Early Stage, PR and Software Development

If You Don’t Have a Discrete Hypothesis You Are Incapable of Failing

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

There are very few people in Silicon Valley who have such a precise grasp on what defines success of early-stage startup companies than Eric Ries. when is the right time to go big with PR? 11:00 Mark on over-hyping PR. 1:05:35 Middle class job of the next generation: software development! Why waste energy?

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Lean Social Media PR

These Innocent Hiring Mistakes Can Kill Your Startup

Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2017

Outsource the development of your MVP. This could be the right move as the software development companies have well-trained teams which mitigates the risk. Many software development companies take more projects than they could handle which results in delays and poor quality. The downside? We have been there.

Hiring

Hiring Software Review Burn Rate Startup

How To Communicate with your Investors between Board Meetings

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

Most early stage startups having monthly board meetings. Quarterly is too few for an early stage business. It’s the kind of thing you’d give to your PR company if you could afford one. Think of it this way: if having your development team work this way through sprints, why not board notes?

Software Review

Software Review Early Stage Agile Partner

Twitter Link Roundup #220 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

Early Stage Startups: The Biggest Killers | Forbes – crowdspring.co/1mtenKl. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Foreign Startup Founders Face Unique Struggles To Break Funding Barrier | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1mJ9Pjd.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #214 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

The simplest and most important dashboard for early stage startups - crowdspring.co/1gMgfqV. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Startup and Small Business Marketing 2014: Smart Web Design Best Practices and Tips - crowdspring.co/1dn9KvH.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #224 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

The Price Is Right: For Early-Stage SaaS Companies, It Needs To Be | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1j0ToYh. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The hard thing about inspiring more women entrepreneurs | Fortune – crowdspring.co/Sl1hSW.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #237 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

10 Top Financial Tips for Early-Stage Startups | StartupCollective – crowdspring.co/1qWvaC4. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Before the Startup – crowdspring.co/1rGYDDQ. Want To Be A Great Leader?

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #180 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

Follow the money: AngelList has blown open early-stage investments | Wired UK – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Inside Google’s Secret Lab | Businessweek – [link]. Open-Plan Offices Suck – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #190 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 2, 2013

Early Stage Distractions | Nick Francis – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Apple’s remote customer support program seems to have a very strict culture. I wonder how much turnover they have – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #210 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Books that Shape Common Early Stage (Startup) Culture – crowdspring.co/1fLefAN. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The mobile future of variable pricing | ThoughtGadgets by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/1epd89z.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #32 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 17, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. An “earn in” proposal – Employee option allocations in early stage companies - [link]. HOW TO: Set Up a Q&A Website in Minutes – Best Options Reviewed & Compared - [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #92 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Startups Need to Make Leaps of Faith, But Not Blindly – [link]. Social Media Revolution – Facts and Figures (Updated) – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #69 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

VC’s apparently are increasingly nervous about early stage investments – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. List of hosting choices by yc startups – [link]. Going to raise VC at some point?

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

@altgate » Blog Archive » Outsourcing For Startups

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# PR/Marketing.

Software Review

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston

Twitter Link Roundup #75 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Business Development for Early Stage Startups – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Small business and startup issues: net neutrality and H.R. 1 – [link]. 10 Questions VCs Will Ask and What They Mean – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #144 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Staffing your startup? Pick the right kind of staffer – [link]. 8 Elements That Make A Great SaaS Website – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #148 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Not persuaded by arguments about early stage startups & org charts – [link] – Worry about getting s**t done. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. To succeed, you need a good product AND a sound business model – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #152 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Lessons from a top Angel Investor: Fabrice Grinda talks about his 100 early-stage investments – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Six best practice tips for email unsubscribe pages | Econsultancy – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How To Bootstrap Your Startup

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But it is fraught with risks - and the primary risk you need to guard against is software development failure. The main causes are: Client fails to precisely express their requirements to the vendor; Client continuously changes their mind during the development process; A poorly constructed development contract.

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2

How to Start a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

You make elaborate plans for a product, hire a team of engineers to develop it (people who do this tend to use the term "engineer" for hackers), and then find after a year that youve spent two milliondollars to develop something no one wants. There is nothing more valuable,in the early stages of a startup, than smart users.

Startup

Startup Cofounder Software Stock

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