YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

In this fictional series, a disillusioned software developer Naveen quits his job via a drunken phone call on a night out. The business magnates delve deep into the numbers of the entrepreneurs business, including, valuation, sales, and profit figures and any weaknesses that exist are quickly uncovered.

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Software By Rob

JULY 1, 2010

Repeatable In a traditional business a repeatable product/service is something that does not require a high level of expertise and customization every time you make a sale. The sales process might be customized, but the product or service should be as cookie-cutter as you can make it. at 12:52 pm [.]

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

On the strength of that ad, Go Daddy had its biggest sales day ever. Valuations in the Series A and Series B Market are Booming – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Interestingly, the actors had to do 43 takes for their kiss.

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Scalable Startup

JULY 20, 2013

We looked at several SaaS based systems for accounting, sales automation, calendaring, product management, scheduling our company airplane, travel, etc. At the time SaaS just wasn’t mature enough and people at the company weren’t comfortable enough to make the change; too many old habits of installing software.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

… Checking In on Foursquare’s Valuation – [link]. What a pile of crap … Facebook Reveals How Samsung Turned A $10 Million Ad Buy To $129 In Sales | Business Insider – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The theme was "the future of software". He is a great speaker and I enjoyed the speech, but after 40mn, I was still waiting to hear about the future of software. Cracking The Code. Saturday, December 16, 2006.

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Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2017

Your team is directly correlated with the valuation of your startup. You don’t have the right people on board, you are burning cash and the work is not done, at its worst, your product is already live and you are losing clients due to software bugs and poor user experience. Outsource the development of your MVP.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

I grew up working in flea markets, and my family was entrepreneurial, not in the tech side of things or anything, but in different ways, and was always working side projects and jobs for people as a developer. Software developers don’t have telephones. I was that hired gun in some senses. They use AdBlockers.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The woman in charge of sales was so tenacious that I used to feelsorry for potential customers on the phone with her. I wanted to work in the pure, intellectual world of software, not deal with customers mundane problems. People who dont want to get dragged into some kind ofwork often develop a protective incompetence at it.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. New Jersey Votes to Block Tesla’s Direct Sales – crowdspring.co/1gnUjAX. ReadWrite – crowdspring.co/1ekm5xR. 1fEF2ki.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

About the Author Ruben Gamez is the founder of Bidsketch , web based proposal software for designers. When he’s not developing software, he’s furiously working towards becoming a better Micropreneur. 9 Why Free Plans Don’t Work | Software by Rob « Mike Cane's xBlog on 08.18.10 at 10:31 am [.]

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. Q1 Venture Capital Spending & Number Of Deals Down, M&A Activity Drops 44 Percent And Pre-Money Valuations Plummet – [link].

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blog.nahurst.com

JULY 19, 2010

Nathan Hursts Blog Thoughts on Software, Technology, and Startups « Back to blog Im on the technical side of entrepreneurship in NYC. 7] Non-technical cofounder invests money -5% per $10k: This is an approximation based on a very early stage valuation of $200k. I love programming, board games, and my wife.

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

(Not logged on) | Register | Log On Home Discuss Jobs About The Business of Software A community discussing the business of software, from the smallest shareware operation to Microsoft. A part of Joel on Software. This community works best when people use their real names. Please register for a free account.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Looking across these nearly 50 companies, the study finds that founding CEOs consistently beat the professional CEOs on a broad range of metrics ranging from capital efficiency (amount of funding raised), time to exit, exit valuations, and return on investment. How was that possible?

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

As the company announces its $530 million Series F at a valuation of $8.5 billion, it’s clear that Snyk is driving the industry’s shift to a new developer-centric approach to security and is now the undeniable leader in this space. That’s what I found most attractive about software development: building things.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

And I’ve been lucky enough to watch innovation happen not only in hardware and software but in Life Sciences – in Therapeutics, Medical Devices, Diagnostics and now Digital Health. In the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, momentum shifted to the enterprise as large businesses supported innovation in PCs, communications hardware and enterprise software.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. If you’re curious how wi-fi was invented and developed, read this article – [link]. An interesting drill-down into Apple’s valuation – [link]. 40 Negative Space Logo Designs - [link].

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