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How Software Developers Can Be Set Up For Failure

YoungUpstarts

The outright and abject failure of a software development project is a surprisingly common occurrence, and the reasons for a specific project’s failure tend to revolve around three easily avoidable mistakes. Unreasonable Time Restrictions and Budgetary Limitations. Unreasonable Time Restrictions and Budgetary Limitations.

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Does a Freemium Model Work for Your StartUp?

The Startup Magazine

These days, many businesses are adopting the freemium model as their primary strategy for customer acquisition, and it’s easy to see why. If you’re a software development company, you’ll need to secure the services of a software monetization solution provider. While the service may be free to users, it’ll still cost you.

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Lead Identification Software: Unlocking the Potential of Effective Lead Generation

The Startup Magazine

Regularly monitor the progress and results achieved through lead identification software, making necessary adjustments to optimize your lead generation efforts. Case Studies: Success Stories of Lead Identification Software 6.1 As a result, they experienced a 25% increase in new customer acquisitions.

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

YoungUpstarts

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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How Technical Advisors can Help Non-Technical Founders

This is going to be BIG.

Maybe they''re locked up in golden handcuffs post-acquisition of their startup. Plus, it gives you some street cred if at least one software developer thinks that what you are building should and could be built. They can help vet what you''re building, give you credibility in the hiring process and help assess candidates.

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If you build it, they won't come, unless.

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". The software is good — don't get me wrong — but what sets Peldi (the founder) apart isn't prescient feature selection or bug-free releases, it's his startling transparency.

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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

ConversionXL

After analysing our case studies and CRM, we saw that 73% of total revenue came from these two segments. In the first quarter of 2020 we grew our revenue by 50% and were able to double revenue compared to 2019, significantly decreasing the sales cycle length and growing the ACV—all the while the world faced the consuqneces of a pandemic.

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