Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. She was one of the lead engineers at Uber. And there is no short-cut, no collaboration tool, no spreadsheet, no web conference tool that can build trust even remotely as effectively as being in person.

Software Review 381

Software Review Churn Rate Due Diligence New York 381

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2019

Becoming a technical support specialist requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a similar field. Web Developers . Web developers are at the forefront of the IT field and one of the hottest IT jobs. Their career titles are as diverse as the portfolios they create.

Technology 77

Technology Technical Support Web Development Database 77

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Our anti-portfolio: the opportunities we missed : Early-stage investing is hard, and the toughest lesson you can learn is looking back at companies you had the chance to invest in, but unfortunately passed on. . 3/ Visions of Web 3.0. Read the post: Visions of Web 3. And more reading on Web 3.0/crypto:

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review IPO 60

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The Significance of SEO in Web Design written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Websites that do not appear on the first page of search engine results when people carry out searches can be regarded as non-existent among online users. SEO includes a variety of factors and plays a critical role in web design.

SEO 28

SEO Web Design Engineer 28

YoungUpstarts

JULY 25, 2019

by Rick Mac Gillis , founder and CEO of Dragon Cloud , author of “ The New Frontier In Web Api Programming “ Startups, more than any other type of business, are sensitive to change. The work history, clients, portfolio and reviews are gone, just like that? Because startups are fragile and fledgling. Too big to fail.

Hiring 113

Hiring Software Review Startup API 113

David Teten

MAY 20, 2016

My colleague Sebastian Soler, software engineer at ff Venture Capital, is leading the launch of a new Meetup with me. Engineers, product managers, and platform managers building tech solutions for private market investing. I also teach Front-End Web Development at General Assembly. I asked him to write a guest post: Hi!

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Equity Cap Table Venture Capital 113

View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

As my partner Rob Go has written , our goal is to invest half in consumer web and mobile and half in business-focused ventures. More interesting, however, is reflecting on what “rhymes” across multiple investments within our portfolio. We opportunistically invest in other geographies across the country as well. Step-Function Ad Tech.

Seed Stage 272

Seed Stage B2C Technical Review Disintermediation 272

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2017

With major media sites such as NYTimes.com joining the movement, now over half of all web requests are served securely to the browser. In this new era of state sponsored hacking and fully professionalized cybercrime, it is heartening to see engineers get seriously organized and tackle something on the scale of securing the entire web.

Caching 70

Caching Security Green Global 70

Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Chad is the CEO of thoughtbot, a consulting firm that makes web + mobile apps for early-stage startups. I shared a link to Code Climate with a number of CTOs/VPs of Engineering in my network, both inside and outside the NextView portfolio, just asking for their quick opinion.

Software Review 191

Software Review Chad Ruby PHP 191

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. During the lifecycle of developing a website, automated web testing occurs.

Software Review 118

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 118

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

None of that can compare with being the CEO of a startup facing a rapidly diminishing bank account, your best engineer quitting, working until 10pm and rushing to the airport and catching a redeye for a “ Hail Mary ” close of a customer, with your board demanding you do it faster. People skills. People skills. Fund raising skills.

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Early Stage Technical Review Startup 332

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

I remember going to an Under the Radar conference in 2006 in the heat of the Web 2.0 There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 Unfortunately this was reinforced by the many conferences that rushed to espouse the benefits of Web 2.0 Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0 portfolios.

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

The Startup Magazine

MAY 5, 2019

When it comes to proving your expertise, graphic design is one field where your portfolio is worth more than your pedigree. If you have a passion for coding and the ability to handle front and back-end assignments, consider selling your services as an all-in-one web developer. Consider lending your services as a search engine expert.

SEO 89

SEO Web Development Advertising Design 89

This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We realized that there were certain open positions in our portfolio we wanted to call extra attention to. Because people live, shop, and buy in real time, Monetate products enable e-commerce web sites to market in real time. We are looking for a seasoned engineer with management experience to take ownership of our engineering team.

Part-Time VPE 92

Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Engineer Sales 92

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 3: Engineering a Regional Tech Cluster. The cloud , open-source development tools and web 2.0 With a portfolio of at least 20 investments, or you are at risk of the adverse selection problem.)

Early Stage 286

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 286

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

To kickstart your career, set up a profile on popular freelance websites like Upwork and Freelancer and start building your portfolio. Web designer. If you’ve got an eye for design but no formal web design training, you can still break into the industry with a little informal education and a good portfolio.

Social Media 60

Social Media Portfolio SEO Web 60

Genuine VC

JANUARY 23, 2012

At NextView Ventures, we have a number of companies in our portfolio which are “marketplace” businesses, where buyers and sellers meet to exchange a good or service. But the most difficult challenge is starting the marketplace engine in the first place, which can be sparked with one of the techniques above.

Engineer 201

Engineer Vertical Portfolio Seed Stage 201

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

The engineers can produce various models in a matter of seconds. Today, everything is connected to the web that creates data to be utilized and exploited using IoT-powered mobile apps. Simply research the company with its portfolio. Simply because the consumers love it. Suppose you want to design a room. Trillion by 2025.

Artificial Inteligence 150

Artificial Inteligence Developer Development Team Review United Kingdom 150

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Every time a marketing team works with a web design firm, there is the usual painful and broken handoff between the outside agency and the technical operations of the client which culminate on launch day. Our portfolio company Pantheon is fixing this. every web design, development, and digital marketing company on the planet.)

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Portfolio Web Design 70

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

For many startups, this was the secret to massive success : David Quail is a super talented software engineer, with one exit already under his belt. Use copy-paste widgets from around the web like contact forms, Skype buttons, live chat, etc. WordPress is one of the most incredible tools on the web for non-technical entrepreneurs.

Artificial Inteligence 167

Artificial Inteligence Cofounder Startup Widget 167

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. Last week I was having coffee with an ex engineering student of mine now on his second startup (and for a change it wasn’t a Web 2.0

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Companies like Fold (and soon V1 portfolio company Lolli ) offer cashback rewards for shoppers via Lightning, a Trojan horse for many people to acquire their first bitcoin. When they can invest the marginal engineering hour in listing a new token that drives revenue vs. saving some costs on settlement, it’s hard to justify.

Networking 168

Networking Global OTC Security 168

BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

This year was a banner year as boldstart portfolio cos raised over $150mm of follow on capital from some of the top Series A and B investors (highlights below). This means more collaboration with the Fortune 500 and more go-to-market experience as our portfolio companies navigate their path to first customers.

Stealth 79

Stealth Advisory Board Cloud Virginia 79

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 28, 2010

kaChing launched a virtual portfolio management game on Facebook in January 2008 and a similar version shortly thereafter on kaChing.com. Because kaChing prefers its portfolio managers to have a long track record, the marketplace launch (i.e., A portfolio manager’s entire track record & holdings had to be disclosed.

San Francisco 158

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment SEC 158

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

So without further delay: Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design.

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 44 engineering management lessons – crowdspring.co/1x7TVkf. Web Design Trend Showcase: Splash Screen Revival – crowdspring.co/1pttgcA. 1ptuapA.

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Media 97

BeyondVC

MARCH 18, 2018

GuyPod previously was Chief Architect at Sanctum/Watchfire Security, developers of one of the first web-app firewalls, ultimately sold to IBM. Danny Grander had significant security engineering experience starting in the IDF where he met Guy and into Skybox Security and as CTO of Gita Technologies. Founder-market fit ?—?GuyPod

Open Source 60

Open Source Security Cofounder Software Review 60

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Mattermark (a portfolio company) looked at the matriculation rates for a class of startups. Likewise, early-stage investors may not appreciate just how much follow-on support their portfolio companies will need. So, how have Version One portfolio companies done in this environment? 2016 for Version One companies.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Early Stage Portfolio Valuation 60

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Following revelations of NSA activities via Mr. Snowden, Google has now switched almost all users to secure search, resulting in even more user search queries showing up as not provided in all web analytics tools. We are headed towards having zero referring keywords from Google and, perhaps, other search engines.

Search 154

Search SEO Analytics Engineer 154

Feld Thoughts

JULY 25, 2013

Pantheon is one of the Silent Killers in our portfolio – and I’m immensely proud of the progress they are making and excited about their future. I spent a year on the Dean campaign Web Team during the presidential campaign of 2004. The Dean campaign Web Team proved a very simple but important idea to the world that year.

Vermont 165

Vermont Startup Campaign Virginia 165

thebarefootvc

MAY 20, 2019

Amazon Web Services, used by many tech startups and larger companies for their cloud infrastructures, announced the expansion of its Blockchain as a Service offering. ” On the crypto side, Binance resumed trading services after its $40M hack. ” On the crypto side, Binance resumed trading services after its $40M hack.

Architecture 40

Architecture Software Engineering Security Portfolio 40

Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Setting up a clean, effective web site that lists companies seeking funding and provides accounts for investors to interact with them is not rocket science. There are literally hundreds of platforms currently operating that connect investors and startups, and there have been at least a hundred others that have come and gone.

Belarus 107

Belarus Kazakhstan Portugal Accredited Investor 107

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 4, 2012

Social gaming companies and a few very popular consumer web services have gotten extremely good at creating loyalty, where loyalty rate is defined as Daily Active Users (DAU) / Monthly Active Users (MAU). Yet when you look at loyalty rates on the rest of the web, they look downright abysmal. In other words; loyalty.

Web 134

Web Widget Analytics Programming 134

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 18, 2011

Guest author Chris Heilmann has been a professional Web developer since 1997 and has worked in various agencies and corporations on large, international products. His current role is principal developer evangelist at Mozilla with a focus on HTML5 and the open Web. Outdated and Impersonal HR Practices.

Europe 139

Europe India Hiring Engineer 139

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

For example, an omnichannel software solution offers you the opportunity to improve your customer experience by allowing potential buyers to reach out to one of your agents via SMS, video chat, web chat, or even social media messenger. The post Technology For Scaling Your Real Estate Company appeared first on Young Upstarts.

Technology 225

Technology Oregon SMS Cloud 225

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Uber — What’s Fueling Uber’s Growth Engine? A Guide to Designing a Portfolio Website - crowdspring.co/HarwpQ. 17 Sites for Web Design Inspiration - crowdspring.co/H1yb4H.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 2, 2013

But it turns out Google Analytics, just like SiteCatalyst, WebTrends, and other web analytics tools, already has plenty of pretty valuable deeply insightful stuff in it. But in case you want to win big rather than just win, I encourage to read the six tips outlined in this post: The Biggest Mistake Web Analysts Make… And How To Avoid It!

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Analytics Search Campaign eCommerce 159