Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

One theme that I always get is, “I’ve gotten an offer from a VC, but they want me to do X, what do you think?&# X is always something non-standard that the entrepreneur knows in his gut isn’t right. One of the terms we coined there was a “seagull.&# We used it to describe certain of our partners (e.g.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

52% of buyers say they’ve shifted more of their spending to online due to the pandemic. There continue to be major shifts in the roles that different team members play within a business, and often that requires retail employees to wear multiple hats. Getting the most from ecommerce. The rise of new fulfillment methods.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more entrepreneurs are opting to partner with technical co-founders rather than hiring someone for an in-house position. There’s a big difference between not knowing intense coding and not knowing anything at all about the space. Jerry Piscitelli , Portopong LLC.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

A non-traditional lender is another option; many small businesses are borrowing from on-line lenders like On Deck Capital Inc. Additionally, poor inventory management eats up capital , and according to the 2015 State of Small Business Report , 46% of SMBs with 11-500 employees currently do not track inventory or are using a manual process.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2014

The more you care, the more you stand out in a world where many don’t… and the more customer and employee loyalty you earn. What do we want our partners and clients to say about us? You need to figure out this higher purpose and make sure your employees understand it, too. What priorities drive us?

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America Employee Technical Review Non-Compete 154

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. We typically do this by partnering with graduate student teams.

Government 146

Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

To my mind, it’s fear of the unknown that holds most of us back and not the thought of whether we’re competent enough or intelligent enough or whatever else we feel is needed to run a business. For example, Palo Alto Software focuses primarily on helping small businesses realize their dreams of starting a business.

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Elevator Pitch Software Review SBA Business Plan 166

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Leadership Abilities Are A Must It’s natural to want a tech savvy and competent CTO. As a non-technical founder of an IT company, it’s important to know when to dish responsibilities off. Be sure you find someone who is not just competent in understanding technology, but someone who is passionate about technology.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more entrepreneurs are opting to partner with technical co-founders rather than hiring someone for an in-house position. You Need Basics, Hire For The Rest There’s a big difference between not knowing intense coding and not knowing anything at all about the space.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 79

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. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter. Code Hosting and Version Control. code spaces (svn). Cloudomatic.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Also offer discount coupon codes to twitter members. Point your readers to each blog site that reviews your product. Donate several of your products or services to a non-profit organization that is sponsoring a live auction and the proceeds will be donated to the charity. Help Other Employees. Leverage Linked-In.

Small Business 167

Small Business Marketing PR Social Media 167

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Having raised a $35m Series A round from Accel Partners and angel investors behind ebay, Flickr and Squarespace to expand their global presence (which now include offices in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and Rio), 99designs remain the darlings of the Aussie startup scene and one to watch. It’s not hard to see why. Halfbrick Studios.

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Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. So all Fog Creek software engineers are ranked at one of several different levels, level 8 through level 15.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The strongest foundations in business are those whose cornerstones are based on non-negotiable core values. Quality of work also improves because people who become virtual assistants have previous experience working as full-time employees and have decided to focus on offering services that fall under their core competencies.

Small Business 60

Small Business Non-Compete Europe Philippines 60

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

When you’re working with a freelance or contract developer, make sure you have all your paperwork — from non-disclosure agreements to invoices and beyond — signed and sealed early in the process. TheyMakeApps.com is a good resource if you’re looking for a competent mobile dev agency.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. More comments at the end. Monday edit : Skip my post and read this one instead. But attitude.

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Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Non-descriptive links: Having links like “Click here,” “website,” and “visit us here” are great ways to keep your profile looking natural. More Stories in Apps & Software. Get people who know about IP address, HTML and its impact on ranking, QR codes, NFC and other 21st Century marketing tools. Beef Up Your Content. Like Tweet.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Walter Frick - Harvard Business Review. I’m listing instead companies that are A) under 100 employees AND B) adding >10 employees in the next 3 months.

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 6, 2018

where I am now a Venture Partner?—?in First Round has been an incredible partner in our journey from startup to public company. Sometimes these vacations would give me the clarity of mind to let go of an executive that I had been holding on to for too long (perhaps due to loyalty even though they had scaled out).

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Founder Cofounder Software Review San Francisco 51

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

Mark has been at the forefront of providing job stability and funding for his own employees and the networks that support them during the pandemic. It's never selfish to try to do the right thing for your employees, your customers, and your stakeholders." Since then he's been starting and investing in companies in a number of arenas.

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Dallas Employee Government Social Media 68

Up and Running

JULY 31, 2015

This week Peter and Jonathan talk to Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software, about lean business planning, strategy, tactics, specifics (milestones), and the forecast. We have Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software with us. It really jabs with my experience too in starting in software. Expect to be reviewing results often.

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Lean Business Plan Forecast Software Review 60

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Non-Technical Co-Founders Co-Founders Technical Co-founders Finding Co-Founders Startups & "How Important Are Ideas?" Quora Home About Login Sign Up Add Question Before adding a question, search for it above. 24 Comments • Nov 8, 2010 I love this answer.

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Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2015

This essentially forces you to forgo 3PL’s due to the high cost of the logistics, and the technology behind recommendation engines aren’t reliable enough to automate the process. Offering great prices alone is not good enough if I want to compete with the big brands and chain stores. 3) Creating a Great Shopping Experience.

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Google is not descriptive of the company’s search core competency nor was it particularly easy to pronounce, spell or remember when the site was initially launched. Amazon – While arguably better than the company’s initial name, “Cadabra.com”, “Amazon” does not convey the company’s initial core competency of online book sales.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. No looking for partnerships (who’s going to partner with you anyway?). Trust me, once you’ve launched and achieved traction, you’ll have your pick of mentors, VCs, partners and all the legal expenses you need. Partner up? No legal muck.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Our application tool will be free and will immediately compete with Peterson’s, Kaplan, Princeton Review, and other smaller players. In the longer term we will compete with social networks and online advertising. We are a startup and this is essential (and non-negotiable). We are implementing the innovative web 2.0

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Suffice to say that our partners, vendors, and most importantly regular mainstream customers all found the idea disturbing. Usually there are different segments that are loyal for different, even competing, reasons. peer review is NOT working. The reasons were many and complex, so I won’t rehash them all here.

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

But in the world following Jonathan Ive, designers are finally getting their due. Lead developer-Keeps the team organized with who is working on what specific part of the code and keeps the team driving towards the daily/weekly goals. he also helps out with cranking out the code). There is no cookie-cutter formula.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Many partnerships don’t make it past this stage, devolving into a tangled mess about who owns the idea and the code and what the compensation should be. Look at the market size and the number of competing products. If your presentation is compelling and detailed enough, you might be able to get them to become a full partner.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. Non of this academic stuff. Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Also, yesterday the winner of the latest Crunchies was GitHub and #2 was Palantir, both non-consumer, big data organizer companies. And then they get all excited, because then they say, well, not only are my employees going to be happier and more productive, but then I don’t have to buy them hardware anymore, so I can cut my budget.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

Four years from that time, SALESmanago established itself as Europe’s largest and – according to Datanyze, one of the world’s top 6 – marketing automation platforms, competing with such world players as Hubspot, Marketo, Act-on and Oracle Eloqua. I was mistreated in public multiple times by employees. But you know – no pain, no gain.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Houston Software Review LLC 48

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

And investors said they intend to invest more in cleantech than software going forward. This is a big reversal, as software has long been the dominant category for venture deals, but it’s unknown whether software has lost favor, or whether it’s just become so pervasive that it doesn’t really hold together as a category anymore.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Here, the “public” includes your customers, prospects, your employees, vendors, and others who connect in any way with your brand. Remember that you should evaluate both internal (your employees) and external (everyone else) perceptions of your brand. This isn’t an issue you can afford to ignore. Social media.

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Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Bill is a general partner at Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley’s really legendary venture capital firms. Second, their number one task as an employer is to not lose competitive situations for new employees because their benefits aren’t good enough. That podcast is included here along with a transcript.

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