Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2012

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. Sales aren’t meeting projections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2011

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. Sales aren’t meeting projections.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2014

I was still doing consulting work and built a point-of-sale and CRM system for a local cellular retailer. Having a good job afforded me the luxury of giving the customer a heavily discounted rate in exchange for the rights to the software. However, after 14 months, I decided it was time to take the leap.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Few small to medium sized businesses can afford a separate software development department. You might be wondering if your business model even has room for the presence of a mobile application. Naturally, the ultimate goal of any profit oriented business is to increase sales.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

By Kurt Bilafer, Global Vice President Sales & Success at WePay. What’s the hottest trend in business right now? Or Software as a Service for the enterprise, such as Salesforce? Is there other software that does this? Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter? Sharing economy apps such as Uber and Airbnb?

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Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Software Development Process via Wikipedia. Even when your startup is a one-man show and lots of fun, a “business” needs some discipline and controls to keep it from being defined as a hobby by investors, and assure some financial return. Product development process.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2010

Instead, give me the details on how you’re going to make your sales, and to whom, on the first day, the first quarter, and the first year. I’ve talked before about initial conversations with founders and the questions I’m likely going to ask Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Do they possess the skills, experience, and know – how for their businesses to be successful? The ‘’must have ingredients’’ of a strong start-up team are tech, product/project management, marketing, sales, and business/finance competences. Sales & Marketing/ Writing. Business / Finance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2010

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. Sales aren’t meeting projections.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

The company already has paying customers and a validated business model. Guttula, Bizosys' CEO, and Karana founded the company with the goal to "simplify software development." Abhijit foresees primarily a technology licensing business model whereby device vendors would be paying royalty per handset or tablet.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. before you ship.

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David Cohen

AUGUST 22, 2012

The second thread was about how to extract the money – in effect – what the business model should be. The first path is set up a pay wall and run the customers through a sales process. Freemium was popularized as a term about 5 years ago but has been used by software developers for much longer.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Some of the i-lab’s long-term residents include mobile app ActivePepper, baby gear rental company Baby Buggle, and software developer Rover. Through NYC ACRE, NYU-Poly builds clean tech and renewable energy companies, sharing resources for physical and virtual tenants, while offering guidance and business assistance.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. For these businesses, it is imperative to get funding from the start without which the company cannot be set up. Royalty based investment.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

With a demonstrated market need and limited competition, Roland partnered with a custom software developer to co-found Abenity Inc. The team at Abenity has listened to customers and adapted its business model along the way since the company launched in 2005. to offer employee discount management to companies.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The core idea behind customer development is that the assumptions you make about a target market are only guesses. Startups rarely survive by guessing, and can only create products and business models based on facts about their target market. million in sales and selling an average of 1,000 items per day.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 8, 2013

7 Usability Mistakes That Will Kill Your Online Sales | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. What is 500 startups business model? 7 Usability Mistakes That Will Kill Your Online Sales | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. The online marketing model is broken, says HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan – [link].

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

I discovered this firsthand when I contracted a software developer to build a system for the English teaching company that allowed classes to be purchased and scheduled via web application. After several meetings with the developer, I was ready to get moving on it. Did it need be bug-free?

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It was just such a joy to develop things. Then in 1991 I came up with a product for developers that turned out to be important enough to build a company around. And an amazing thing happened; sales just kept doubling year over year. In 1995 the company went public and overnight I became the CEO of a public company.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Web App Business Models: User Needs and What People Pay For – “If you’re planning a web application that can’t build a business model around one or more of these needs, you may face difficulties generating sustainable revenue.&#

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Start With a Business Model, Not a Business Plan | WSJ – [link]. The danger of waiting to long to find a business model? What a pile of crap … Facebook Reveals How Samsung Turned A $10 Million Ad Buy To $129 In Sales | Business Insider – [link]. Just got acquired? – [link].

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

It comes down to a sales pitch. Brian Fargo, who created Wasteland 2 and [crowdfunded] nearly $3 million, said, “Our software development company all but stopped for three weeks so we could get our ducks in a row.” If you’re selling a revolutionary inventory management system - well, that’s a hell of a lot drier.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens? But many are.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

But once entrepreneurs have their initial team and product in place, a few smart advisors around the table and the social proof required to attract great talent, why would they raise additional dilutive equity capital if they can raise non-dilutive capital through the sale of tokens? But many are.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

You Can’t Be a Wimp—Make the Tough Calls | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/H4gLnT. The Future of Business Models Will Be Centered on Crowds - crowdspring.co/16aTTiD. “Investing early & often in customer success is essential to keeping a fast-growing SaaS business’s momentum.” 16aZ5Ts. .”

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2009

Perfect business model! We have a chance for revenge! I say we start an iPhone based CDN! People can go to the app store, download it for free, and we’ll pay them a cut of the revenues. Revenge on evil telcos and consumers earning cash for doing nothing! Definitely needs to be a pyramid scheme though. #4 at 4:07 pm [.]

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? The servers are in the cloud, his advertising sales is with Google, etc. Having managed a lot of software development both local and offshore, this is a topic I plan to write more on. He basically outsources everything.

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Archives Team Badges & Banners Netsetter Directory Twitter Updates Email Updates Rss Updates Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup? Collis Taeed 16th March Business Models 9 Comments One of the best sources of information on startups is the obscenely talented Paul Graham who has written a wealth of essays on the subject.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Companies like Microsoft have developed subscription-based licensing contracts without a SaaS delivery model and SaaS companies are selling multi-year contracts for their services. sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2016

Developing your product is just the beginning. Then come the marketing, sales, and accounting considerations. He wants to hire “someone who is not afraid to go figure it out on her own, who has the capacity to discover what is needed and then present the business case for how to get that skill.”. Study your game plan.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

P.S. For more, here are detailed examples of how this mindset also sets up your sales pitch. Not only was I not an expert on code review prior to building a code review tool, I wasn't even an expert on software development processes generally! I can see the sales pitch now. Personal authority. That's just one example!

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

A business person may have equal or more valuable skills than a software person, but they are not universally understood in the simplistic way that software people’s skills are. Ask anybody what a software developer does and they can give you the one-sentence “makes software” answer.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Henry Harteveldt, Forrester.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

To succeed, you need a good product AND a sound business model – [link]. Was Steve Jobs a Role Model for Leaders? Best business models are fueled by kindness not technology – [link]. Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You – [link]. – [link]. Forget measurement.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The core idea behind customer development is that the assumptions you make about a target market are only guesses. Startups rarely survive by guessing, and can only create products and business models based on facts about their target market. million in sales and selling an average of 1,000 items per day.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. Don’t Use Social to Generate Sales; Make Selling Social | Advertising Age – [link]. Always use data, not feelings, to make business decisions – [link]. ” – [link]. Great data – [link].

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