SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? He needed some kind of CTO and as well Developers. These “startups” are almost always mostly-non-technical founders offering 1-2% premoney for a “lead developer” position.

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Technical Cofounder CTO Hire Equity Sweat Equity 241

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capitalists) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

There was time to develop the vision of the piece before implementing it, but that’s harder to quantify. Short form engagement leads to real engagement Web traffic was up 30-40x at its peak, and is still 10x while our content remains favoured by the algorithm gods. He shares his learnings for startup founders here.

Viral 102

Viral Startup Bootstrapping Algorithm 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The problem is that professional investors (Angels and Venture Capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow.

Intellectual Property 309

Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

In addition to providing customer care and assistance, a virtual assistant may also develop web pages or compose blog entries, administer email newsletters, carry out sales and marketing chores, generate sales leads, and conduct a variety of other jobs. To begin drop-shipping, you must locate a supplier and develop a website.

Software Review 114

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 114

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 16, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, March 16, 2009 Combining agile development with customer development Today I read an excellent blog post that I just had to share. In most agile development systems, there is a notion of the "product backlog" a prioritized list of what software is most valuable to be developed next.

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Agile Customer Development Developer San Francisco 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than the more risky research and development efforts. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Personalize a simple web site. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain. Or, fall back to the old standby DreamWeaver by Adobe.

Startup 252

Startup eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping 252

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

By bootstrapping, bartering, reducing overheads (rental and manpower), and leveraging technology (especially the web), one can start one’s own business almost on a dime without being beholden to creditors or venture capitalists. Software Developer: From “App developer” to “We provide technology solutions to take your headaches away”.

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Technical Review Software Review South Carolina Startup 100

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. The two companies had been working together for a while, especially as both are deeply embedded within the Ruby on Rails developer community, with a strong following for their respective offerings. I’m quite bullish.” “I

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Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Archives Team Badges & Banners Netsetter Directory Twitter Updates Email Updates Rss Updates Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup? If you read a lot of these though you start wondering if the only route into the world of web startups is to be a developer or computer engineer of some kind.

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joel.is

MARCH 8, 2011

Lessons shared by Joel Gascoigne , a fledgling entrepreneur and contract web developer currently based in Birmingham, UK. Lessons shared by Joel Gascoigne , a fledgling entrepreneur and contract web developer currently based in Birmingham, UK.

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Burn Rate Startup Web Development 41

entrepreMusings

JANUARY 26, 2011

On The Web , an e-commerce and online marketing blog. For other local bootstrapping resources here in Austin, check out the Bootstrap Austin site. Here are just a few tips on bootstrapping your new startup that I have found particularly beneficial from my own experience: Outsourcing. Barter and Trade.

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Bootstrapping Small Business Administration SBA Austin 42

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Personalize a simple web site. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

eCommerce 196

eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping .Net 196

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

"I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Make sure you go through the 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. Find out who is good.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder CTO Hire Los Angeles 211

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 12, 2010

Software patents are especially useless for small, bootstrapped startups. And even you could work 70 on-task hours per week, that's still blown away by 10 developers at a funded company or even 10 passionate open source developers working part-time. Except in certain industries (e.g. We're better at SEO and social media.

Intellectual Property 319

Intellectual Property Bootstrapping Software Review Open Source 319

VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

A few already launched but several others are in development. Like in the early days of Web 2.0, 31 employees according to Linkedin, but seems to be bootstrapped. Bootstrapped. Clubhouse attracts competition from every direction. The platforms. Stereo , launched in 2020 and is based in LA. Open Source.

Audio 139

Audio Software Review Open Source Social Network 139

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Personalize a simple web site. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Hosting 248

Hosting Bootstrapping .Net Social Network 248

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

This is typically called “bootstrapping&# and it is fraught with potential pitfalls and dangers. What is bootstrapping? So, what does it mean to bootstrap a company? Bootstrapping involves launching a business on a low budget. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While you may be enamored with becoming an entrepreneur and bootstrapping your business, don’t quit your day job. There’s actually a lot of value in bootstrapping your business. Focus on your web presence and answering questions related to your industry, customers, and the problem that your products/services solve.

Forecast 154

Forecast Software Review Bootstrapping Finance 154

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 11, 2011

Master the art of bootstrapping: aim to “bootstrap” first. With TV and media finding the whole Venture Capitalist deal glamorous, it can be easy to forget bootstrapping – but owning 100% of something smaller is way more satisfying than owning just part of something bigger. Be curious and adventurous: think like The North Face.

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Entrepreneur Bootstrapping Cofounder SMS 199

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 9, 2009 The lean startup @ Web 2.0 Expo (and a call for help) Ive been asked to speak this year at the Web 2.0 It uses principles of agile software development, open source and web 2.0, Im especially interested in hearing from those of you who are planning to attend the Web 2.0

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Lean San Francisco Web Advisory Board 68

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Personalize a simple web site. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Bootstrapping 101. I moderated a panel discussion last night on one of my favorite topics, bootstrapping, as part of our Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship Eminent Speaker Series at San Jose State. They have a standard presentation on bootstrapping, which they present around the country. Bootstrapping 101.

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 4, 2015

3 Advantages to an Experiential Web Presence written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. When you find your creative team to design and develop it, part of their market research entails researching your competition and your customers. I spend a lot of time online.

Web 28

Web Technical Review Sales Cycle Cofounder 28

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Many of the factors are not obvious and include building mystery to drive margin, why boring B2B companies often win but are challenging in other ways, how bootstrapping wins, integrating metrics from the start and many other similar lessons. Then, he explores how several startups have leveraged those services and data in interesting ways.

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Fractional CTO CTO Hire Startup Social Network 175

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. The Ultimate List of Customer Development Questions – crowdspring.co/1nHT6tS. 1iDkkRE.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2011

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Braintree – [link]. Tips for Designing Killer Icons – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! How Much Designers And Developers Make In Various Countries – crowdspring.co/1nj86xq. Exploring Current Web Design Trends – crowdspring.co/1q1Snrw. 1nj8pIu.

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 At the time I wasn’t 100% sure but he made compelling arguments about how other markets have developed as they matured so I took note. dot-com bonanza.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Venture Capital Early Stage 471

Hearpreneur

MAY 26, 2017

There’s many ways to learn but for most developers and coders it’s hard to learn any other way then by doing. Similar to entrepreneurship, the best way to learn to be a web developer is to actively work on projects. Any major accomplishments? . Our goal is to ensure that our education delivers high ROI.

Miami 48

Miami Software Review Technical Review Investment Bankers 48

The Next Web

JUNE 18, 2014

Together with my co-founder, we kicked off a 20 months adventure with two major aspirations: develop smarter charging technology that increases energy efficiency by 30 percent ahead of existing products, as well as research embedded solar technology for energy replenishment. This story continues at The Next Web.

Bootstrapping 162

Bootstrapping Cofounder Startup Campaign 162

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 40 Bootstrap Tools and Generators for Web Developers – [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Just 25 Developers Grabbed 50% Of App Revenues On U.S.

Social Media 104

Social Media Small Business Design Media 104

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Constructing a Scientific Approach to Web Design – crowdspring.co/1Ce86Fp.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94