Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup? If you buy that Amazon is a tech startup then essentially you’ve already answered the question. years of software development.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

Also trending are housewares that are bespoke, unexpected, and conversational. Try creating a food delivery service if you've been considering a startup but don't have the capital to do so. With the right property management software and some experience in the real estate market, you might find success as a property manager.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

This is Part 5 of the 5-part series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches. Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. We're going to get reviews on blogs.". Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. Cue sound of cicadas buzzing. (Or

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

JUNE 20, 2021

” As the only technical founder of the group, I could offer some suggestions regarding the software development aspect. There are several checkpoints in the development of a new feature where you can check for quality. In the software development world, you can look at techniques like the Planning Poker.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. 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.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Most startups fail. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. Same goes for e-commerce, SaaS or any startup really. image source.

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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. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

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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. But it''s quite different working for large firms than it is with startups. How do you know if you are on track with development?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing CrmInnovation.com March 25th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. at 12:24 pm Great Review.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

The software development landscape has changed a lot in that time, but time-honored principles remain so. Here’s my take on an updated Joel Test for 2017, based on my career experience and how we build software at VidiGuard. Do you fix bugs before writing new code? Do new candidates write code during their interview?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 30, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing HowsThe.com March 30th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. This should help raise our conversion rate.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 1, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing SimplyBill.com April 1st, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. at 8:19 am Hi Rob, Many thanks for the review.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In 2006, together with Hiten Shah, Neil founded Crazy Egg, a heatmap platform for websites to use to increase their conversion rates. Neil carried on running an internet marketing consulting business so that he could pay for Crazy Egg’s software development. NP Digital receives consistently positive reviews from its customers.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 8, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. 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. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles. A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development. “I’m

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. That died with waterfall software development.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

The trends shifting in the eLearning sector due to the influence of COVID 19 on schools and colleges across the United States and the world are shifting to a hybridized-online and in-person format. 4-Rise of individuals deciding to launch startups. 16- Rise of citizen developers. #2- Hybridized-online and in-person format.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small Business and Startups: Prepare For the Worst – [link]. Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. The Manual-First Startup – [link].

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. 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. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 6, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing NHProf.com April 6th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. Leave a Comment Building Your Startup?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. What I’ve found during the last year of running the Micropreneur Academy is that once you’ve seen hundreds of websites and run fifty A/B tests you develop a sixth sense about how a site can be improved. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

We know that the idea of using a chatbot can be a little intimidating, especially for startups and small businesses. The standalone apps support using multiple accounts, conversations with optional end-to-end encryption , and playing games. A chatbot (or bot) is a piece of automated software that engages in a conversation with people.

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Software By Rob

MAY 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. iMemories offers hassle-free conversion of pretty much any analog medium you have (even those old slide wheels and 8mm film) to DVD, and the DVD includes chapters every few minutes, plus a color cover with frames from the video. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. July 20th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place. Leave a Comment Building Your Startup?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If you’re an entrepreneur or working in a startup, you’ve heard all the hype around the extravagant perks and benefits some companies, especially in the tech scene, are offering. Click “reviews.”. Check out the reviews, and look for reoccurring complaints from people with the job you’re hiring for. Go to Glassdoor.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

See Also: How Traveling Helped Me Prepare for Startup Life. We also wanted to get our Spanish speaking skills from conversational to fluent. I discovered this firsthand when I contracted a software developer to build a system for the English teaching company that allowed classes to be purchased and scheduled via web application.

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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? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. sent) October 11th, 2008 | Software Development Building your startup?

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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

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. photos by [link] November 16th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Small Business and Startups: Give Thanks (and Coupons) | crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1gjvtHz. A thorough review of iPhone fart apps – crowdspring.co/1diie4N.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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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! Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link]. Good post about the pitfalls of code refactoring for startups – [link].

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. 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.&#

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Software By Rob

JUNE 29, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. The early bird registration discount for this year’s Business of Software in Boston expires on Friday. June 30th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The above is a funny short video looking at an actual conversation between a father and his 2 year old daughter. The importance of startups passing the 10 second test – [link].

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