Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2009

Its easy to take Silicon Valley for granted. Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. But theres no denying the level of support for entrepreneurs that we enjoy.

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup Lean 113

Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2012

Windows Mobile has been a disappointment to date but Azure (an outgrowth of the.NET framework) is growing as a force on the cloud/server side. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Microsoft has two huge ones in the Windows OS and Xbox.

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Java Flash Software Azure 170

Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The classic delineations of web products for business and consumer (“enterprise” direct selling, on premise vs cloud, etc) are only getting blurrier. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. Author howerl. Read More ».

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Software B2B Silicon Valley Acquisition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. Find partners who can do what you cannot do alone. Maintain the agility to quickly pivot or quit.

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Intellectual Property Silicon Valley Startup Cloud 120

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Kent, a veteran programmer, a founder of the Agile method and the creator of Extreme Programming, came armed with anecdotes and lessons from his own experience, as well as a few questions for Eric. Eric’s chat with Kent Beck was among our most entertaining webcasts ( video ; iTunes ; SoundCloud ). Classic minimum viable product.

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Lean San Francisco Cofounder Programming 165

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, December 7, 2008 The hackers lament One of the thrilling parts of working and writing in Silicon Valley is the incredible variety of people Ive had the chance to meet. In school I was being pounded day and night with anything that has to do with agile software development. Expo SF (May.

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Software Review Technical Review Part-Time VPE San Francisco 94

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Webinar Invitation : Opportunities in Smart Wearables You’re invited to attend a webinar, hosted by Growthink co-Founder and Managing Partner Jay Turo, on Friday, September 16th at Noon ET / 9 am PT where a select group of wearable entrepreneurs and investors will share how they and their companies are winning in this incredibly dynamic space.

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Silicon Valley Forecast Cofounder Agile 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Establish credibility with potential partners. You need to combine your product with others, and this requires partners like OEMs or system integrators. A marketing launch can help you get in the door with those partners, if youre having trouble getting their attention. Do some Customer Development instead.

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San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep. The importance of a domain name.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Then, what’s missing — clearly an engineer — and why do I want a partner? Prior to that, she worked in venture capital at OpenView Venture Partners. Partner Events. Partner Events. Tell us at partners@women2.org. Scoring Founder “Dates” On My Own. Community Service. Debriefing. Startup Life.

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Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Part lives in the cloud and part is embedded in point of sale (POS) software systems. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. My partner @ LeeHower looks back: [link] 5 days ago Search. This team knows the really hard work lies ahead and remains totally focused on that. Author howerl. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

OCTOBER 17, 2011

What he and others have meant is of course that the desktop computer is losing its preeimance as the primary computing platform with the rise of smartphones and tablets at one end and cloud computing (in all its forms) at the other. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Author howerl. Read More ».

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Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 133

Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

As a result of a convergence of many factors (lean startup methodology, broadband & smartphone penetration, social web, cloud computing, etc), breakout startups are clearly getting scale faster than they used to. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. Read More ». Previous Entries.

Hockey Stick 113

Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. Naturally, a big part of the go-to-market includes partnering with other players in the market. Build Your Own Silicon Valley? Not a good sign.

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Aptana Cloud (svn, IDE, php, java, rails etc…). Cloud Infrastructure. see the Libcloud -compatible cloud providers. cloud-based survey, free account. Cloud-based drawing tool. Cloud Services and Tools. s cloud solution. Googles version of a cloud solution. Managed and cloud hosting.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Suffice to say that our partners, vendors, and most importantly regular mainstream customers all found the idea disturbing. Eric, I am not only a member of the IMVU community, but I am your business partner. I was especially moved by this: "I am not only a member of the IMVU community, but I am your business partner.

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Community Management Lean Software Review 158