Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners who are their favorite disruptors and here are the responses; #1- Elon Musk. Thanks to Fletcher Wimbush, The Hire Talent ! #2- One of the most important lessons entrepreneurs can learn from Dropbox is to adopt the lean start-up methodology and start. Photo Credit: Fletcher Wimbush.

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Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 77

YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2011

Do you work predominantly with proprietary or open source software? One of the main benefits of open source software is being able to pick up where others left off. A serial entrepreneur, Uri incorporated his first company, CGI for Me, in April 1999 when he was 14 years old.

Web Development 214

Web Development Web Developer Open Source 214

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2014

If an IT investment does not increase productivity, drive sales, makes a company more efficient, reduce costs or opens up bigger markets, then it is incurring costs that are actually reducing profits. Outsourcing or hiring IT consultants might be too expensive for some start-ups and small businesses. Freeware and Open source.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Open Source, For-Profit Startups – “FairSoftware is the place to start and grow your online business. Open Source, For-Profit Startups – “FairSoftware is the place to start and grow your online business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

I believe these principles, paraphrased here, should be adopted by every entrepreneur struggling to accomplish innovation in a startup in any market: Innovation can come from anywhere in the organization. This approach works best if you start with a focus on hiring change agents, and incentive programs for innovation.

Artificial Inteligence 285

Artificial Inteligence Open Source Lean Leadership 285

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. Adam Gilbert , My Body Tutor.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

On the heels of our research on HBS entrepreneurs , NextView’s Dimitri Dadiomov (HBS ’15) interviewed several top founders on the early stages of their companies. I was more open to it becoming a real company, but I never really expected it to be a real company from the beginning. Clark: Competing through Social Networks.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Many providers are open to negotiation, especially for long-term contracts or bulk subscriptions. Utilise Free Alternatives: Investigate if there are free or open-source software alternatives that can replace some of your paid subscriptions without compromising quality.

Software Review 138

Software Review Technical Review Retention Cost 138

Up and Running

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs make the mistake of investing too little into their website while expecting large returns. However, it’s not easy to do this on your own, and you should expect to hire a skilled developer to implement some of the more complex steps.

eCommerce 149

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Entrepreneurs and business owners have never faced a crisis like the 2020 pandemic. Business funding can help entrepreneurs tackle some of the financial problems at an early stage. Often well-known entrepreneurs and business owners underestimate the importance of a negative persona.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

I believe these principles, paraphrased here, should be adopted by every entrepreneur struggling to accomplish innovation in a startup in any market: Innovation can come from anywhere in the organization. This approach works best if you start with a focus on hiring change agents, and incentive programs for innovation.

Artificial Inteligence 413

Artificial Inteligence Open Source Lean Leadership 413

The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

More often than not, hiring managers rely on trusted recommendations and evaluate applicants based on tangible things they have accomplished. The open platform showcases candidates’ creations, free to inspect and critique. GitHub shows hiring managers what they have accomplished. Does anyone even read your resume anyway?

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Stealth Cofounder Social Media Viral 167

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. If your passion is customers, you definitely will be happier as a lifestyle entrepreneur.

Small Business 311

Small Business Small Business Administration SBA Equity 311

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. Many of us had experiences of asking entrepreneurs, “Why are none of our candidates women?”

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Term Sheet Los Angeles Open Source Portfolio 284

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. Hire capable employees with little work experience. Environmental Protection Agency. Microcontract.

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South Africa Software Review Green Technical Review 157

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 1, 2014

Nearly 10 years ago, Excite founder Joe Kraus, now an investor at Google Ventures, declared “there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur.” ” By 2005, however, “Free, open source infrastructure [was] the norm,” with the ability to “get it anytime and anywhere.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Paradoxical Traits of an Entrepreneur | by Jody Porowski – crowdspring.co/1piN6X6. This Invaluable Lesson Will Keep You From Making Catastrophic Hiring Mistakes - crowdspring.co/XeV4JS. Hiring startup engineers? The 3 Myths Most Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves About Marketing | by Dharmesh Shah – crowdspring.co/1uyrQ4U.

Social Media 94

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

How to Hire a Graphic Designer – [link]. How to Hire a Graphic Designer – [link]. Google Web Fonts: hundreds free, open-source fonts optimized for Web – [link]. Google Web Fonts: hundreds free, open-source fonts optimized for Web – [link]. Designing Your “Coming Soon” Page?

Social Media 92

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

What are my expectations of being an entrepreneur? Toby Nwazor advocates for creating a business plan : Any experienced entrepreneur knows a company without a business plan is like a fish without water. Studies show that entrepreneurs who take the time to write a business plan are 2.5 Do I need outside capital? Find a niche.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. So far, I have found "lean startup" works better with the entrepreneurs Ive talked to than "agile startup" or even "extreme startup.") The lean startup is an application of Lean Thinking.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 2, 2013

Work for Pie , a startup for helping open-source developers get hired, today announced it will be shutting down on August 31. See also – Work for Pie closes a $300,000 round to reinvent open-source dev recruiting and Focusing on open-source, Work for Pie is changing the way programmers are hired.

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Memphis Hiring Open Source Developer 114

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I like the guy because he’s credited with coining the word entrepreneur. And to keep executing large organizations hire employees with a range of skills and competencies. Other smart companies are learning how to use Open Innovation pioneered by Henry Chesbrough who teaches here at EDADE.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 325

Up and Running

DECEMBER 31, 2019

And that rocket has picked up speed with each new celebrity-/entrepreneur-hosted show. Maybe you’ll organize interviews with other entrepreneurs, or chat with successful personalities from your industry. When it comes to starting a podcast, you don’t need to build a fancy studio or hire a mix engineer — at least, not at first.

Small Business 79

Small Business Audio Software Review Hosting 79

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

What are my expectations of being an entrepreneur? For example, in our definitive guide on how to start a successful clothing brand or clothing line , we suggest that aspiring apparel entrepreneurs choose their niche too. Studies show that entrepreneurs who take the time to write a business plan are 2.5 Find a niche.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

You don’t need to buy expensive software – there are free open source solutions for nearly everything. You don’t have to hire as many sales people because much can be sold online. I have never seen a fund that spends so much time building relationships with every other VC (in addition to many entrepreneurs.)

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LP Technical Review Early Stage Silicon Valley 311

Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2011

Immigration Policy : Make it easy for foreigner entrepreneurs to come to the US, or for foreign students to stay in the US, and start companies. The solution so far has seemed to be “hire more people to process more paper faster.&# Then open source the results. Necessity will drive efficiency.

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Entrepreneurs who compete effectively usually know the major weaknesses of other competitors in their niche. That is a way cheaper to start than hiring a permanent staff. Open source software or clone script is also available. As of June 2018, GitHub hosts 57 million open source project repositories.

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Software Review Hosting Intellectual Property Naming 45

This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 27, 2010

They didn’t wait until their universities hired a director of this new program. 3) Open source your real estate. They’re front and center within their own walled gardens, but I’ve yet to meet faculty or deans anywhere that entrepreneurs are after hours. Same with students. break the silos!

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New York CTO Hire Technical Review New York City 116

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never Hire Job Hoppers. An entrepreneur’s guide to crowdsourcing – [link]. Government releases open source code – [link]. New-to-the-world: strategic marketing for startups and small business – [link]. Business Plan vs Business Model – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2010

UI Design Patterns: Open Source Design Pattern Library – [link]. How to Improve Hiring at Startups – [link]. Logo Design: Flowers, Plants and Trees – [link]. Advanced Wordpress Comment Styles and Tricks – [link]. 50 Beautiful Print Advertisements for Inspiration – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2010

UI Design Patterns: Open Source Design Pattern Library – [link]. How to Improve Hiring at Startups – [link]. Logo Design: Flowers, Plants and Trees – [link]. Advanced Wordpress Comment Styles and Tricks – [link]. 50 Beautiful Print Advertisements for Inspiration – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link]. Rice University And OpenStax Announce First Open-Source Textbooks – [link]. The Power of the Rule of Three in Marketing Your Small Business – [link]. – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Given the gold rush going on in Silicon Valley right now, it’s not surprising that some young entrepreneurs think it’s time to drop out and start a company. But the bigger reason for me comes down to experience—rather, the lack thereof—in unstudied entrepreneurs. Not surprising, but still stupid.

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Silicon Valley Startup Software Engineering Open Source 60

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Attracting and hiring great software developers for your company is difficult, but it’s not impossible. Embrace open source. I’m absolutely amazed by the number of non-technical hiring managers and CEOs who are still wary of open source developers. Open source developers aren’t lazy thieves.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Hiring 152

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

4 Reasons People Subscribe to — and Open — Email – [link]. 7 reasons for entrepreneurs to avoid tranched investments | VentureBeat – [link]. Why I No Longer Advise Startups to Hire M.B.A.s | The Accelerators-WSJ – [link]. The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack | Bill J. ” – [link].

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