Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. The speaking line-up is a who’s who of software bloggers and authors, including Geoffrey Moore, Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah and Joel Spolsky. There were several great presentations during the conference.

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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). For example, you can barter for a service or you can negotiate payment terms or even equity for service. To that I say baloney. Even without cash you have many ways to outsource.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Are the logistics manageable?

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Altgate

DECEMBER 17, 2009

 If you have an important software release coming up, that could be included.  Or perhaps you want to have internal performance reviews or customer satisfaction included.   Also, set up quarterly reviews with each executive to talk about progress.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Here’s an example from App Manager 5.0, Where possible, use endorsements from industry influencers or positive reviews from customers who’ve tested your MVP. It’s a strategy used by software providers like SAP and IBM i2 , whose systems are vital to companies’ operations. . They also include a countdown clock. Take Netflix.

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www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Mint is the best way to manage your money. This is how you can determine if the company management is optimistic (good), delusional (sometimes good, often necessary), or just plain pathological liars (always bad). It really comes down to the management, answers, instinct, experience and execution. Live your life.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

This is Sabrina Parsons, the CEO of Palo Alto Software. You’ve got to figure out whether or not you have the organization and stamina to manage all of that. First of all, you’ve got legal, then you’ve got accounting and then you’ve got the things that you manage. What do you manage? You’ve got to be the payroll manager.

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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. Note: I’m not talking about equity. Scared of Code : This applies mainly to non-technical founders.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers. It has become China’s Silicon Valley. Venture Guiding Fund.

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David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

My recent post on “ Asset Management is a Bizarre Industry Ripe for Disruption ” got one of the most interesting reactions I’ve received. Terri Chernick : I totally agree with you that the investment management industry is ripe for improvement in so many places, from back office to front office, to payment schemes, etc.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. Mr. Lindzon continues to manage a hedge fund he started in 1998. and Tweetdeck (purchased by Twitter in June 2011).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

In the last decade Torch managed to break free of China’s state central planning bureaucracies. The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers. It has become China’s Silicon Valley. 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. In fact, not having one can be more helpful than anything else.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. How I can find the right investor (software)?

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 29, 2017

I started Ignite Social Media in 2007 after working in a mid-sized regional ad agency. www.bioquark.com) due to the fact that in spite of generating close to $1 trillion annually, my former industry was incapable of generating any cures for the chronic diseases responsible for the majority of human degeneration, suffering, and death.

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venturehacks.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

but it’s manageable. What you don’t know Business founders who don’t code use bad proxies for picking technical co-founders (&# 10 years with Java!&# ). As a corporate lawyer for 15+ years, I just wanted to echo your sound advice that co-founders should impose reasonable vesting restrictions on the equity issued them.

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Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. I was looking for what you teach back in January 2007 and couldn’t find it anywhere. This is where numerous ventures fail. 1m1m.sramanamitra.com.

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