Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

The founders were simply wrong about their assumptions about customer needs. It turns out the term “visionary founder” was usually a synonym for someone who was hallucinating. Founders Need to Run the Company Longer. So, almost like clockwork 20 th century startups fired the innovators/founders when they scaled.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. 5 things a non-technical founder can do - [link].

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

Paul Jozefak, co-founder and managing director of innovation laboratory Liquid Labs , argues that outsourcing innovation will become a mainstream business practice and a key driver of growth, specifically in the tech sector. X could spend months recruiting specialists to develop a product which matches it competitors.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

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MARCH 20, 2007

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

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MARCH 20, 2007

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

LA is a vibrant community with a rich network of angels that fund early stage companies, lots of VCs, easy access to big media, lots of innovation in media, mobile content, games, green, health care, and many, many others. eHarmongy) as an acting CTO. Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 27, 2007

Some items from the pod cast: 100,000 - babies born as a result of relationships started on eHarmony 15M registered 1% of marriages in US this year resulting from eHarmony I dont know if these are true, but still, the impact of the vision of the original founders Neil Clark Warren and Greg Forgatch is amazing.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Part of the discussion around this is the talk about the founder who only got $83M (as compared to $3xxM for the other founders) who bailed out early and choose to go back to school. The poor guy. What a bad $200M decision. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Some examples: AI will be the new mobile. Orcam was created by the founders of Mobileye (NYSE: MBLY and one of Israel’s largest IPOs ), Prof. Co-founders Ami Daniel and Matan Peled both served as naval officers. YouAppi (2011)- YouAppi creates adtech to streamline mobile user acquisition.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

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FEBRUARY 17, 2007

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – [link]. Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman’s Advice for Entrepreneurs | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – [link]. Social Ad Revenue To Grow 18.6%

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The Founders Lie About Comfort Zones – [link]. Investors Need to Lose Their Egos and Founders Need to Gain Some Confidence – [link]. Why We’re Pivoting from Mobile-first to Web-first – [link]. 10 adjustments to make when working for a Big Co. The Biggest Problem in Mobile: Retention – [link].

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MARCH 20, 2007

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MARCH 16, 2007

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

I am the CEO and co-founder of a dating app called So Syncd that is based on matching compatible personality types. 2021 is going to be the year of the citizen developer – someone without formal software development training who uses IT tools and technology to create a business application.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO? ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link]. Altimeter Report: Social Commerce, How Brands Are Generating Revenue in Social Media - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Does Branding Still Matter?

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Founder of JackCards.com. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). Business development consultant. I met 2-4 women whom I’ve met at other SV events. Some folks whom I met: Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California. President of The Tech Museum. Senior (Health) Benefits Consultant.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model – here’s why – [link]. 1 out of 5 new Facebook fans now comes from mobile–a 280% increase from May to August - [link]. Internet Ad Revenues Rise to Historic $17 Billion in First Half 2012, Up 14% Over Half-Year 2011, According to IAB – [link]. Show them WHY.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

He is the founder and CEO of Stackify. He’s been a developer/hacker for over 15 years, and he sold his first startup, VinSolutions for $150 million. In the past, as a developer, I’d rather just hide in the closet somewhere and write code. As a founder of a company, a CEO of a company. Go check it out.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Founder of JackCards.com. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). Business development consultant. I met 2-4 women whom I’ve met at other SV events. Some folks whom I met: Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California. President of The Tech Museum. Senior (Health) Benefits Consultant.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I wasn’t a very good software developer, and I was only modestly capable as a UX designer, but I learned enough to recognize clean code and effective, inspiring design when I saw it. Hunter Brennick , co-founder and COO of Landing Lion , emphasizes humility and listening for product managers.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin are the founders of a company called Bitwise. Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise. I am the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. Irma Olguin : My name is Irma Olguin, I'm the co-founder and CEO of Bitwise Industries. So what are we going to do?

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Non-Technical Co-Founders Co-Founders Technical Co-founders Finding Co-Founders Startups & "How Important Are Ideas?" " Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. Award contract - Negotiate a software development contract.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs. Programmers, and certainly not the visionary founders, are the most qualified for that task. #6 Doing so does not take advantage of a software developers experience.

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