# What you should test May 13th, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? The remainder is Q&A (there were some excellent questions asked). Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

I will focus on sales and marketing elements: how well you communicate your message, the basics of your design, usability, calls to action, SEO, etc… Think of this as a combination between UserTesting.com and ConceptFeedback.com …except I’m not charging 29 bucks.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Catch Me at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Out → I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. Stay Small. Sound like fun?

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 19, 2010

50+ Very Useful Free Vector Illustrator Patterns & Resources From 2010 – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 10 templates that solve problems for web developers - [link]. Beautiful Ladies Illustrations – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

14 metrics marketers use to measure social media ROI in 2010 vs. 2013 - crowdspring.co/1fDCYZw. Proof That Online Search Ads Can Boost Offline Store Sales - crowdspring.co/18UW2hI. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 1hZytdu.

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blog.chrisomeara.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Chris OMeara Main | Probing Code Quality » 01/31/2010 Startup CTO: Could It Work? A CEO friend of mine recently asked my opinion about Tony Karrers Startup CTO or Developer article. From a development and operations perspective, the common element in successful software businesses seems to be the technical leader.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

2010 Fortune 500: The top 10 most valuable corporate logo properties – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Creating Urgency in Your Sales Copy – [link]. How To Create Outstanding Modern Infographics – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Excellent post by @msuster on the dangers of startups relying on sales channels – [link]. Campbell Soup’s Labels Redesigned Using Neuromarketing – [link]. Designing Websites for the iPad – [link].

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

June 23rd, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Thanks to Travis , Irma and CVBI for putting everything together. See you in 2011. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 23, 2010

Internet Marketing: Insider Tips and Advice for Online Marketing March 23rd, 2010 | Micropreneurship Building your startup? If you’re into this new-fangled podcasting thingy you can hear me talk about Micropreneurship in two recent interviews: NET Rocks! Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

February 5th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Web App Business Models: User Needs and What People Pay For – “If you’re planning a web application that can’t build a business model around one or more of these needs, you may face difficulties generating sustainable revenue.&#

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2010

This is the last episode I’ll announce for a while so if you’re interested in hearing two software entrepreneurs talk about software and web startups, subscribe using one of the links below. Subscribe via: iTunes (opens iTunes) RSS Email May 4th, 2010 | About this Blog , Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 30, 2010

August 30th, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? The two points in the startup process when a VA is most helpful Case studies of my use of VAs The steps for finding, evaluating and vetting a VA The best places to find a VA Read the full article here. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s as if every one of those early articles was written to turn my own experience on its head and make me re-think what I was learning as a software developer. As if every article re-shaped my thinking about the software development process. March 18th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition to speakers like Seth Godin, Joel Spolsky, Dharmesh Shah and Eric Sink, there are excellent networking opportunities with the other 300 attendees (a lot of self-funded software companies in the audience). June 30th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? I hope to see you in Boston in October.

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