A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

The first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 10 percent of the development time. The remaining 10 percent of the code accounts for the other 90 percent of the development time. — This is due to the very definition of “average” — you’ll spend half your time before the half-way point, and half after.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2013

I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. Here are a few: Business networking. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. Customer retention. Great entrepreneurs, like Bill Gates, are great at both.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. is any liability incurred in the development, acquisition, use, and retirement of technology — i.e. hardware and software systems, or the skills set needed to support them.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

If you had huge customer growth but just didn’t focus on revenue that’s a different story. And when you’re looking at even earlier-stage companies (as VCs do) you might be even more focused on customer growth than revenue growth. million in revenue three years later is, “So effing what?” Not necessarily.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The class teaches founders how to dramatically reduce their failure rate through the combination of business model design, customer development and agile development using the Startup Owners Manual. More importantly, it makes no demands of you to stand and deliver your weekly customer development progress in front of your peers.

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View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

Network Effect B2B. Most often, when people talk about “network effects,” they’re referring to consumer-facing startups. Social networks become more valuable with more users; consumers’ discounts become larger when more people join the coupon; commerce marketplaces benefit from increasing liquidity, and so forth.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Modern businesses rely heavily on this positive cyclical and iterative disruption to be competitive in the marketplace and innovate, delivering new services and products to their customers faster than ever. It combines control, flexibility, security, scalability, and profitability, satisfying both companies’ and customers’ needs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Design the full stack, not just a new software element. Indeed these principles are good for all startups Connect ideas and networks from around the world. The distributed model draws on a diverse pool, helps manage costs, and captures regional insights and focus necessary to win local customers.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

While you might think your new venture is too small fry to attract cybercriminals, your network vulnerabilities and lack of cybersecurity knowledge could make your business an easy target. You must also routinely review your data security plan as you hire more employees and create more departments. Facial recognition. Fingerprints.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The customer and public relation matters to businesses. Use and update the anti-virus software or program regularly. Monitor and test networks often. Build and maintain secure applications and software systems. Avoid sharing cardholder data across public or open networks. PCI DSS Compliance Requirements.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sharing the stories of organizational failure due to a lack of enterprise innovation can create a sense of urgency in employees and make them understand the stakes. Don’t get us wrong, Nokia was one of the first innovators in the cellular world, being the first to create a cellular network. Let’s dive into these stories.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Drivenets is an exciting new Israeli start-up with an ambitious mission: ‘… To build the network of the future. This start-up company creates software that identifies the origins of code so that it can defend against cyber security threats, and respond to them quickly and efficiently. Intezer.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

Starting something new is risky, no matter how many experts have reviewed it, or how much money you have. Most people don’t remember that Bill Gates first software venture, called Traf-O-Data , was a dismal failure. Challenge your team, and your customers, with expanding their mindset, achieving personal goals, and changing the world.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2020

For a startup, the first goal is to invest in the advertisement of your business to get customers. Affiliate Networks Are Great for Startups. If you are confused on how to advertise your startup using affiliate marketing, you can take help from any affiliate network. They charge you income which is separate for every task.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product. Now, with powerful high-level tools and open source software, winning smartphone apps can be built by a good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Does your customer service department need additional tools? Prioritize the customer experience. Whether you’re running a virtual call center or you have a traditional contact center model, it’s important to put your clients and customers first. Here’s how to better utilize your capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. get the attention of the market they choose.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most of the United States is in a lockdown and many businesses have had to close. This will allow smaller retail companies to reach new channels of customers. is being able to find new customers through a digital network. is being able to find new customers through a digital network.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since all enterprises wanted to survive in the Covid circumstances, they were looking for their own ways to hit customers and profits. The audience became whimsical, and the companies had to fight for each potential customer. Social networks are a real breakthrough of the 21st century. Business Software Development .

Small Business 179

Small Business Software Review Social Media Social Network 179

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

And I couldn’t have been put in a better place: testing the Air Force’s newest network security acquisitions. We were modernizing datacenters, buying vulnerability-scanning software, and adding intrusion detection appliances – all things typical of anyone running an enterprise-scale network. Doing it Wrong.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2020

I recommend that every entrepreneur and small business investigate and implement as many as possible of his seven new business force multipliers that I will paraphrase here: Information sharing through social media networks. Soliciting user-generated online feedback and reviews. Soliciting user-generated online feedback and reviews.

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 312

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Here are some ways businesses can encourage leaders to engage in healthy behavior and detoxify the culture: Establish specific codes of conduct. Correcting or preventing abusive behavior by leaders means first establishing a code of conduct – with management principles – as an essential part of the corporate culture.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With the rapid shift in the digital space, there has been a high demand for skilled software developers. Hence, this article will explore the concept of remote software development teams, their advantages, and how they differ from dedicated teams while providing a step-by-step guide on building your own remote dream team. Absolutely!

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 24, 2024

You can explore Amazon ecommerce fulfillment services to improve customer satisfaction and streamline operations. Regularly reviewing performance metrics can help identify areas for improvement. With FBA, you also gain access to Amazon’s extensive logistics network.

Cost 166

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Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

I was having coffee with the CEO of a new startup, listening to her puzzle through how to communicate to potential customers. She was an academic on leave from Stanford now selling SAAS software to large companies, but was being inundated with marketing communications advice. “My Painful and invaluable” was her reply. Here’s how.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. Young people naively enter their pictures and personal data for fun on social networking sites, ignoring constant feedback from the media that these are bad practices. Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal. Build connections with key customers and competitors.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Software and Equipment. Access to the appropriate IT software and equipment should be a necessity when working from home, but due to the rushed nature of many remote working schemes, for many this was not an initial focus. Further to this, it’s also imperative in ensuring shared files can be accessed securely.

Technical Review 246

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The Torch program created Innovation Clusters by creating national Science and Technology Industrial Parks (STIPs), Software Parks, and Productivity Promotion Centers. In addition to the 54 Science and Technology Industrial Parks, the Torch program also set up an additional 32 Torch Program Software Parks. Venture Guiding Fund.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run. AI to build enterprise software – In the future, every enterprise could have their own custom ERP, CRM or HRIS that is continually updating itself as the company itself is changing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. The list goes on and on.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

We’re tired of hearing how small software companies usually fail. But what about the companies that die even though they did sell some copies of software, and where the early team isn’t dysfunctional? The initial marketing channel was sustainable for a while , but got wiped away due to external forces.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Shopify is quite popular for its unique online store designs , branding tools, customized services, and applications to make insightful decisions based on real-time reporting and other ready-made programs. Currently, Shopify tops the e-commerce industry due to its unique services. How does Shopify help make eCommerce easier?

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Analytics 182

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2023

I recommend that every entrepreneur and small business investigate and implement as many as possible of his seven new business force multipliers that I will paraphrase here: Information sharing through social media networks. Soliciting user-generated online feedback and reviews. Soliciting user-generated online feedback and reviews.

Silicon Valley 265

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 265

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This is where a company will reward one or several affiliates for every customer or visitor brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts. You can use affiliate recruitment software which can help you find suitable affiliates for your brand. Establish a Robust Affiliate Network. The more platforms you use, the better.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” Who are the customers? Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? will you leverage?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. get the attention of the market they choose.

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