Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2012

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. Use social networking to start the wave. Get traction before funding.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. Since you can predict that your first iteration will somehow miss the mark, speed and cost of pivoting are critical.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

In other words, our mobile devices are all powerful and the network that they connect into sucks. Social networking is peaking. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. But for software developers like my company the web was a blessing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

The cost of entry has never been lower. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites, for example, cost a million dollars to set up. The cost for the domain name is maybe $10/year, and the hosting starts around $50/year. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. Start simple.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years. What does it cost to acquire a new customer? These are exciting and fun experiences for everyone involved.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

From your team’s familiarity with the language, to development costs and available resources, there are many factors to consider when choosing a programming language. Let’s face it – you’re probably an excellent salesperson, a great networker and a capable businessman, but software development is a whole other story.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The cost of entry has never been lower. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. The cost for the domain name is maybe $10/year, and the hosting starts around $50/year. This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

The cost of entry has never been lower. In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. The cost for the domain name is maybe $10/year, and the hosting starts around $50/year. This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. Take software developers as an example. These costs are largely fixed. They are not alone.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? How will we address these without significant cost? Is there a step-by-step wizard?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Is your integration limited to login and “like” buttons or are you building a presence within the social networks themselves? How will we address these without significant cost? Is there a step-by-step wizard?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2016

Myspace was the largest social networking website in the world. I was working as a software developer in New York City and came upon a recurring problem, having to spend tedious hours coding online forms. At the time, most users accessed the web through Internet Explorer. Determining if your product can be bootstrapped.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. Use social networking to start the wave. Get traction before funding.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. Github is a web based hosting service for software development projects that use Git, a revision control system. The seminal application of the collaborative web--Github--was launched in April 2008.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter? Or Software as a Service for the enterprise, such as Salesforce? Another way to build your network is to increase the value of the platform by opening it up for others to build on. By Kurt Bilafer, Global Vice President Sales & Success at WePay. Customer intimacy.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Companies like Chatfuel target bigger, more enterprise-level customers (and as a result, are more complex to use and cost more). This was historically easy and cheap to do on Facebook, but in the past several years, Facebook’s organic reach has eroded while ad costs have increased.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

With a humongous 75,000-square-foot space in SoHo, WeWork bills itself as “the physical social network,” a place where people can get connected and work live and in person. Creatives searching for a coworking spot in Phoenix can check out Co+Hoots, offering possibly the most cost-effective office space in downtown Phoenix.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover several topics including agile software development, software startups, web 2.0, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 The x-axis depicts technical complexity, risk, and cost which are all related. agile software development. (46).

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

A Portrait Of Who Uses Social Networks In The US (And How Social Media Affects Our Lives) – [link]. Google In Early Testing of Cost-Per-Lead “Communications Extensions” in AdWords – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Visit online forums, social networks, and blogs and check customer star rating and comments. However, for a limited liability corporation, you are not personally liable but the cost of registering one is higher than the former. Carry out a thorough research in your area of interest and find out what is lacking.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. I am heavily indebted to earlier theorists, and highly recommend the books Lean Thinking and Lean Software Development. The lean startup is an application of Lean Thinking. No more, no less.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

Clark: Competing through Social Networks. NextView Ventures: Did you start to seriously work on the idea during business school or after? From my experience I would however look for someone who’s profile is not defined by business school and has a good understanding of the real business world. Prince: Business History.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models – [link]. Social network addiction around the world (Israelis are the most addicted) – [link]. 25 Must Have Social Media Icon Packs For Web Designers – [link]. End of an Era: The Golden Age of Tech Blogging is Over – [link].

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Why Use a Consulting CTO A consulting CTO can help you complete a business plan by estimating costs and timelines for the company’s technology development and deployment. He can help you determine whether to outsource development (locally or overseas) or build an inhouse team. Beware, however!

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

plus it's faster and costs half as much ), it ranks first in the world for number of blogs per Internet user, and has a formidable market of Internet consumers who spent €5.5 There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 9, 2018

But to get that Silicon Valley angel funding you have to be part of that social network; most of the rest of the world doesn’t have that frothy environment. So far we have no office, minimal travel and other cost cutting, but we are slowly getting stronger and our outside funding needs are getting more strategic.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But it is fraught with risks - and the primary risk you need to guard against is software development failure. The main causes are: Client fails to precisely express their requirements to the vendor; Client continuously changes their mind during the development process; A poorly constructed development contract.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Right now companies are cutting costs and letting go of their $125/hour development shop. A lot of contract work is out there looking for mid- to low-cost providers. So there are plenty of ‘interesting’ opportunities for skilled developers. Moonlight If you have the chance think about taking on side work.

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 31, 2016

Over the past two years, Zarik has been extremely active as an investor and an entrepreneur to create startups in forward looking markets such as Augmented Reality, On-demand services industry, Social Networking & Collaboration industry, and Solar Industry. Zarik currently serves on the Board of Advisors for many other startups.

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andrewchenblog.com

MARCH 10, 2010

Each incremental menu item is not a big deal, and provides a lot of value downstream, but a slight incremental cost. This means: Social networking and Community sites that want to unify chat, forums, polls, videos, blogs, etc. The main difference is turn around time and cost. Listen to your customers.

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www.readwriteweb.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Startups need to minimize cost and effort so they can focus on brewing their secret sauce, but they cant afford to look like amateurs. Youll cover your monthly costs in support savings in your first week. When it comes to financial software, it makes sense to follow the leader. social media. developers. foursquare.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

Q: You’re a big advocate for startups using social media because it's essentially free (in dollars). But it costs a lot in time and effort — another scarce resource. Jason, you’re right: social media marketing takes lots of time. Zappos) matter far more.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 1, 2009

Which comes to the second major principle: halt work that leads to more waste, even if it means abandoning sunk costs. Just because something looks pretty, or feels like a good idea, or has a lot of sunk cost in it, does not mean it should be pursued. This is a version of the andon cord technique from lean manufacturing.

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