Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

Present at the Creation It was early 1991 and Apple’s software development team was hard at work on QuickTime , the first multimedia framework for a computer. So SuperMac engineering also developed video compression software, called Cinepak. The software was idiot proof.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.) BPM vendor (every software vendor!)

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

It was made by GoldieBox , a company creating building-block toys for girls to inspire future engineers. Why Silicon Valley Funds Instagrams, Not Hyperloops - crowdspring.co/188qC9v. Chicago can be better than Silicon Valley (when it comes to promoting women entrepreneurs) | by Sharon Schneider - crowdspring.co/18J09d4.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 10, 2012

The question is whether it is more effective to spend the money to gain entry-level employment as a Ruby developer where you can learn other software development skills on the job - or to go for an academic degree that may or may not set the student up for a lifetime of success. People need to do this,” Bishay said.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

Reading the articles and the comments is probably worth it, but I personally think that the NY Times is overstating the advantage of being in Silicon Valley with a couple of exceptions. Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO. in Computer Science.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity. Christos Makridis, a Ph.D

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Activities might include hardware or software development, mastering a 10,000 mile supply chain, low-cost manufacturing, or to provide services in a foreign country. For the deputy secretary, such a dialogue in Silicon Valley is not a matter of charity, but necessity. Christos Makridis, a Ph.D

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Estimates show that only about 14% of engineers in 2012 were women (Crawford) and that number hasn’t gone up far in recent years. Women such as Grace Hopper and Ada Lovelace have been an essential part of Computer Science and Engineering (Gürer, 2). Since February 2017, the percentage of Women in tech positions at Uber has gone up .3%

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

We were on an immersion trip to Silicon Valley, and we said, “Let’s find a way to leverage [a previous open source project],” and we decided to build something around that. Poort (Rescale): Since we were not able to raise money early on, we just started building a product that we ourselves as engineers would want to use.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 19, 2011

As for the presenters, first up, Abinash Karana from Bangalore, India, presented Bizosys and his product 10screens , a specification capture technology for software development workflows. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by 7rains.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009. Discuss.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

Key Factors to Effective Competitive Analysis as a Small Business | Search Engine Watch – [link]. What Nikola Tesla vs. VCs video says about the state of Silicon Valley | by Om Malik – [link]. “Why Silicon Valley is not the second coming of the Gilded Age.” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P. Special Report: Silicon Valley’s dirty secret – age bias | Reuters – [link]. Must-read for marketers … Reverse Engineering Facebook EdgeRank – [link]. In Silicon Valley, Technology Talent Gap Threatens G.O.P.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Since no benchmarks existed, we enlisted our engineering department in a serious software development effort and wrote our own. Steve Blanks 30 years of Silicon Valley startup advice. Then we were going to buy our competitors’ boards (think “secret shopper”) and compare them to ours. None of this was an accident.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

If Marc Andreesen is right (and I happen to believe he is) then talented software developers will soon be the most sought after type of employee for just about any company, whether that company’s main business is building software or not. Open source developers aren’t lazy thieves. Get rid of the pre-screening software.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

In our customer service team we have a hundred freelancers, in our trust and safety team we have another hundred, in our engineering team we have close to 150. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine. Our own engineering team working for oDesk is made up primarily of Russians and Ukrainians.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 10, 2013

Defending the Brash Arrogance of Silicon Valley | by Mike Greenfield – [link]. Reverse Engineering Your Startup’s Success - [link]. Startups: You Should Value Software More | by Wade Foster – [link]. 6 Interesting Facebook Tricks You Might Not Know | Search Engine Journal – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Why Bravo’s ‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’ Is Bad for Entrepreneurship - [link]. How Facebook’s Top Engineer Is Trying to Read Your Mind | Wired – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The Series A crunch is hitting now.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

As an electrical engineer and software developer with decades of experience building internet infrastructure, there are certain areas where I believe I could contribute much more than the puny sums that I can invest. 3) Hey, why didn’t I start that company? Some lawyers, even.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In Silicon Valley, Hardware Is Hot Again | Businessweek – [link]. Mobile SEO Is Not A Myth: 8 Popular Claims Refuted | Search Engine Land – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Best Free Fonts of 2012 – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Uber — What’s Fueling Uber’s Growth Engine? Why the Midwest is better for startups than saturated Silicon Valley | VentureBeat - crowdspring.co/1akquBC. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Hire for potential - crowdspring.co/1aHHrTp.

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siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

13) Portland startups at an “Early Stage”: Start-Ups: Silicon Valley, it ain’t (and that’s awesome) (0). Senior Systems Engineer. Front-End Engineer. Distributed Systems Software Engineer. Android Developer. Android / iOS / Python / Django Developer. Web Developer.

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Scalable Startup

MAY 29, 2012

Here are some of the factors: (1) Amazing Engineering Skills – Let’s just start with the big one. There is a highly under-known fact in the software engineering world – many of the best developers and architects are not in Silicon Valley, but in the New York metro area. tomnora.

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Seeing Both Sides

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

While Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to drop out of Harvard and move to Silicon Valley was a plot point in in the movie “The Social Network,” it looked like a watershed event to many in the local technology community.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

It is becoming easier and cheaper for companies to bring products to market, leveraging free and open source software , cloud computing, open social data (Facebook, OpenSocial ), and open distribution (AdWords, SEO). Agile software development. Agile allows companies to build higher quality software faster.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Theres a power struggle underway in Silicon Valley. But Andreessens approach is also exposing a rift in Silicon Valley, where a group of young and relatively untested entrepreneurs have maintained control over their rapidly growing companies. Software Development Engineer, Senior-IEB-Commercial Services (795929) Job -.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY. Those topics don’t come up every single day.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE MBAS OF SILICON VALLEY. Those topics don’t come up every single day.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Read part one on the Evolution of Corporate R&D , part two on Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley , and part three The 6 Decisions to Make Before Setting up an Innovation Outpost. Successful Innovation Outposts typically develop over a period of time through three stages. Silicon Valley, Boston).

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Marketing demand creation programs (Search Engine Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Lead Generation, Trade Shows, etc.) How to raise real money with a Customer Development presentation in the next post. The Customer Development Model is designed to minimize the risk of launching a product for a market that does not exist.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

How Airbnb Manages Not To Manage Engineers | ReadWrite – crowdspring.co/1kDg8nG. This map reveals exactly where Silicon Valley gets its talent | VentureBeat – crowdspring.co/1kLpblq. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley | The Verge – [link]. I bet you over-engineered your startup – [link]. “Silicon Valley loves to talk big about innovation; it’s just not as good at following through.” Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday – [link]. Dear Silicon Valley, Ads Are the Hard Part | Digiday – [link]. Search Engine Watch – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. And we cant hire new engineers any faster, because you cant be interviewing and debugging and fixing all at the same time!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 28, 2013

The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. If you think Silicon Valley can’t innovate, you’re not looking hard enough — [link]. The one cost engineers and product managers don’t consider – [link]. Here are 10 tips – [link]. 3 UX Lessons from Pinterest – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2013

Billions have been spent trying to replicate Silicon Valley, with little to show for it. | 2013 Search Engine Ranking Factors | Moz – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Do Things that Don’t Scale – [link].

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to. With that live, you’ll be able to show other smart engineers and advisors that you’re willing to take some risk and build something. How I can find the right investor (software)? Should I require and NDA?

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