SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Don''t be swayed by big name firms or other kinds of name dropping. What are the review periods? That says something. References.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. portfolio operator VCs, e.g., Andreessen Horowitz, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Google Ventures. mentor VCs, e.g., most VCs.

Software Developers 60

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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

The goal here is to write a plan that’s going to lend itself to regular reviews and frequent updates, based on goals and performance that might change quickly over time—it should be a tool, not a static document. . You’ll also need business cards, stationery supplies, and software that’s specific to your design work. Build your brand.

Web 86

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. After viewing your slide deck, if investors are still interested in your startup, they will ask for a deep-dive meeting to drill in on any hard questions before commencing due diligence. Deep-dive meeting.

Software Review 120

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Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

That those founders had personally experienced challenges in what the “executing well” bar meant for them in the eyes of future funders, not to mention that getting funded to start with, and then executing well, was usually already from a disadvantaged position due to the structural issues in tech. Not a chance.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

And that’s the idea of the portfolio career. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Success story features Q & A sessions with successful business leaders, keynote presentations, conversations on sales marketing. And I'm like with all due respect to change management, I did not read a book about it.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The primary terms for these types of transactions are the valuation cap and the conversion discount. Debt also has a due date and interest rate to negotiate. Patent trolls purchase portfolios containing patents and sue companies for infringing them. Debt or convertible securities (e.g., Patent Trolls.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I then ran a crowdsourced contest on crowdSpring to come up with ideas for the name. CrownTV is a spinoff of that name.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

Not only are they amplifying the data behind why this is a smart business move, but also driving that forward with their portfolio. True to the name, Sputnik ATX takes a formulaic approach to build a ecosystem around their accelerators that propels them to success. Similarly, Dr. Malysheva has advocated for male/female mentorship ?

Austin 57

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Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2008

conversion rate (average as reported by shop.org) and you are dutifully reporting our revenue of $1 million as a result. While you might be doing great in terms of direct revenue impact of your website, pause and consider what in God's name is happening to that other 98.3% "unconverted" traffic on your site?

Analytics 116

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Computer Software. NAME Comcast. NAME Verizon Communications. NAME Yahoo. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Marketing & Strategy.

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

We had an email conversation about the rationality, or lack of rationality, of professional investors. Addepar is precisely trying to collect and convert into software these best practices. (ff They regularly find they have years where they would have had better returns by not changing their portfolio at all.

Software Review 114

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

Id reached out to him not because I was looking for information on how to pitch an investor, but because of the nature of his investment portfolio: of the six startups Boris invested in thoughout 2014, three are led by women. From the outset of the conversation, Boris was careful with his words, collected.

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Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

ithacaVC

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The underlying tech was developed at Cornell (like many of the companies in the CVF portfolio). For more than a decade Harold van Es, Cornell Professor and Chair of CALS Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, has lead a team of researchers and analytical software developers to create a modelling tool which would help address these issues.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Technology Software Review IP 65

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Book Review: Ctrl Alt Delete, by Mitch Joel – [link]. Create a Crowd Competition That Works | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Why Startups Are Sporting Increasingly Quirky Names - [link] and tips to name your company – [link]. GitHub’s Code For Workplace Happiness | Fast Company – [link].

Social Media 92

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

" 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. " The Bible Code predicted the Sept 11 attacks 5,000 years ago." It shows a lack of interest.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 15, 2016

He’s seen your design portfolio online and wants to contract for your services to design his new business website if only you can pay his photographer so it’s all on one consolidated invoice. Ideally, these conversations will give you the confidence to proceed. Sounds a bit dubious. But he’s got a good explanation.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Work Better Now Visit WorkBetterNow.com mention the referral code DTM Podcast and get $150 off for your first 3 months. And don't forget that DTM podcast code, right?

Engineer 70

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! What makes it scalable and more of a marketing channel is that it's managed using software. If I can build a partner program using software with a thousand different partners, with a thousand different tactics, I, I have inherently a, a diversified portfolio.

Marketing 89

Marketing Affiliate Channel Software Review 89

online.wsj.com

MARCH 4, 2013

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2022

Xenia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planable, a content review and marketing collaboration platform used by over 5,000 teams behind brands such as Hyundai, Christian Louboutin, Viber, and United Nations. Get 50% off two months of Planable using code ‘DUCTTAPE50’ at check out. Marketing Podcast with Xenia Muntean.

Cofounder 82

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2022

To prepare for this we invested in Virtual Tour cameras and software and packaged it with our other services. Due to that, we decided to widen our client base to increase our revenue. Remote management and sharing platforms, video calling software, and group chats have become a norm, and have proven quite convenient.

Entrepreneur 119

Entrepreneur Metrics Technical Review North America 119

Up and Running

MAY 18, 2015

While quotes will maintain the use of the name oDesk, we will refer to the site as Upwork. I’m home at 11am on a weekday because I work remotely; I am employed by Palo Alto Software, but as they are located in Eugene, Oregon, and I am currently living in Portland, I am rarely in the office.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And it's more of a conversation, and I actually think it's scarier doing workshops because it's unpredictable. And it was run by, it was the code of conduct workshop at my old when I was working internally. You're going on a YouTube live. You don't have that control.

Framework 72

Framework Campaign Audience Email 72

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Some wait 5-7 years but usually this is because it’s proving more difficult to raise a new fund due to market conditions or the lack of returns in their current fund. If they’re likely to raise a new fund then you might be OK but at least have the conversation with them. So VCs often raise money every 3-5 years if they can.

Venture Capital 269

Venture Capital Balance Sheet Early Stage Software Review 269

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Some of my projects that I burnt the midnight candle never saw daylight either due to a sudden shift in the organization structure or my projected was de-funded due to another competing project. You collect customers’ reviews and testimonials and show them on your website – it’s that easy. Thanks to Paula Haubrich. #12-

Entrepreneur 130

Entrepreneur Technical Review LLC Software Review 130

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. First Name. As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to: Setup and manage your portfolio. Forgot your username or password? Please try again later. The username entered is already associated with. another account. Why Register?

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

I had a portfolio of 8 or 9 small apps and websites. With patience as one of my least prominent traits I didn’t want to spend 6 months coding, and 12 months launching/learning/trying to find product/market fit. And partly due to the massive amount of learning I had packed into the revamp and growth of HitTail.

Software Review 27

Software Review Due Diligence Thailand Acquisition 27

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

I had a portfolio of 8 or 9 small apps and websites. With patience as one of my least prominent traits I didn’t want to spend 6 months coding, and 12 months launching/learning/trying to find product/market fit. And partly due to the massive amount of learning I had packed into the revamp and growth of HitTail.

Software Review 27

Software Review Due Diligence Thailand Acquisition 27

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

I had a portfolio of 8 or 9 small apps and websites. With patience as one of my least prominent traits I didn’t want to spend 6 months coding, and 12 months launching/learning/trying to find product/market fit. And partly due to the massive amount of learning I had packed into the revamp and growth of HitTail.

Software Review 27

Software Review Due Diligence Thailand Acquisition 27

Occam's Razor

JUNE 11, 2014

The You May Also Like has a $50 Converse shoe and a Sperry Top-Sider Angelfish for $63. Empower customer reviews that are actually helpful. If the mobile phone did not have a back-button hard-coded into the hardware perhaps I would try to read the. (Even they have refurbished everything per their TV ads!) The description is.

Design 150

Design Software Review Technical Review Mobile 150

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

In addition, we were lucky enough to finally find reliable partners, thus adding a few more services to our portfolio – like Locksmith and Childcare. One of my major accomplishments of 2017 is being named Chair of the Public Relations and Communications Committee for The Los Angeles South Chamber of Commerce. environment.

Las Vegas 88

Las Vegas Entrepreneur Software Review Community 88

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 13, 2012

Finally there were questions we can always count on: setting goals and tracking conversions, justifying analytics and wanting to track the absolutely impossible ( why can't I track people across all devices and all websites? ). What report would you want to see on conversion attribution that would help you decide where to spend??

Analytics 124

Analytics Channel Metrics Web 124

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

You’d think conversion optimization and SEO should play together nicely, right? In theory, conversion optimization aims to improve the user experience, which, conveniently, is what Google wants to do as well with their top search results. How do you balance traffic acquisition with conversion optimization? Image Source.

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SEO Technical Review Algorithm Jacksonville 48

Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. As I wrote about in my post on Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing , this is painful and you must have a diversified portfolio to practice angel investing and actually make money. No matter the name?—?the

B2C 51

B2C Austin Cofounder IPO 51

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This has lead to a massive checkout database with 508 checkout steps reviewed, 975 screenshots, and 3,000+ examples of adherences and violations of the checkout usability guidelines. steps, counting from the shopping cart to the step where the order is actually placed — often a “review and confirm order” step.

Design 98

Design Software Review HTML Technical Review 98

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter. code spaces (svn).

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53