ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

In this article, I’ll share what I’ve learned and detail the exact steps you should take to put yourself in a position to succeed. Buyers became more critical due to a reduction in reosurces and as a result the entire process started to involve more people ultimately taking longer to close. Let’s dive in. Sales cycle length increased.

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View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

Starting in 2009, Savoia began using an approach as an engineering director at Google that helped the tech giant know whether it was about to build the right product for the market … or a product that would flop. Having The Right It is essential for the following reason: Most new products and innovations fail in the market.

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. 95% of developers are comfortable, and probably excel at, being technicians.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. The Categories There were two categories: zero-code and in progress. Zero-code meant you had to start with…um, zero code on day 1. In progress meant you could have a partial or complete product, but it needs polish and customers.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 16, 2018

Plenty of sales fall through due to issues beyond the salesperson’s control, and those issues are often a result of the company’s product or service. Salespeople are only as strong as the product or service they’re looking to sell. Modern consumers prefer to do most product research on their own. Cloud solutions.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The Micropreneur Academy Product Showcase is a place to showcase these products (currently eight are listed – there are at least that many not yet added). I will be adding many more in the coming months as members launch their products and request to be included in the showcase.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

You must have a prototype or a minimum viable product (MVP). To fund the sudden spike in production, funds will be required for additional inventory and wages. Once the order is fulfilled and paid for, the funds can be paid back. ? Research and development. Gone are the days where you can get funded based on an idea.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 24, 2011

This is a guest article by Karl Falconer. Karl is a software engineer with more than 10 years of experience who specializes in agile web development and web services integrations. He authors a software development blog at [link]. The Product. I set up a Google Alerts for terms relating to my product.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Reviewing CrmInnovation.com March 25th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. at 12:24 pm Great Review. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. 5 Jon on 03.27.10

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The Business of Software 2010 was last week in Boston. The whirlwind of the conference was such that it took me about 48 hours before I could hold a conversation about anything but starting a software company. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Product naming is hard. The Approach A while back Patrick contacted a handful of Academy members and asked for opinions on potential product names. Regarding the product name, which was the original purpose of the survey, a list of 40 names was given to each respondent was asked to choose up to 3 names.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Well…I’ve hit that point reviewing websites. I’ve recorded stacks of site review screencasts over the past four years, and I’m ready to take it to a whole ‘notha level. Send your URL to rob (at) softwarebyrob.com and I’ll queue it up to be reviewed it in a screencast that I will publish on this blog.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 17, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Free Website Feedback, Custom Card Designs, Finding Good Domain Names, and more… Paying the Price of Success → Joel on Software is Shutting Down. Long Live the King.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 30, 2010

Reviewing HowsThe.com March 30th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. at 8:52 am Hey Rob, I just wanted to publicly thank you for the review. at 1:55 am I’m enjoying the reviews.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. “As a founder, your job isn’t to make a great product. It’s to build a great team that makes great products.” Good reminder from Fred Wilson that your instincts should sometimes guide you when due diligence does not – [link].

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Software By Rob

APRIL 8, 2010

My screencast series Startup Website Reviews took on a life of its own rather quickly. I offered to perform free website reviews a few weeks ago and I’m now booked well beyond the six-month mark. I offered to perform free website reviews a few weeks ago and I’m now booked well beyond the six-month mark.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 1, 2010

Reviewing SimplyBill.com April 1st, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. at 8:19 am Hi Rob, Many thanks for the review. at 3:03 pm Yes your reviews are nice! Stephan #4 Rob on 04.01.10

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

July 20th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article. I recommend it.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The goal of this article is to look at this decision from a number of viewpoints and to try and guide startup founders towards a decision that will make the most sense for them. As informed by agile software development , some of the basic ideas behind running a startup the agile way include: Welcoming change.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. The speaking line-up is a who’s who of software bloggers and authors, including Geoffrey Moore, Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah and Joel Spolsky. There were several great presentations during the conference.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? A few months ago I received a review copy of Debugging Your Information Technology Career: A Compass to New and Rewarding Fields that Value Computer Knowledge.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 6, 2010

Reviewing NHProf.com April 6th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. at 9:38 am Good and very useful review – keep up the good job it is really helpful! #2 Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Those countries relying on agriculture or oil production tend to have high unemployment rates and wide skills gaps. Java EE, Java SE, Javascript, PHP, Software, Development, Software Testing, SQL.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 29, 2010

The early bird registration discount for this year’s Business of Software in Boston expires on Friday. 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).

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In fact, 94% of Fortune 500 companies use an outsourcing process for some of their most vital products. While a good portion of this is due to the low labor costs in countries such as India or China, there are benefits to outsourcing that go beyond time and price. It Makes Your Product Better. Finding A Reliable Company.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The Micropreneur Spotlight is a look at a Micropreneur Academy member who has launched their product. This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer.

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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 ← Join My Online Split Testing Class on May 11th I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October. Stay Small.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

When I talk to people who are thinking about launching a software product, whether a high-growth or Micropreneur endeavor, from time to time I hear that if they could get to the front page of Digg or get a mention on TechCrunch that they would be “set.&# Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

In this article, you’ll find out how a consulting CTO can help you, when to use one, and how to find the right person. If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. Beware, however!

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The reason the media call the Friday after Thanksgiving Black Friday is that many businesses do not reach their break-even point for the whole year until that day, due to the tremendous volume of sales. In this article, I will share with you how to calculate your own break-even point, and share 3 tips for lowering it.

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David Teten

APRIL 17, 2015

If not, that indicates that they may not be the sort of person who’s diligent about listening to the market. On the flip side, if you envision a way to produce a better result/product, communicate that to your colleagues and ensure it is aligned with their intended goal. Career Contributed Articles Management Productivity'

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

My first reaction is that becoming a freelance developer (or starting your own consulting firm) can also be a lot less conducive to launching a product. In addition, freelance development requires a lot more mental energy than being a salaried employee. Mental energy that can’t be spent launching your product.

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andrewchenblog.com

MARCH 10, 2010

The interesting part is when you get a couple months into your product cycle. You often end up with lots of half-done experiments lying around, an infrastructure that isn’t built to scale, and a mishmash of code that needs to be refactored. However, there’s the other side of the coin, which is the product design.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Many people have a presumption that it is difficult to start an online business due to lack of money. Observe consumer behaviors and their attitude towards products from other companies. Your products should be more effective and efficient in solving a particular problem. Step 7: Build your website or product.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

And the look on Fred’s face when he was giving me the options was like something you see when you hand a developer a legacy website that’s suddenly started crashing under the weight of its own processing. People know when they’re in the presence of someone who really cares about their code/product/startup.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 22, 2010

After much toil, my book Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup is now available in paperback and PDF format at StartupBook.net. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. 8 comments ↓ #1 Mark Derricutt on 06.22.10

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