Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 12, 2009 Why PHP won When I first learned to program on the web, Perl + CGI was the dominant platform. But by the time I was building my first websites for commercial use , PHP had taken over. Ironically, as PHP has grown up, its designers have been busy "fixing" these shortcomings.

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PHP Software Review Ruby San Francisco 166

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform. WebSequenceDiagrams - sketch sequence diagrams.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

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MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iPhone , Android and more.

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Developer HTML API Ruby 93

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayserian sees what he calls “angel developing&# as a way for entrepreneurs to accomplish the same end — a product — without giving up control of their companies in the process. Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago.

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This will protect all parties involved, ensuring your developer is treated fairly, your work is done in a timely manner and all expectations are met on both sides. Also make sure that you’re communicating well with any web developers or designers you hire. Want "just another crappy app"? Go ahead and DIY.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? Have an account? Publisher Platform (P3). startupcto

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San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. OnStartups Created by the same folks who run the popular programming Q&A site StackOverflow , this site is a perfect place to crowdsource all of your small business questions. Kanye Wests Epic Hip Hop Opera "Runa. Lady Gaga Hits 1 Billion Views on You.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development. Check out our starter program.

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JUNE 30, 2012

Just as the power of crowds has populated the social content repositories of Web 2.0 — YouTube videos, Facebook updates, tweets, and more — the web API enables designers and developers to re-purpose the body of knowledge that is the cloud. Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists.

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API Cloud Web Social Media 68

mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

I’ve noticed a number of web development firms and agencies just vanish without a trace. Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. January 22, 2012 07:43:33. Jordan Zoot.

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LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

page, can -- despite the occasional new release from Adobe -- be considered a dead language, with all that this entails (difficulty finding and retaining good developers, vendor lock-in, horrendous cost, poor support, porting nightmares, infrastructure constraints). Its a powerful object oriented language, and is effectively Open Source.

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Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review CTO Hire 40

mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

There’s also a searchable service section with advice on logo design, website development and a service request board if you prefer that providers come to you. Pros: The site claims to be “the world’s BIGGEST source of small business clients.” YouTubes Musicians Wanted Program Go.

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Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder 60

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JULY 10, 2012

Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. Dev & Design. Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized). All Stories. Announcements.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members. A Painter With Programming Chops What I usually look for is a developer who is creative. The CTO should always be looking for a better way to do things and inspiring the developers to do the same. Have an account?

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Invite people from outside of the tech world to bring a fresh perspective, and also invite folks from the creative professions — writers, designers, artists, etc. Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists.

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Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. High Quality, and open sourced! LiveRoad : A Great IDE for design is very helpful. Eventbrite.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! July 3, 2012 09:22:07. Flag this comment. Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized).

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Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

But it will definitely raise questions during the phone screen, for reasons that are best explained by simile: Programming with.NET is like cooking in a McDonalds kitchen. Because.NET is designed to extend, not disrupt. I’ve used Compact.NET (in pre-iPhone era), GUI programming for windows, and games with XNA.

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Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

YouTubes Musicians Wanted Program Go. View More » Dev & Design 5 Innovative Uses of an API [Mashable. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! work with the world’s leading pharmaceutical, bioscience, and medical device com.

LLC 75

LLC Social Media Startup Philadelphia 75

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AUGUST 31, 2010

YouTubes Musicians Wanted Program Go. View More » Dev & Design 5 Innovative Uses of an API [Mashable. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

LLC 75

LLC Ruby Social Media Startup 75

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

13 Halloween-Themed Facebook Timeline Designs [PICS]. AngelList is brilliantly designed to make it easy for investors to write checks to entrepreneurs. Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Top Stories.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

The search giant’s VP of Corporate Development, along with CEO Larry Page, signs off on the dozens of acquisitions and acqui-hires made every year, large and small. One got added to the latter category Tuesday: design firm Cuban Council, which will be shipping off a portion of its team to help improve the look of Google+.).

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

View more jobs » Andrew Bolster Researching on the companies you Offshore Development work would definitely work you as it did for us. I'm really fortunate that I'd found a wonderful development outsource partner in them. If so, what is a palatable percentage to offer the main developer/programmer?

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Invoice Journal – Free invoicing program. SuperSaaS – This is online scheduling software that allows you to accept appointments booked directly on your website. BookingPad – An online bookings system that can be integrated into any website. clickbook – A free online booking and scheduling program.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

YouTubes Musicians Wanted Program Go. View More » Dev & Design 5 Innovative Uses of an API [Mashable. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

YouTubes Musicians Wanted Program Go. View More » Dev & Design 5 Innovative Uses of an API [Mashable. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. Dev & Design. Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized). All Stories. Activity From People I Follow. Latest Social Media News. Today in Mobile.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. Dev & Design. Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized). All Stories. Back to top.

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Naming Startup Social Media RSS 104

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Instead of being able to view a trending topic chronologically, the program takes public tweet data and uses pattern based analytics to categorize trends within trends. Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists.

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Social Media Analytics Media API 108

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Web Video Roundup. Dev & Design Highlights. Design Lists. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design. Dev & Design. Top Stories. My Stories (Personalized). All Stories. Activity From People I Follow. Latest Social Media News. Today in Mobile.

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New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Ive always wondered how to go about outsourcing programming, as whilst I understand and have done programming successfully in the past - I absolutely hate it! What I do like is the coming up with the idea and mapping out the development part. 2010-06-19) # What about design mockups using eg. mockingbird? Bless you, chile!

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms. Series Supported by Sourcebits The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading developer of applications and games for all major mobile platforms. Have an account?

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Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

semanticuniverse.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Web technologies need to be accessible to non-technical people as well as technical people. Among techies, the Semantic Web bears some similarity to a number of common technologies, including relational databases, XML, and Object-Oriented design. At first blush, this appears to be a technical detail of the language design.

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Semantic Technical Review Web XML 40

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

When inspiration strikes, it’s all too tempting to start envisioning your company logo, web design, signage, business cards, etc. Is Your Child Ready to Design Google’s Next Doodle? Professional Development: How to Stay on Top of the Latest Marketing Trends. Design Galaxie. Web Video Roundup.

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Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

Sascha Meinrath (Director of the New America Foundation ’s Open Technology Initiative and Research Director of the Foundation’s Wireless Future Program) – moderator. Panel – Data Nerds, Is Big Data Crushing the Web. RDFa, Microdata and Microformats: Gateway Drugs to the Semantic Web.

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Semantic Web Wiki Guatemala 86

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

He says his team’s focus has benefited from having other work-minded people around, and they’ve even worked with a design team a few seats away. Have an account? Dylan Goelz of Roadify works out of Hive at 55 and says he finds the coworking environment to be “a big plus.&#

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Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81