Austin Startup

MARCH 20, 2017

The software development landscape has changed a lot in that time, but time-honored principles remain so. Here’s my take on an updated Joel Test for 2017, based on my career experience and how we build software at VidiGuard. Discussion of the rest follows. Remember: The internet has made defensive writers of us all.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

I’ve been married for 22 years now and when I had my first company I just assumed I would run that company for the rest of my life and keep doing software development. Streaming obviously has the future and will be relevant as long as the Internet stays relevant. Even to me that is still an amazing thing.

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thebarefootvc

AUGUST 13, 2013

Client-server has moved to the cloud (dramatically decreasing the cost of software development and deployment), and mobile apps are everywhere. The only way to build a successful best of breed solution is to create significant value for your customers by solving a big enough problem in a way the rest of the market can’t.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2013

During that time, I counseled and represented clients (from small businesses to internet startups to Fortune 100 companies) in transactional matters and in complex trials all over the United States. In some cases, some co-founders leave (retaining their interest) and the rest are left to try to make the business work.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

Work and rest in a startup – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. PARC’s idea to reinvent the Internet sounds a bit confusing – [link]. Website Traffic or Conversions: Which Is More Important? – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

It sort of reminds me of the new generation of innovation that is happening around user-controlled terrestrial & Internet station Jelli.]. There are many analogies here for software development. I can do so much more than rap with the rest of my life. How does he always wow a usually skeptical crowd?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

Finally, a day of rest. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds – [link]. Interesting that many small biz owners still not finding much use for social media – [link]. 70% of U.S. – [link].

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Software By Rob

JULY 13, 2010

The internet has created an unprecedented opportunity for solo technologists known as micropreneurs to conceptualize, create, and launch products that make a difference. It wasn’t until the past decade that a designer or developer could leave the safety of a salaried position in pursuit of a career as a solo entrepreneur.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 23, 2010

Internet Marketing: Insider Tips and Advice for Online Marketing March 23rd, 2010 | Micropreneurship Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. If you’re into this new-fangled podcasting thingy you can hear me talk about Micropreneurship in two recent interviews: NET Rocks! Check out my book Like this post?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

I thought Id share a little bit of that, too: I’ve been interested in different approaches to software development going back to 1987 when – in my first company Feld Technologies – my partner Dave Jilk and I started talking about “semi-custom software development&# (way ahead of its time).

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 4, 2010

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I’m preparing myself for the flames as I write this. August 4th, 2010 | About this Blog Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions.

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Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

My favorite quote: “Incidentally, I don’t feel any rancor at folks who believe that everything should be free on the Internet. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. What My User Survey Taught Me – Insights from Patrick McKenzie. I just will not accommodate your preferences. Check out my book Like this post?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2017

After saying I wanted to develop a product that would make a client’s glossy and then she would just toss it around (I like careless hair) I said I didn’t know what to call it and said you just called it yourself – GLOSS & TOSS. The rest is history. After all, why would you want to stand out on the internet?

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. The popular 15 minutes of fame became 5 seconds of fame in the era of internet. The competition will be less and your conversion rates will be orders of magnitude higher. September 23rd, 2009 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

It’s written by an internet marketing consultant, but the message applies to web design, web development, and software development just the same. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I’d like to know how you think this applies to software development. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2009

“Front-End Developer&# Resume – Awesome. A Look Back at the Internet ’96 – A short walk through the Internet Archive. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Front End Developer Resume, An 11-pound Notebook, A 2-pound Netbook, and Internet 1996 | Software by… [.]

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

So if youre new, consider not paying any attention to the rest of this post, and just diving into the archives, if you havent already. Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content.

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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. At the time no one (including Apple) knew exactly what consumers were going to do with multimedia, it was still pre-Internet. Little did we know.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The masses have grown weary of the blog “fad” just as they grew weary of the “email” fad in the late 90s, the “internet” fad in 2000, MySpace and Friendster in 2007/2008, and how they’ll grow tired of the Facebook and Twitter fads in 2010 and move on to something else. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. 4 John Evans on 10.28.09

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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. Our first thought was to spread the news ourselves, perhaps in a press release or a “white paper,” (remember this was pre-Internet.)

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Wireless Internet Given Joel’s recent rant about trouble with wireless internet at conferences, I thought it comical that there was no wi-fi available for conference participants (and no way to get a hard-wired connection). Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. And a super nice guy to boot. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

The thing is, those who are afraid to be a little eccentric, a little authentic and a little different, often blend in with the rest. And the way that effort was coordinated, because there were no cell phones, there was no internet at the time, you'd go down the building with concern faces and somebody would say, Hey, I'll organize security.

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2009

Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. And I didn’t even mention returns and lost shipments… May 4th, 2009 | Micropreneurship Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Back in 2001 I worked with a consultant who was a developer when times were really good, and a trainer when times were really bad. He did a little of both during the rest of the time to keep himself interested, and maintain his skills in both arenas. December 10th, 2008 | Becoming a Better Developer Building your startup?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2017

Plus, starting an online business of course has it’s costs, but with a multitude of solutions out there (with Subbly being one of them) you don’t need to spend thousands on software development or marketing to validate your business idea. And rest assured that any young entrepreneur with a vision will not miss that opportunity.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2009

As a consumer internet company with millions of customers, it may seem to have little relevancy for an enterprise software company with only a handful of potential customers, or a computer security company whose customers demand a rigorous audit before accepting a new release. Why do software developers think this is acceptable?

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 13, 2014

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world because it was in deep stealth, GM was trying to create what we now know as the mobile Web with the world’s largest telecom service providers and consumer electronics companies based on GM’s technology. 2014 big data Cleantech Internet of Things Nest'

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

The Differentiators The areas that kill the most time when consuming open source software are: Installation process Documentation Support Usability I’m sure we can all point out a handful of open source projects that have decent documentation and decent usability. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. The vast majority do not.

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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.

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www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. ” Some members of HN proceeded to question the value of the give-away, including by interpreting the positioning for it as “a PDF file full of content that was published years ago to the Internet.”

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In this article, you’ll understand what brand equity is and how to build it so your audience reaches for your product, service, or solution over the rest. For example, in this Mailchimp presents story broken down by Erica Schneider in her guide to business storytelling , the main character is a software developer.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

years as a software developer I decided I wanted a change. I had two goals in mind: I wanted to be even more technical than I already was as a developer (I wanted to work on cutting edge stuff, which back then was the Internet – pre World Wide Web browsers) and I wanted to live & work in Europe.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. You can find a lot of great videos, blogs and books on the Internet, but there is still no replacement for direct one-on-one mentoring.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

First, developed country societies are moving from industrialism where standardized advertising worked to post-industrialism where the Internet empowers people, markets and conversations. I believe the Internet rewards original content and punishes unoriginal content , be it software, ideas, or products.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

And the rest is history: Google Maps was a huge success. After all, how would Craig Newmark’s life (and the rest of ours, too) be different today if he had waited to build something with a high-quality design before starting his famous list? And the rest is history: Google Maps was a huge success. Ship it.&# Ship it.&#

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