Steve Blank
JULY 11, 2017
So, this was a meeting of last resort, as the engineering director was making one last appeal to the CFO to keep his team in town. While a significant part of the headcount of this tech company was in manufacturing, the director’s group was made up of experienced software engineers. They’re lucky they work here.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. When you begin to peel back the onion some surprising data presents itself.
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YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
This is because these days it’s a trendy word, conjuring up images of youthful exuberance, all-night coding parties, and developing revolutionary apps that transform into mind-boggling IPOs. Myth #2: All startups are technology companies. Facts: Only a few new companies are startups. Startups play in a bigger field.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers. A local tech winner really creates a generational technology opportunity in the way nothing else can. That IPOs and then continues rising. These problems obvious exist in any major city. San Diego has Qualcomm.
prosperati.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
There is this delusion that certification in a computer language or vendor technology (Microsoft etc) equates to mastery of the art of programming itself. As a result, local universities here churn out thousands of new graduates each year who can spell Microsoft but understand nothing about proper software engineering.
Steve Blank
MAY 11, 2009
My first IPO at Convergent. I didn’t recognize the behavior at the time, but anyone who loves technology and gadgets has at one time or another has bought a technology toy – USB memory sticks, iPod Shuffles, umbrellas with LED lights, alarm clocks that talked, Flip Video Cameras, etc. The Novelty effect?
www.geekwire.com
JULY 10, 2012
“Despite the industry’s lackluster returns in recent years, there’s still lots of interest in funds that have good track records or are well-situated to take advantage of broad consumer technology trends,” said Zoran Basich, editor of Dow Jones VentureWire. Software Developer. Senior Software Engineer - Web-based Applications.
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