SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

I just had an all-too common conversation with the founder of a startup who had spent more than a year working with a software development company who had produced a mess. The mess really comes from a developer who was willing to get started on a product that was not fully thought out. Who are the customers?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Businesses may benefit from India’s talent pool and technical advances by partnering with them. Let’s explore the best software outsourcing companies in India. India is the world’s leader in software outsourcing , providing benefits to businesses around the globe.

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Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” You may be too independent to be partner material. Does not need to be managed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ Ten Steps in Choosing the Right Startup Partner ”. The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal startup partner. You may be too independent to be partner material. Compatible work styles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

The feedback was good, but some readers asked me to be a bit more specific on attributes that might indicate an ideal business partner. In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” You may be too independent to be partner material. Does not need to be managed.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

The integration of technology into various aspects of business operations has become essential for organizations to remain competitive, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and drive innovation. Both frameworks offer numerous advantages, but their approaches and ecosystem differ.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2021

As an example, I worked with Bill Gates early on, but I fear he may have failed without partners Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen. Gates was a software developer genius, but Ballmer upheld the marketing and business side. You will find that your team, partners, and vendors feel the same way. Paul Allen was the idea visionary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

The simple answer is to find a business partner, not an “implementer,” who already has the technical experience you need, and is willing and able to run that side of the business. If you are an entrepreneur, like Andrew Mason , CEO of Groupon, with a degree in music and no technical business partner to be found, your job is a bit harder.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

The challenge is to recognize and recruit that ideal partner match early with minimal cost and risk. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” The reason is that good attributes apply equally well to “external” partners, as they do to internal partners, like a co-founder or CTO.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

So instead, we fill it with a completely custom blurb, written just for him: Hello! Thanks to his custom blurb, instead of closing his browser and feeling inadequate for the rest of the day, Mark completes his bio and becomes a happy customer. Which means better conversions and happier customers.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

and if you’re like most of today’s startups — you need to get an app in the hands of customers. Once customers love your app and you show some traction, you raise some money and grow it into that impactful dream of an idea that you’ve had figured out in your head for as long as you can remember. Photo credit.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. I spoke with Thatcher Bell , Managing Partner, CoVenture.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2019

Software Development. When you have an in-house team of developers, you can’t expect them to have knowledge in every skill and technology out there. Besides that, outsourcing software development will give you access to a skilled and trained team, which can be a big competitive advantage for your company.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

Software development is an ongoing project. However, sometimes they need makeovers to revitalize their customer value and impact. We developed Pages based on actual conversations we had with our customers,” explains Kenny Rueter, Kajabi co-founder and CEO. “We

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2017

by Julia Kravchenko, partner and VP of HR at Qubit Labs. They follow the way of websites: a couple of decades ago having a page in the internet was considered to be luxury, though now you cannot surprise customers with online presence. I’d even say, it’s a must to care about your e-customers. Why don’t we make an app?”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 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. If you launch fast, you can be working with real customers in 4-6 months from your start, rather than 1-2 years.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Third-Party risks Third-party risks are related to a breach or other security incident caused by a third-party vendor or partner. Furthermore, these experts can find security flaws in the system before hackers do, protecting the company and its customers. They have access to the same tools that actual criminals use to breach security.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

I was having breakfast with Radhika, an ex-grad student of mine who wanted to share her Customer Discovery progress for her consumer hardware startup. Activities define the unique expertise your company needs to deliver the value proposition, customers, channels, customer relationships and/or revenue. (If ——-.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2013

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. If you launch fast, you can be working with real customers in 4-6 months from your start, rather than 1-2 years.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. I'd approached Advanced Millennium Technologies, to develop our ERP software, last September.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2014

We’re changing the order in which we teach the business model canvas and customer development to better-fit therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. “Customer Development” to test the hypotheses outside the building and. Teams talk to 10-15 customers a week and make a minimum of 100 customer visits.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Customers enjoy online shopping; their demands create enormous opportunities for eCommerce company’s growth. WordPress themes vs custom solution. However, if you strive to highlight your exceptionalism, develop a unique design and cater to customers’ needs in a better way, a simple theme won’t be enough for you.

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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. If you launch fast, you can be working with real customers in 4-6 months from your start, rather than 1-2 years.

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ConversionXL

JULY 15, 2020

51% can change gears quickly based on feedback from customers. Agile for developers is not Agile for marketers. The differences between how agility manifests in a marketing team vs. a software team can be striking. In the Agile software development context, a stand-up might follow the structure: What did I do yesterday?

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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. If you launch fast, you can be working with real customers in 4-6 months from your start, rather than 1-2 years.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

As he notes, you have to be able to advance the learning curve fast in software development because changes occur at such a rapid pace. Things like negotiating distribution channels and partners and how to handle market expansions. It was interesting, because that transition wasn’t as challenging as you might think it would be.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The niches these companies operate in are also directly connected to the R&D investment by industry: high tech, media, and telecom are the top-second industries investing most in research and development. The research and development process would be impossible without top technical and scientific talents. Attract top talents.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

So what’s wrong the product development model? The first hint lies in its name; this is a product development model, not a marketing model, not a sales hiring model, not a customer acquisition model, not even a financing model (and we’ll also find that in most cases it’s even a poor model to use to develop a product.)

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2015

The time of year can alter how apt and able your customers are to pay you. During the summer months, more than half of Americans take vacation days and collections may slow down while customers’ personnel are on vacation or even while your collectors are out of the office, but there are ways to avoid this slowdown.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

To do this we partnered with the RevGenius community to get a better understanding the challenges mature companies faced. Many customers think about the solution or service as a fancy add-on, but not as a part of operational processes. The next step in our research was talking to customers of our company Fullfunnel.io

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 2, 2014

Doctors, researchers and Principal Investigators in this class got out of the lab and hospital talked to 2,355 customers, tested 947 hypotheses and invalidated 423 of them. We kept track of all this data by instrumenting the teams with LaunchPad Central software.). Part 5: Value proposition and customer segments in Life Sciences.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2015

Many customers enter the invoice received date and calculate the payment due date from there. Some companies send out invoices daily or as soon as the customer receives the product or service. Customers will take the path of least resistance and use default terms if your invoice does not spell out the terms in bold letters.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 13, 2015

Challenge the collections team to put together customer reports for the sales team that denote clients ready to invest further, clients to pursue further and leads that have gone cold. Salespeople may be willing to engage some customers regarding collections while others they may want to leave completely to the collections department.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2013

Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. 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%. Investment partners are squeezing you. But all too soon, reality sets in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2012

The simple answer is to find a business partner, not an “implementer,” who already has the technical experience you need, and is willing and able to run that side of the business. If you are an entrepreneur, like Andrew Mason , CEO of Groupon, with a degree in music and no technical business partner to be found, your job is a bit harder.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

To successfully compete in today’s digital world, companies must design user experiences that resonate with customers and keep engaged. Focus your efforts on building a culture of design and customer-centered thinking in your organization. Understanding customer frustrations is the first step in fixing your UX.

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