Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and whats changed since then) My recent article on technical debt and its positive uses generated a fair bit of controversy. The same might be said of good software. Here we have the beginnings of a theory of design for software.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 11, 2011

In many ways the granddaddy of crowdsourcing platforms, Turk enables users to tap into it’s network of workers to perform tasks which computers are unable to do, but which humans can perform quickly and inexpensively. The users can search the database and read the reviews about how well businesses accommodate disabled people.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Having a great idea is just the beginning, the execution, network, funding and the support are key. The venture aims to empower young people with the knowledge, resources and necessary network that will enable them to start, run and grow a business. Mbwana Alliy Founder and Managing Partner at Savannah Fund.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 3, 2014

According to its blog, LinkedIn “compiled the list by analyzing millions of interactions between Bay Area startups with less than 500 employees and the more than 337,000 Bay Area software engineers and IT professionals on LinkedIn.” Big Switch Networks, which appears to be doing quite well even without either distinction.

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 28, 2011

But if you are a competent engineer, sales executive, online marketer or general manager in Silicon Valley, NYC, Boston or other start-up hotspots, the unemployment rate is 0%. CNN recently reported that 40% of the 130,000 job openings in Silicon Valley are for software engineers. 3) Shallow reference checking.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Almost certainly accounting is a support service and should be outsourced (unless, perhaps, you’re selling accounting software and you need to eat your own dogfood!).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Today, we’ll review 10 web design marketing best practices and tips for restaurant web design. Remember too that many customers will find your restaurant’s homepage after reading reviews, so keep the content on your homepage focused and short. Search engines prefer websites that are properly organized.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

1) Be sure to check your proposed business name in various search engines - to check on possible competition - who comes up 1st when you type in the name, are they in the same industry etc. 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. 7 Handy iPhone Apps for Managing Empl.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Online Resources and Newsletters: Bostinno : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. VentureCafe - Networking venue within the CIC. Walter Frick - Harvard Business Review. Raizlabs – Mobile Development.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 27, 2010

A strong website can also help individuals and businesses to promote their brands online, including on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Classmates, Bebo, Yelp, Foursquare and others. For tips on creative effective calls to action, I suggest you review 10 Techniques For An Effective ‘Call To Action’ 2.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 27, 2010

A strong website can also help individuals and businesses to promote their brands online, including on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Classmates, Bebo, Yelp, Foursquare and others. For tips on creative effective calls to action, I suggest you review 10 Techniques For An Effective ‘Call To Action’ 2.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? How are we going to manage the product roadmap? What other kinds of capabilities such as graphic design, user interaction, product manager, QA will we need?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

The owner was not equipped to manage people. 3 – Google Regional Sales Manager. Before starting Badger, I worked at Google as Regional Sales Manager. Sales Account Manager. Sales Account Manager for a leading NYC based StartUp. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3 Image Credit: Steve Benson. 4 – Sr.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

You spot a negative review on your Facebook page. Slow delivery times : When it comes to managing ecommerce logistics—coordinating online orders, fulfilment, and shipping—hiccups are inevitable. This was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reason [.] You should receive the code shortly.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Why I Hate Convertible Debt.Let Me Count the Way. ► 2010.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

If you crave for details about the event, feel free to study up the reports or read detailed reviews, but now it’s not the main issue. Certainly, it’ll be the high speed of connection, but actually, it’s the 5th Generation of mobile network. Just look through them to make sure that the future lies with the 5G mobile network. #1

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firstround.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The Review. The Review. Product and Engineering. How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO. Product and Engineering. Management and Company Building. -->. How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO. Not too long ago, I was a software engineer preparing to start my very first company.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John Jantsch (00:00): This episode or the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the Nudge Podcast, hosted by Phil Agnew and brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. Learning how to code myself was the investment. Like this show? Duct Tape Transcript.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This doesn’t necessarily mean that the people involved aren’t hard-working; they may in fact be quite diligent in turning the crank on an existing process. This may be due to industry-specific technological change. But other times it is due to the indirect effects of broader change. Success imprints more strongly than failure.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2014

For tips on creative effective calls to action, I suggest you review 10 Techniques For An Effective ‘Call To Action’ The call to action (CTA) on your homepage is an important element to draw visitors deeper into your site. Tip: Consider how the URLs on your site will look to search engines and people.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Henry , Chris Callahan , Travis Briggs , Nene Kalu , Nikolay Pohodnya , Jamin Wong , Nick Gauthier , Anon User, Andrea Narciso , Steve Shapero , Max Yankov , Christopher Wiley , Bruce Serven and Tony Karrer This question gets asked a lot on Quora, but this one strikes me due to the phrasing. Wild guess: nope, you never heard of him / her.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2016

For tips on creative effective calls to action, I suggest you review 10 Techniques For An Effective ‘Call To Action’ You should incorporate minimal textures and subtle gradients, where appropriate, to highlight different areas of the site. Tip: Consider how the URLs on your site will look to search engines and people.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2018

I was determined to read hundreds of leadership and management books in my first two years post Wharton to help me in my journey?—?given Sometimes these vacations would give me the clarity of mind to let go of an executive that I had been holding on to for too long (perhaps due to loyalty even though they had scaled out).

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. I personally have wrote code in more than a dozen languages and would still prefer.net any-day.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Product leaders often believe it’s cheaper to buy software than build it. You don’t need a large development team or outside capital to build your own software from scratch. Gartner forecasts enterprise software spending will total almost $572 billion worldwide by 2022. The problem your new software or technology will solve.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. Brad Feld: Feld is co-founder and managing director of Foundry Group, a Boulder, Colorado venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We are a group who support mental health practitioners with office management and administrative tasks remotely. My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. I also realized that having your own business is a great way to gain new networks. Thanks to Matt Schmidt, Diabetes Life Solutions ! #6-

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John Jantsch (00:00): This episode or the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the nudge podcast, hosted by Phil Agnew and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. So I'm sort of like a software engineer by background. Like this show? powered by.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.

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