Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

Here’s the list of industries with the most optimistic future as suggested by entrepreneurs. #1- Entrepreneurs who can spur innovation and offer solutions to these long-standing problems will have an edge over others and be a part of a fast-growing industry. 1- Network marketing is one such industry. Photo Credit: Hannah Dworkin.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I can’t remember how many times at Smart Bear I tried to sell Code Collaborator with the argument that it “saves you money.” Code Collaborator is tool which helps software developers review each other’s work, just like an editor of a book. The trouble is that software isn’t tangible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- From personal experience. This helps them generate leads and sales. Due to business, I am free to spend my time and money as I see fit. I’ve spent more than two decades in the software industry. Photo credit: Ty Crandall. Virtina ! #16-

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Espousing that borrowing money and debt are optional, the book proposed that entrepreneurs starting such businesses were more interested in the lifestyle it offered rather than making oodles of cash. Software Developer: From “App developer” to “We provide technology solutions to take your headaches away”. Nuts and Bolts.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

The outdoor industry wasn’t helping itself, so he did what all entrepreneurs do: start a business to solve the problem. It’s difficult to be an entrepreneur — whether you’re a recent college graduate or have managed multiple companies. It’s why the average age of an entrepreneur is 42 years old. Solve the rest later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the future trends entrepreneurs see in their industry and here are the responses. #1- The trends shifting in the eLearning sector due to the influence of COVID 19 on schools and colleges across the United States and the world are shifting to a hybridized-online and in-person format.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to get reviews on blogs.".

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. In very few specific cases, depending on the nature of the business, the business model might demand a considerable gestation period or extensive research and development. Pre-Requisites of Funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- Express thoughtfulness and kindness. 3- I’ve always been an entrepreneur. For me, I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. I decided to decline that job offer and start my new career as a real estate entrepreneur.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. The Categories There were two categories: zero-code and in progress. Zero-code meant you had to start with…um, zero code on day 1. See you in 2011.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

4- Description of our software. As procurement software, Tradogram helps businesses to “trade” with one another by managing the process of buying, selling or exchanging commodities and services. Since launching, our brand name has been one of the elements that prospects have referenced time and again in sales calls.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 8, 2021

Those businesses don’t spend money for sales representatives. What Is a Software Gap and How It Ruins Businesses? Many companies already have pretty big infrastructures, others have very little software footprint, but they all unite one thing. Example of Software Gap. This is what I call the software gap.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. And after talking about this subject at length, I found myself again evangelizing it last week at the Business of Software conference. And these days with how easy it is to build an application, your code isn’t worth much, either.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2014

Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers presented the data at the recent Code Conference. To Negotiate Effectively, First Shake Hands | Francesca Gino |Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1jQOCwN. 7 Habits of Highly Effective and Successful Entrepreneurs – crowdspring.co/S8CWPs. – crowdspring.co/RMhLCw.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing CrmInnovation.com March 25th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. at 12:24 pm Great Review. 4 Jamzest on 03.26.10

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A Crowded Space

JANUARY 17, 2019

However, due to a variety of reasons —> the 5-star system does a terrible job at identifying the highest quality good or service. Could we rank all of the sales people in the same way? How valuable would it be if we knew a forced ranking of every software developer in the world? We don’t even need to be that accurate.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

Entrepreneurs who’ve maxed out their cards warn that while it may be necessary, it can also be dangerous. So far, Herman has put about $60,000 on his credit cards, using them mostly to finance software development. After diligently following up for payment, eventually he got the customer to make most of the payments. “I

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked 16 entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2017. #1 1 – Developing Software. 1 – Developing Software. 2 – $9M in Sales Volume.

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Transformify

AUGUST 27, 2017

It is your team that will save you, the entrepreneur, from a disaster. You don’t have the right people on board, you are burning cash and the work is not done, at its worst, your product is already live and you are losing clients due to software bugs and poor user experience. Outsource the development of your MVP.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. What I’ve found during the last year of running the Micropreneur Academy is that once you’ve seen hundreds of websites and run fifty A/B tests you develop a sixth sense about how a site can be improved. So I’m starting an experiment next week.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Got a question for one of the entrepreneurs mentioned below? Ask an entrepreneur! I got to round up a group of great entrepreneurs who had been there, and get their tips so we could share them with you. Yes, you might be a boot strapping entrepreneur but you haven’t got months to launch. You can’t do everything.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. The Business of Software 2010 was last week in Boston. The whirlwind of the conference was such that it took me about 48 hours before I could hold a conversation about anything but starting a software company. A very ‘actionable’ talk.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Somehow I allowed myself to get talked into doing the Pecha Kucha at the 2009 Business of Software conference in San Francisco (seriously though, I want to thank Jeff Atwood for convincing me to go through with it). Yep, that’s me (photo by jmpk ).

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Software By Rob

APRIL 8, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. My screencast series Startup Website Reviews took on a life of its own rather quickly. I offered to perform free website reviews a few weeks ago and I’m now booked well beyond the six-month mark. April 8th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup?

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Software By Rob

MARCH 30, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing HowsThe.com March 30th, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. at 1:55 am I’m enjoying the reviews.

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. July 20th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. Check out my book Subscribe via RSS Thousands of entrepreneurs cant be wrong.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Superheroes! To build all-star teams, entrepreneurs should rank/reward team and not individual performance – crowdspring.co/1k9XDFx. 5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Superheroes! The hard thing about inspiring more women entrepreneurs | Fortune – crowdspring.co/Sl1hSW.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 1, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Reviewing SimplyBill.com April 1st, 2010 | Website Reviews Building your startup? Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. at 8:19 am Hi Rob, Many thanks for the review.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. Commenced in July 2017, The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides start-up loans to help young entrepreneurs fund their businesses at a very early stage.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. sent) October 11th, 2008 | Software Development Building your startup?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2014

Start-Ups Need a Minimum Viable Brand | Denise Lee Yohn, Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1qkFicI. Start-Ups Need a Minimum Viable Brand | Denise Lee Yohn, Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1qkFicI. Good insights for entrepreneurs & investors – crowdspring.co/1nQhSc9. – crowdspring.co/T1RrFB.

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