Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software as a Service (SaaS), the most mature of these segments, is comprised of end user applications like Salesforce.com. Forget everything you learned about software channels.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 9, 2006

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. we started to tackle the plant food service where the 2,000 employees had their daily lunch. I guessed the measuring spoon was not used diligently. Cracking The Code on Facebook.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Kayak Software Corporation. 5) High Productivity: Kayak had 148 employees at the end of 2010. 166M round closed Dec 2007. Founding Date: 2004.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Cracking The Code. 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.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2011

You can make all the grand plans you like about delivering an entertaining, inspiring, simple, surprising or mission filled marketing strategy, but you won’t make it happen unless it comes from within – at the hands of fun, inspired, motivated, surprised and connected employees.

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dontbesoanalytical.blogspot.com

MAY 13, 2012

Publicly-traded firms and others facing regulatory scrutiny may fear the consequences of an unguarded comment on a quasi-official channel, and rather than manage that risk they opt to deny employees the ability to participate at all. But if it’s wrong, the CTO has solid documentation to review. The Software Product Lifecycle.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Employee Benefits. Business Software. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Jumpstart wasnt much at the time, just four employees working from home offices. Personal Finance.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Optimize information shared by multiple employees, and streamline existing processes. This can help improve account and sales management across multiple devices while ensuring customer experience is maintained between employees. 91% of companies with more than 11 employees use a CRM system. Share information. Make connections.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. This is Sabrina Parsons, the CEO of Palo Alto Software. Let me tell you guys something.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Startups die due to a variety of causes. In 2007, Paul Graham gave a variety of causes for startup death in How Not To Die. I have witnessed startup failures that were due to predictable co-founder conflicts. Adding a second employee reduces the first employee’s “weight” in the company to 25%.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers. In addition to the one in Beijing, China has set up 53 additional industrial parks and in them are ~60,000 companies with 8 million employees. Venture Guiding Fund.

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www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I’d like to take a few minutes to dispel the top five myths of software startups. I could point to countless examples of mediocre software being unleashed upon the general population, after which people like you and me have to help replace it with something decent. Myth #3: I need a partner.

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

And every process is in employees’ heads, yet so much of the process could be simplified, and much could be automated. Addepar is precisely trying to collect and convert into software these best practices. (ff To quote my Partner John Frankel , traditional money managers are great at managing your money until there is none left.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 10, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, January 10, 2007. You will need to buy the mapping software though (around $80-100). Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. software. (10).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers. In addition to the one in Beijing, China has set up 53 additional industrial parks and in them are ~60,000 companies with 8 million employees. Venture Guiding Fund.

Programming 176

Programming Technical Review SBIR China 176

Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. So where does Salesforces profitability stands today compared to the most successful on premise public software companies? traditional software is like cocaine--youre hooked.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

all IPO’d circa 2007/08 for a combined market value of around AUD $13 billion. From starting the company on a AUD $10k credit card in 2002 to raising $60m from Atlas Partners in 2010, Sydney-based enterprise software firm counts Twitter and NASA among their clients. and RealEstate.com.au It’s not hard to see why. Accelerators.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). The key is to ask the right people what they think – not your friends, parents or partner.

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Altgate

JUNE 1, 2009

  I have a few hundred feeds that I follow in Google Reader and the way that I find new ones is a random process of discovery so Larry's post was great in that he not only provided a rank-ordered list but also a convenient way to mass subscribe. .

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Here at Palo Alto Software in 2007 and 2008, we embraced these planning concepts and moved towards a more agile planning process. Milestones should have dates and people responsible for completing them as well as regular review to make sure everything is on track. As with all action plans, it’s critical to have accountability.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

Software developer Patrick McKenzie aka @Patio11 (easily one of my favorite marketers to follow and learn from) asserts that 40-60% of users who sign up for a free trial of almost every software or SaaS application will use it once and never come back. Often, however, they’re unable to see the benefit of using the software.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The best sellers can sell to customers, partners, investors, and employees. Partner with someone who is irrationally ethical, or a rational believer that nice guys finish first. What you don’t know Business founders who don’t code use bad proxies for picking technical co-founders (&# 10 years with Java!

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

How can you ever get rich by being an employee (unless you’re a CEO on the Wall Street)? This was in 2007. The job was building relationships with partners and advertisers and to sell advertising. The board didn’t allow employees to tell anyone they haven’t got any money anymore. The rent was due.

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

The lowercase “c” was eventually capitalized after nearly 10 years, due to the awkward representation of the small “c” when the company was discussed in newspapers and magazines. Microsoft – Initially descriptive of the company’s software developed for the “micro” computer market, which eventually evolved into the “personal” computer market.

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om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

He is a venture partner at True Ventures. But it was a conversation with Toni Schneider (now CEO of Automattic, the on-demand WordPress service), and a venture partner at True that made it all come together. Lesson Learned : Build a peer review mentoring culture. Om Malik is the founder of GigaOM. ARE YOU WINNING AS A FOUNDER?

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. billion), and 33 percent lower than proceeds in 2007 ($3.79 Brazil is Israel’s largest trade partner in Latin America. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8 billion in 2009, compared with $10.8

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A few times per year, Bessemer organizes a CxO event for our portfolio companies and we decided to focus our first session of 2008 on Software-as-a-service (SaaS). Monday, February 04, 2008.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

One of the main reasons why my partners and I started TopFire Media is to fill a void within the franchise arena. One industry where many have fallen victim and lost large amounts of money due to lack of information is the real estate industry. I was mistreated in public multiple times by employees. So my team and I built it.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 16, 2017

Employee compensation is not incentive compatible. Business plans can fail because employees are not compensated in a way that aligns the goal of the employee with the goals of the company. One option is to offer tailored benefits to the employee. Try to find a partner that diversifies your skill set.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

Presented by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and Jim Coudal of Coudal Partners and The Deck Network. 11:00 AM: The Yelp Effect: When Everyone’s A Restaurant Critic 19B – Nowadays, with restaurant blogs and sites like Yelp and Chowhound, everyone is a restaurant reviewer. Is there still a role for the professional critic?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Suffice to say that our partners, vendors, and most importantly regular mainstream customers all found the idea disturbing. peer review is NOT working. Eric, When I came to IMVU back in 2007, I had really enjoyed the actual product (the chat client) and getting to know the regulars on the forum.

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