View from Seed

MARCH 4, 2020

There is always some debate about the methodology and accuracy of the list, but I think it’s a pretty interesting data set that reflects some of the things that have been happening in tech and VC over time. 32% of the 2019 Midas list is made up of non-white males, which also slightly higher than the list of Fortune 500 CEOs. Firm Persistence.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital China Technical Review Africa 313

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

Engineer 152

Engineer Revenue San Francisco Security 152

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

It’s also surprisingly difficult for students to get plugged-in to everything that is happening in the local tech ecosystem. Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. PopSignal - My favorite regular tech gathering. Invite only.

Boston 56

Boston Technical Review Community CTO Hire 56

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Minor Technical Difficulties. We are currently experiencing some minor technical difficulties: Normal service will be resumed shortly… Home Privacy Notice About Login Lexicon. Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. 13, 2011 13:30 in Startups.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Review Founder Software Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. So your Q1 results will be $180,000 less profitable than if you hadn’t hired them. Hiring more people isn’t always the right answer.

Startup 418

Startup Revenue Technical Review Flash 418

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Build your own or hire a developer. Review your financial statements and forecasts to determine where a new website fits into your budget. This combination can help you decide if you want to hire a developer or build your own site. Building a website can be a technical, creative and time-consuming process.

Technical Review 95

Technical Review Software Review Social Media eCommerce 95

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

The image above is taken in Takotna, Alaska during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 9, 2011. More phenomenal photos from 2011 are in the Other section below. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Stop whining and start hiring remote workers – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

When trying to lose thirty pounds in 2011, I found myself thinking at length about the cookies, cake, and ice cream I was passing up, trying to rationalize whether I could have a small piece, what the effect might be, and whether I even wanted to lose weight. They hired someone else to wash the dishes and clean the house. Guess what?

Technical Review 195

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Software Review Cofounder 195

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Instead, buyers are checking out product and service information in their own way, often through the Internet, their social network, or just plain word-of-mouth or customer reviews. It’s a myth that social networks and their technologies are creating new approaches to marketing. Build strong customer communities.

Marketing 234

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Social Network 234

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

2 preamble issues having read the comments on TC today: 1: I know that the prices of startup companies is much great in Silicon Valley than in smaller towns / less tech focused areas in the US and the US prices higher than many foreign markets. Prices have definitely gone up in 2011 as depicted in the anecdotal chart below.

Pre-Money Valuation 336

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Stock 336

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Narayana Murthy pulled a Michael Dell when he called time on his two-year-long retired life and retook charge at Infosys, the Indian information technology (IT) giant he had founded three decades ago in a small apartment with six others. Infosys would now be a technology solutions provider. In June this year, N.R. The reason?

India 165

India Technical Review Management Cloud 165

genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Small Business Labs, from Emergent Research , covers the key social, technology and business trends impacting small business. New Communications Review. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Most tech start-ups fail. Follow us on Twitter.

Equity 40

Equity Technical Review San Jose Stock 40

www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Home ▶ Businesses ▶ Startup Business Advice ▶ Current Page How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea. This article should also serve as a starting guide for programmers who are approached about becoming technical co-founders. Before You Pitch To A Technical Cofounder.

Technical Cofounder 41

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Technical Review NDA 41

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Exactly three months after its $48 Million funding announcement, Smooth-Stone today detailed its company momentum, including significant new executive hires, new office space and renaming the company. This is within our reach with technologies we are developing at Calxeda.

Naming 59

Naming Hiring Technical Review Virginia 59

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Utilizing these experiences and the principles of a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, she started MAS Connections in 2011. This was a very enjoyable project, and it was good to know they were able to react to the pandemic well due to their disaster recovery plan they had. Adriana : The greatest challenge for me has been marketing.

Founder 111

Founder Cofounder Social Media Software Review 111

www.xconomy.com

JUNE 9, 2012

Q&A: Group Commerce Plans Hires, European Growth with $21M Funding. Tech Channels ▾ Cleantech ›. Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 2011. San Diego’s Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise. Ministry of Supply Puts MIT Engineering Cred Into Dress Shirts.

San Diego 40

San Diego Venture Capital Technical Review San Francisco 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. But everything has intrinsic value.

Saudi Arabia 309

Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

www.ericsink.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

2004-07-08 15:59:32 Hazards of Hiring. Summary : Eric offers guidelines for handling tough hiring decisions in a small ISV. In the many e-mails I received about that column, one of the most common questions was why didnt I list any hiring mistakes. Ill start with four general guidelines for how to proceed with a hiring decision.

Hiring 40

Hiring Software Review Coder Illinois 40

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

He or she might call himself a “consulting CTO,&# “freelance CTO,&# “on-demand CTO,&# “CTO on call,&# “CTO for hire,&# or just a “technology strategy advisor.&# Most likely, this is a person who is a serial entrepreneur and was the chief technology officer for two or more web startups.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Fractional VPE 40

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Look in the OTHER section below for an excellent review of the movie with a superb discussion of why the sequel missed an opportunity to do what the original Tron movie did – introduce innovative ideas about technology. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link]. Ten Crowdsourcing Trends for 2011 – [link].

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Next → How we Hire for Sweat Equity (Part 2)… Posted on April 7, 2011 by Travis Biziorek. The first time we hired partners for Kibin was way back in late 2009. I’ve heard people say it’s impossible to hire good developers right now. I want to hire before I have the ability to pay anyone.

Sweat Equity 40

Sweat Equity Equity Hiring Technical Review 40

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

” Data Collective prides itself on its deeply technical core team, and the Big Data chops of its extended group of 35 equity partners, who, while Data Collective wouldn’t reveal specific names, all work or have worked at companies like Akmai, Zynga, LinkedIn, Apple, Facebook, Salesforce, Twitter, IBM, Citrix, Airbnb and VMware.

Early Stage 70

Early Stage San Francisco Los Angeles Southern California 70

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. And when — if ever — do you need to hire your own full- or part-time, in-house dev to work on your website and applications?

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can minimize risk by performing due diligence when selecting a company or individual to work with, clearly defining the project scope, expectations and milestones in any development contracts, and allocating enough money to hire competent developers. check them out at: www.amt.in

Software Developers 79

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

Scott Edward Walker

JUNE 28, 2012

Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present David Cowan , a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and a smart investor. I hope you enjoy it.

Technical Review 53

Technical Review Entrepreneur Due Diligence Cofounder 53

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

On Saturday, April 9, 2011, I arrived in Chennai at 3 a.m. a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. after a 24-hour journey from California. At 11 a.m.,

India 126

India Technical Review Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 126

Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2011

The new Startup Visa Act of 2011 has plenty of improvements over the 2010 Act (which was introduced but never went anywhere) but still is stuck in Congress. The solution so far has seemed to be “hire more people to process more paper faster.&# If you want a good example of this, read Bright Boys.

Government 143

Government Technical Review Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 143

The Next Web

JANUARY 19, 2014

No matter how old you are, what year it is and what technology is used, networking will continue to affect an individual’s professional growth, in addition to skillset and experience. After cultivating that relationship for some time, the company eventually hired me to help lead its social media , SEO efforts and other marketing needs.

Networking 167

Networking Social Media Technical Review Media 167

Altgate

JUNE 25, 2012

One who attracted much attention is David Choe, the graffiti artist hired to paint the company’s first headquarters. Facebook’s situation is far from unique, even among recent tech IPOs. Founders and hires have always quit, after all, and their companies don’t always have a way to reclaim their equity. million.

Equity 44

Equity Vesting Cap Table Technical Review 44

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2011, our family was sitting around the dinner table brainstorming when our teenage daughter Mia had a great idea – starting a company that sells the best possible organic roasted seaweed in delicious flavors. #10- I hired several branding agencies to help us with brainstorms and ideation sessions, but none of them worked out.

Naming 150

Naming CPA Entrepreneur Software Review 150

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2022

Husband and wife co-founders, Todd and Laure Fisher founded CallTrackingMetrics in 2011 in their basement and together have grown it into an Inc. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Laure Fisher (01:46): Well, that Todd has a, his is more technical. Marketing Podcast with Todd and Laure Fisher. Like this show?

Metrics 85

Metrics Marketing Software Review Cofounder 85

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2015

The wrong first hire could kill a company, so apply the Mark Zuckerberg test: “Would I be comfortable reporting to this person if the roles were reversed? Survey Monkey acquired them in 2011. They also love hiring creative minds, so they ask potential employees about their hobbies at the interview stage. How to Get Started.

Cofounder 100

Cofounder Delaware Startup Technical Review 100

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 6, 2010

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) are announcing a program to launch two new clean energy incubators at Texas universities. The goal is to aid the commercialization of clean energy technologies and foster the growth of companies in the clean energy sector in Texas.

Incubator 69

Incubator Texas Seed Capital Technical Review 69

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

How to Hire a Graphic Designer – [link]. How to Hire a Graphic Designer – [link]. Tech Start-Ups Struggle With Followup Fund-Raising – [link]. 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups - [link]. 40 Fresh Illustrator Tutorials From 2011 – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2011

The video above shows the remarkable breakthroughs in 3D printing technology. The 7 Restaurant Industry Trends of 2011 – [link]. Hiring the RIGHT “Big Company” People for Startups – [link]. 3D printing technology is reaching the holy shit stage – [link]. It’s almost like magic.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

I just read a review of a new Wiley book Design a better business which argues that: better businesses are ones that approach problems in a new, systematic way, focusing more on doing rather than on planning and prediction. That’s doing rather than planning.

Startup 60

Startup Incubator Technical Review Lean 60

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Reilly Tech Ventures, was so concerned about the network that he deleted his AngelList account. Chris McCann is the co-founder of StartupDigest , the members-only guide to the tech startup world. Since the angel network was created, transparent angel investing has exploded and entrepreneurs from any background can get funded.

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50