VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Clubhouse was the trailblazer, but it sparked a huge interest in the category from established social networks, new startups and even the open source community. 31 employees according to Linkedin, but seems to be bootstrapped. Open Source. Mumble – the first wide spread free and open source software for VoIP.

Audio 139

Audio Software Review Open Source Social Network 139

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2014

For example, if your employees work from an office, mobility and portability are not must-have options. Portability often comes at a premium, and unless all your employees are on the road giving presentations, not every worker in the organisation needs a laptop or tablet. Freeware and Open source. Be a tech follower.

Technical Review 277

Technical Review Small Business Technology Software Review 277

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Once you have narrowed down a list of potential employees, take the time to conduct interviews, run background checks, and examine their U.S Surely, hiring your first employees is key to launch your business in 2021. For example, you can use a public Go proxy , which is a centralized repository that hosts open-sourced Go modules.

Software Developers 134

Software Developers Software Development Software Developer 134

Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

This lecture order was embedded in the Udacity Lectures , the syllabi and educators guide I open-sourced. Resources may be CRO’s, CPT consultants, IP, Financial or Human resources (regardless of whether they’re consultants or employees.). The answer is what goes in the R esources box (and if necessary, the Partners box.)

Intellectual Property 283

Intellectual Property Lean IP Open Source 283

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 18, 2018

When these tools are used, it will reduce the burden over the employees who are working over there. The name is quite synonymous with the big data and is an open source application. It is an open-source data analytics cluster computer framework. Professionals having skills in Hive can earn up to $120,873.

SQL 127

SQL Software Review Open Source Distribution 127

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Employees are still too often thought of as a commodity, to be acquired “just in time” for the lowest cost, and managed as a disposable asset. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio. Subjectively measuring employee engagement.

Management 134

Management Analytics Open Source Hiring 134

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Or you could use open-source software to develop your product, which is often free or low-cost. In addition, investing in employee training and development shows employees that their growth and success are valued, resulting in higher satisfaction and retention rates. It helps you to focus on what’s important.

Startup 198

Startup Technical Review Ghana Guerilla 198

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 21, 2020

Choose from a broad range of 3D modeling software available, including a free open source software or an industrial-grade software (need to pay the license). A 3D printing software can be used to directly link your design to a 3D printer with additive manufacturing or 3D printing rapid prototyping.

Product Development 99

Product Development Developer Product Technical Review 99

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The use of open-source software in the company. Employee or management issues. Other Things to look into include: Intellectual property rights of the company. Any involvement ion intellectual property litigation. The technology in-license of the company. Technology licenses to third parties. Material Contracts. Other Areas.

Technical Review 91

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Merger 91

SiliconHills

AUGUST 28, 2012

Editor’s Note: Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio is a nonprofit research and engineering organization with more than 3,000 employees and revenue of $581 million last year. The post SwRI Leads Open Source Consortium for Robot Makers appeared first on SiliconHills. You can read more about the organization here.

Open Source 80

Open Source San Antonio Government Engineer 80

Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Use Open Source and Cloud Computing. Sourceforge.net has an index of open source options. For most things you need to do, you can find an open source and/or cloud version of it. Take a look at your and your employee’s calendars- how many hours per week are spent in meetings? Microcontract.

South Africa 157

South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

It also propagates back inside your company, via happier and more motivated employees, and far outside as societal advancements. Information sharing and open source facilitates collaboration on a huge scale, and can bring in as many innovations as are sent out. That’s the win-win equation we are all looking for.

Artificial Inteligence 285

Artificial Inteligence Open Source Lean Leadership 285

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Chae talks about the why his smile is his superpower, the promise of an open-source smart home, how to know when it’s time to start a business. Our team was very much excited by the news that Apple, Google, and Amazon are teaming up to develop an open-source smart home standard. What’s your actual super power?

South Korea 89

South Korea Technical Review Open Source Vertical 89

YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

Make sure your employees and business still have the essentials. Collaboration programs make it easy to communicate with your employees and client online. The internet has a ton of open-source software and other free services you can use for your business. Remember: be frugal, but don’t be cheap. Save on Space.

Software Review 191

Software Review Entrepreneur Cost Cofounder 191

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

If you are not sure which areas of the business need improving, speak to your employees who might have a better idea and could even have ideas that would help. Open-source software. Remote work has become the new norm since the pandemic and it can actually benefit both the business and employees. Buying second hand.

Reputation 147

Reputation Green Operations PPC 147

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

It also propagates back inside your company, via happier and more motivated employees, and far outside as societal advancements. Information sharing and open source facilitates collaboration on a huge scale, and can bring in as many innovations as are sent out. That’s the win-win equation we are all looking for.

Artificial Inteligence 413

Artificial Inteligence Open Source Lean Leadership 413

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2011

NEW @crowdSPRING Small Biz Newsletter: social media disaster, employee training, market size - [link]. Small businesses err when cutting employee benefits – this impacts employee loyalty - [link]. The top 10 open source web fonts - [link]. The top 10 open source web fonts - [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2018

You could answer “Yeah, but we can ‘take notes'” The employees don’t remember how to hold a pen this far. Now imagine a factory without systems for 12 hours. They won’t sell for a whole day? They also won’t know how much they´ve produced of what they produced. The other areas don’t.

Cloud 124

Cloud Software Developers Software Development Hosting 124

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 24, 2011

Easy to attract passionate employees. In fact, at WPEngine we’re already doing it in several ways: Contributing everything back to open source. We build our own WordPress plugins and make them open-source and free. It has the ring of loyalty and delight.

Intellectual Property 242

Intellectual Property Open Source Bandwidth IP 242

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We have decided to “open source” our language in the hopes that other VCs will use this clause and/or improve upon it so that as an industry we can proactively drive the change we want to see rather than just hoping it will happen. We see this as an open source inclusion clause. It is being launched today?—?International

Term Sheet 284

Term Sheet Los Angeles Open Source Portfolio 284

Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Freelancers Overtake Employees: There will be more freelance workers selling their time and skills on projects for companies than people who are full-time employees. These quasi-union organisations will facilitate work benefits once only available to full-time employees.

Software Review 91

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Non-Compete 91

Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

these solutions can more accurately represent the journeys that customers and employees follow to get their work done?—?rather Camunda’s software is based on open source software, and based on important standards like BPMN for processes and DMN for decisions. rather than simply being screens to edit data from a database.

Cofounder 94

Cofounder Marketing North America Acquisition 94

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Some companies use a suggestion box, others like Google give employees 20% of their time to work on their own projects. And to keep executing large organizations hire employees with a range of skills and competencies. To manage these employees companies create metrics to control, measure and reward execution.

Private Equity 326

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 326

Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

He has also been an outspoken advocate for the power of collaboration and open-source software. Tesla also has its open-source patents, which means they're available for anybody to work with. They work so fast to keep up with current trends and their success is unprecedented in helping employees work with ease.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 77

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Have Employees Sign Non-Disclosures. If you work with a team or have employees, it is important to have them sign non-disclosure agreements to cover the security of your intellectual property. Open-Source IP. A great way to give your IP and ideas a competitive advantage is to open-source them.

Intellectual Property 124

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement IP Open Source 124

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 25, 2019

A permanent employee may need allowances, insurance, and pension which you may not be able to afford at the start of the business. Use SaaS & Open Source Software. Web-based services like SourceForge have an index of open source and/or cloud version of any software you may need.

Cost 101

Cost Open Source Startup Software 101

Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At Capital Factory at 10:00 am.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Austin North America Software Review 75

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Also note that AJAX finally took off when Google open-sourced a bunch of its internally built AJAX frameworks. I wouldn’t be surprised if big innovations from Facebook and others in the mobile web eventually see there way into open-source mobile initiatives.

Web 355

Web AJAX Distribution HTML 355

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

3 Surprising Interview Questions You Should Ask Every Potential Employee – crowdspring.co/1s051td. 3 Surprising Interview Questions You Should Ask Every Potential Employee – crowdspring.co/1s051td. 67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications | Datamation – crowdspring.co/1yevQN7.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

The issue may also lie in the history of open source apps and software: the beginning of the internet may have championed collaborative free tech, but what exists now is not free and, I would argue, is less than virtuous. Nothing is Free. And then you can decide: is it worth it to continue using an app that may be selling my user data?

Technology 158

Technology Open Source California Social Media 158

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Aron is a veteran eBay seller, former eBay employee, and a longtime author and editor in the e-commerce and open source spaces. So plan ahead, plan to scale, do it well, and stop when you reach your limits—so that you’re not burned out to start the new year and so that you’re excited to do it all again next year!

Technical Review 100

Technical Review United States Stock Open Source 100

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

You should know that about two-thirds of businesses with employees survive 2 years and about half survive only five years. Your business location, facilities, equipment, and what kind of employees you’ll need are in this section. If you’re a sole owner and don’t have employees, this is not required.

Angel Investor 85

Angel Investor Small Business Business Plan Intellectual Property 85

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Use free and open-source software. ModSecurity is a free, open-source Web application firewall,” said Maman. Without the money for a dedicated IT security staffer, your team needs to be even more responsible than big-company employees about what’s running on their devices. Most of all, pay attention to security.

Small Business 60

Small Business Software Review Database Technical Review 60

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2018

As a manager, it’s important to maintain communication with your employees. Meetings help build company culture by bringing teams together to share ideas and questions, and they give employees time to be heard. Source: Pexels. Both styles of meetings have benefits for employees and managers. Less Is More.

Alabama 102

Alabama Employee Open Source Channel 102

Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2011

risk of 100% loss of investment) in a private company with less than 100 employees. Then open source the results. Make it simple – eliminate capital gains if an individual (who is an accredited investor) invests equity (i.e. This is the essence of what we’ve been trying to solve with the Startup Visa movement.

Government 143

Government Technical Review Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 143

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

They Make Terrible Employees – [link]. They Make Terrible Employees – [link]. Government releases open source code – [link]. Business Plan vs Business Model – [link]. Angel-Backed Companies More Likely to Succeed, Says Harvard Study – [link]. Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never Hire Job Hoppers.

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Tim O’Reilly, Founder at O’Reilly Media and promoter of open source and Web 2.0 For the time being, you’ll spend 40–50% less on renting a home or office and 20–30% less on employee salaries, while not giving up that much in terms of the startup ecosystem. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn’t be about the money.”

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Early Stage Austin Silicon Valley Texas 48