YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. Rigid union contracts constrain salaries, work schedules and promotions.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

My first reaction is that becoming a freelance developer (or starting your own consulting firm) can also be a lot less conducive to launching a product. Instead of being able to justify a somewhat fixed salaried workday, you find yourself working longer and longer hours as client demands increase. Check out my book Like this post?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. Email readers continue here.]

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

A liquidation asset-based approach determines the value as confirmed by the net amount the company would be worth if all assets were sold and all liabilities paid off immediately. To formulate your profitability, you must take into consideration all outgoing payments like payroll, and your gross income, yes even your own salary.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

In contrast, earning an MBA or working as a management consultant is less a final destination and more a way station on the way to a better future, usually with a vigorous salary. (As But what I wasn’t doing was trying to earn a credential or boost my salary. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

In contrast, earning an MBA or working as a management consultant is less a final destination and more a way station on the way to a better future, usually with a vigorous salary. (As But what I wasn’t doing was trying to earn a credential or boost my salary. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← I’m in a Book! Most developers start as salaried employees, slogging through code and loving it because they never imagined a job could be challenging, educational, and downright fun.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2016

So, Net MRR = New MRR + Expansion MRR – Churned MRR. Common acquisition expenses are: paid ads, staff salaries, CRM, marketing automation software licenses, sponsorships, content marketing, and social media. Who would immediately recognize and receive value from his software? Customer Lifetime Value (LTV or CLV).

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

In order to do that, they decided three things were crucial: teaching people to code, creating a sense of place around the tech industry, and proving it's possible to build and ship world-class software from places like Fresno. Whereas, taking the job at X company, advancing to Y position, attaining Z salary, didn't feel natural.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. As I said in The Five Minute Guide to Becoming a Freelance Software Developer , an accountant is not an optional expense.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? do something else.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Now let me clarify — NET is a dandy language. ” Don’t get me wrong: NET on your resume isn’t an instant showstopper. But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. And at the time,NET was the best choice for those problems.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

These are highly-skilled people that make up critical parts of your software development teams. Why have remote, distributed teams suddenly become the smart way to build software companies? Next-generation chat, video calling, and project management software help keep teams in sync. Toyota is a software company.

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