Feld Thoughts

MARCH 11, 2010

Most of the companies we invest in release software at least once a month. Demos and awards start at 5:30pm. Some release weekly, or even daily. If you are releasing at least monthly, it’s easy to do a full day hackathon at least once a quarter. The hackathon starts at 12:01am and ends at 5pm. Whatever is done, is done.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2014

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 30 Stunning WebGL Examples and Demos in Action | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1ijEFex. Amazing collection of typography designs – crowdspring.co/1ijBpA2. 1ijAQWZ.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Some sites, like Optimizely, prioritize the demo: Others, like Oracle, want you to call their sales team right away: And still more sites (usually lower purchase prices), let you jump in with a free trial, or simply let you purchase on the site. They converted like 60% of demos into customers once the demo was activated.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Learn from Excelerate Labs Demo Day: 3 Elements of a Killer Pitch – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Lean Marketing tips: not-for-profit edition – [link]. The Problem with Collecting Logos at Startups – [link].

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

If it turned out that the best experiences I''ve had as an investor come from knowing someone a long time, I might go to events that are more around a specialty, like software development or design. So if you don''t see me at a pitch event or a demo day, it''s probably because I''m meeting up with someone from the future.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

One that solves a problem, is marketable, and demos well. We judged based on a number of criteria, which can be seen at the bottom of this page , but they include things like usefulness, demo, UI, and differentiation. I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

Video topped white papers and case studies (84%) and even live demos with company representatives (just less than 80%). Takeaway : Video content is also easy to share via social networks, and software developers have prioritized video integration in site creation. Reach customers on a deeper level.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 30 Stunning WebGL Examples and Demos in Action | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1ms5wWP. Great Design via Psychology | Psychology of Web Design – crowdspring.co/1o0VnjR. 1iDkc4w.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2011

Good post by @micah with tips for entrepreneurs demoing a product/service to investors – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. What Don Corleone Could Learn from @GuyKawasaki – [link]. 5 solid startup lessons – [link].

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Startup Marketing Advice, “Failure,&# Things I Learned the Hard Way, and more… → Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2009

Present at the Creation It was early 1991 and Apple’s software development team was hard at work on QuickTime , the first multimedia framework for a computer. But Apple had planned to announce and demo QuickTime without a way to get video into the Mac. Up until that moment Quicktime had been an abstract software concept to me.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

There’s an old joke in software development, “How much time does it take to design software?” If you’ve been involved with a number of software projects you already have an intuitive sense for this. In summary – I have been involved with software development for 25 years.

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Software By Rob

JULY 22, 2010

I’ve added a subscription box to my demo page. For more on my story and the purpose of all this, visit the about page. 2 comments ↓ #1 Eoin on 10.19.10 at 7:56 am Rob, thanks for the tips on setting up a mailing list. Despite low traffic numbers, it’s getting a good conversion rate.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you just need a demo to work to show investors or you’re pivoting what you’re building every week, adding lots of tests provides very little value for how much it slows you down. The evolution is logical but is also more reactive than is typically good for the company.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you just need a demo to work to show investors or you’re pivoting what you’re building every week, adding lots of tests provides very little value for how much it slows you down. The evolution is logical but is also more reactive than is typically good for the company.

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Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

As an electrical engineer and software developer with decades of experience building internet infrastructure, there are certain areas where I believe I could contribute much more than the puny sums that I can invest. I recently attended a Demo Day for a well-known incubator. 3) Hey, why didn’t I start that company?

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 15, 2015

They start by demoing their skills on my project at no cost for 1-2 days. I have been able to successfully scale three different software development service centers offshore. Jobs career early stage offshore Paris Software Development tom nora' Work directly with engineers, no company involved.

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siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

I saw David at the recent Microsoft Accelerator Demo Day and was reminded to go back and reread both of these posts. Distributed Systems Software Engineer. Android Developer. Android / iOS / Python / Django Developer. Web Developer. Platform Software Developer. Sr Developer (JavaScript/Flash).

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

After the keynote we heard talks on Python, iPhone development, FogBugz (Joel again, though this time in his less entertaining “demo mode&# ), ASP.NET MVC (from Scott Hanselman who also knows how to work a crowd), Stack Overflow (Jeff Atwood), Qt (a language that runs on Nokia phones), Android and jQuery.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

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! Some head straight to the booth to get a demo; for many I give a private demo of the product on sofas in the hallway. Common vision. Insider knowledge.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 1, 2010

Your 5-minute product demo drives home a single point. We employ actual software developers for Level 1 tech support and email, so you're talking to someone who not only can answer every question but can even read the code to get answers. Your advertisements become pointed, powerful, pithy, and other words starting with "p."

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I know readers of this post aren’t in that demo but that’s what the data says. I’m investing heavily in Internet video. Americans watch 5.3 hours of television / day – many age groups are even more. We read less than an hour / day. Full stop.

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blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

If you want to build a business that requires software, be prepared to invest a little money. I recently met a junior software developer working for $200/week + room & board at a business geeks house. The business geek needed a working software prototype and the programmer needed experience.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The team was demoing their AJAX-powered map solution, the first of its kind, to senior management at Google. Lean manufacturing , agile software development , and Theory of Constraints are all examples of this idea in action. One such rumor, which I’ve heard from several sources, tells of the launch of Google Maps.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

I first met Steve when he was VP of Engineering at Centerline software, a software development tools startup, and I was a junior in college. He was a fellow Harvard computer science graduate and I was looking for a summer job in software development and found him through an alumni directory.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 50 Advanced HTML5 Demos to show It’s Power – [link]. Absolutely Stunning Promotional Poster and Flyer Designs – [link]. 50 Amazing After Effects Tutorials – [link].

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Software By Rob

MARCH 12, 2009

Jeremy (co-owner of DotNetInvoice) is doing some final testing on our demo server and runs into a problem. The demo site is crashing because of a missing license file. We’d been running in our development environments for two months without any problems. License file?

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 15, 2013

Let’s kill the demo day and replace it with a one-year reunion – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Lean Business: Lessons from A-Rod – [link]. Let the Crowd Build Your Company | Inc – [link]. ” – [link].

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

How I can find the right investor (software)? Build something then demo it to people. Will developers and designers provide services for a piece of the company? I’m a web designer but I need to find a dependable software developer to team with. No investor cares about a business plan. Thanks alot!

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Would a demo or a 30 day trial give them enough of a feel for your app to be able to make the purchasing decision? Unless I’m missing something, it sounds like it’s the same thing to me. Many people offer a perpetually free plan that’s limited in some fashion (limit by usage rather than features in your case). 85 André-F.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Jeffryes • 2:36pm on Wednesday My disagreement is based on my definition of "viable" What most people call a "minimum viable product" is in fact merely a demo / proof of concept. There's a huge difference between a demo and a product. Frankenstein, whose only job is to have ideas and cackle madly.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

You make elaborate plans for a product, hire a team of engineers to develop it (people who do this tend to use the term "engineer" for hackers), and then find after a year that youve spent two milliondollars to develop something no one wants. We never even considered that approach.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Kaltura’s commercial software license allows customers and partners to self-host the software behind the firewall for self-use or reselling. Both commercial offerings are supported by expert professional services for strategic design and software development. VivoText - Company Website.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 31, 2012

5 startups that stood out at Excelerate’s demo day – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How To Get Your First 1,000 Users – [link]. The Andreessen Horowitz Effect – [link]. The Right Way To Angel Invest – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

This literally the dumbest, most ignorant piece that I’ve ever read about software development and/or hiring programmers. I also know numerous other programming languages and have worked with many software development platforms over the last 25 years. Look what happened to Gawker. March 25, 2011 at 3:23 pm.

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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. I would rather go for an established development company which can easily scale development team as project grows. Also consider hiring by recommendation.

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