Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2012

Most employers, due to fear of lawsuits, will only confirm employment data and give you positive feedback over the phone. Use existing team to find a new manager or peer. In general, unless you are a quick learner, these alternatives don’t solve your long-term challenge of managing and keeping up with a high-technology business.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. I LOVED it because, the presenting part was over quickly and we got into specific issues that the founders had in terms of getting things built. Review the code being built.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

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. Neither partner needs to be managed. Some people are too independent to be partner material.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

by Erin Yurday, CEO, Co-founder and Editor of NimbleFins. Consultancy is a career option for professionals in a wide range of industries – marketing, finance, accountancy, architecture, business management, the list goes on. It’s a good idea to back up all documents, for example by using an external drive or cloud software.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

They are collective punishment for the misdeeds of an individual” With excerpts like that, you can be sure that “ Rework ” by founders of 37Signals Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson isn’t an ordinary book on entrepreneurship. They are codified overreactions to situations that are unlikely to happen again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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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. The underlying questions to ask here are simple: Do you want to manage the small details of the project?

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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 ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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Gust

APRIL 13, 2014

A while back I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ For a Startup, Two Heads are Always Better Than One ”. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Does not need to be managed. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

by Gaurav Gupta , Founder of Square Boat. Although help comes in the form of diligent teams and reliable investors, in order to come at par with established names, a startup needs to rope in useful tools and resources which can standardize things. It lets you manage campaigns and visualize marketing programs. Mighty Networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

A week ago I talked about how and where to find a co-founder in “ How to Select an Ideal Startup Co-Founder ”. In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. I’ll address the specifics of what this Founder Developer Gap looks like below. How are we going to manage the product roadmap? Accounting?

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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. They are: entrepreneur, manager and technician (discussed in more detail here ).

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

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. June 23rd, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Known as Don Estridge, he led development of the original IBM Personal Computer, and thus is known as "father of the IBM PC" He’s gone now, but I still remember him fondly. IBM had traditionally done all its own vertical technology development, so this outside vendor thing broke all the rules. mHz, now 3.0

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TechEmpower

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. If you're grappling with this issue, identifying the specific cause can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a software background. This is where a technical review can be useful!)

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles. A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development. “I’m

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

He also shared that, initially, he was leaning toward building an experience management solution in-house, and that it was only at the insistence of the firm’s CMO that he relented and engaged our firm. There are two significant paradigm shifts in software development which have altered the equation.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. Do not fall into the trap of Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. What are the review periods?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Here are some recommendations on how to keep the rate low, and help your startup to prosper at the same time: Measure it and manage it. As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 4, 2010

Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. To his credit are Extreme Programming , jUnit, patterns, TDD , the list goes on. Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. To his credit are Extreme Programming , jUnit, patterns, TDD , the list goes on.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

The IT industry is made up of a wide range of sectors, such as software development, hardware manufacturing, and telecommunications. Despite the issues in the translation industry, I'm optimistic about it due to its continual market growth & how it will still be an integral part of any business wishing to expand globally.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

It’s difficult to be an entrepreneur — whether you’re a recent college graduate or have managed multiple companies. Entrepreneurs have to get really comfortable with rejection, especially as a first-time founder. This is what most founders do. One of the top reasons startups fail is due to their team.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Last September (2020), six months after the 1st lockdown, my co-founder Vladimir Blagojevic and I decided to run market research to figure out what challenges B2B companies face and how they solve them. With Opsfleet, the situation was critical as they provide a commodity service (software development) and have signifcant competition.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

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. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

Most employers, due to fear of lawsuits, will only confirm employment data and give you positive feedback over the phone. Use existing team to find a new manager or peer. In general, unless you are a quick learner, these alternatives don’t solve your long-term challenge of managing and keeping up with a high-technology business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

Here are some principles on how to do that, and help your startup to prosper and live another day: Measure it and manage it. As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2012

When it comes to financing a brand-new startup, most founders find themselves stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place. So far, Herman has put about $60,000 on his credit cards, using them mostly to finance software development. That’s why it’s so tempting to use credit cards to jumpstart your business.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

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. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

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Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

It’s a bit like the hiring manager who’s seen thousands of resumes and can scan through 200 of them in 3 minutes and tell you who to call in for a phone interview. Well…I’ve hit that point reviewing websites. You begin to do this almost without thinking (unconscious competence for those in know). at 7:32 am [.]

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 12, 2010

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. Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder.

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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. The Best Managers Aren’t Control Freaks | by Frank Gruber – crowdspring.co/1pRN2jq. – crowdspring.co/RMhLCw.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Thanks to Olivia Summerhill, Summerhill Wealth Management ! #2- 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. 16- Rise of citizen developers. Photo Credit: Kurt Bodenstedt.

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