techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

I meet people all the time who have no technical background whatsoever, and they want to start an online business, perhaps build a mobile app, or launch a SaaS product. If you still don’t know what product/market fit is, and why it matters, please read up on it. Three major acquisitions in as many months in this space confirm it is).

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

. “Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels. “Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&#

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Amidst an increasingly connected world, globalization is the order of the day. However, while the benefits are many (including more efficient communication and greater potential for collaboration), today’s digital age can put increased pressure on young businesses to expand globally — and to do so quickly. from France.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

What follows are five ecommerce trends that illustrate the direction that online shopping is headed, as well as some insight and strategies that will allow businesses and consumers to better navigate the uncertain seas of web-based retail. Unusual or Commoditized Products. 12 Essential Social Media Cheat Sheets. Like Tweet.

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eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

mashable.com

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? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Whom is he or she connected to?

San Francisco 99

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mashable.com

JANUARY 23, 2012

I’ve noticed a number of web development firms and agencies just vanish without a trace. 9 Digital Ways to Become a Social Good Hero in 2012. 10 Inspiring Social Networks for Writers. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Media.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

” Along these lines, a strong brand or product can overcome a potentially ill-conceived name. I thought is was a US product, but looking into it now it may only be an Australian product. Social Networks etc. Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in India to Access Social Networks. Productivity Lists.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Unfortunately, the web is ripe with sites that offer social implementations that miss the mark. And often, businesses suffer from a “set it and forget” mentality, in which a product manager will slap a Facebook Like button on his sites and declare the business’s website now social. Top From Our Partners.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Birchbox didn’t discover the subscription product model when it launched in 2010, but it did make subscription service sexy. dog products ? We’re increasingly comfortable overlapping our online and real lives, and web services that figure out how to make our real lives easier will do well. Productivity Lists.

New York City 83

New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

The web that we are all used to is a web of documents where we search for things inside of documents. The Semantic Web enables a web of data, which makes the web appear as a giant global database. The web has gone social and is rapidly going semantic. Jans Aasman – Franz.

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Semantic Web Wiki Guatemala 86

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Greg Golkin, co-founder of the in-the-works social learning platform ThinkBinder, takes working from home to a new level — he lives with his coworker, Dave Lee. The partners actually welcome the lack of separation between work and personal life — “if we are home and not working, we do not feel comfortable, and that is great.&#

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

mashable.com

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. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

Developer 93

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. If your startup is in that boat, it’s really not a matter of figuring out how to pitch your company — instead, you may want to consider improving your product before hitting the pavement. Social Good Summit.

PR 103

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Include screenshots of your product , a video walk-through and one or two charts that display traction or revenue. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Web Design. Social Good.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Buzz Is Great, But Substance Matters Most In the end, if a startup’s product sucks, it doesn’t matter if it has four users or 4 million when it launches. Start blogging, talk about the problems that you’re facing and how your product is the solution. Now to get the product out to people! Build it, and they will come.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

BookingPad – An online bookings system that can be integrated into any website. eXpireTrack – Track and plan for the date that products are to expire. Ximdesk – Collaboration and social networking platform for enterprise. clickbook – A free online booking and scheduling program.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

mashable.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

As an added bonus if the archive is published the results can be visualised in a separate tool I’ve developed. This tool also includes basic social network analysis (building friend/follower information, twitter profiles etc]. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media.

Social Media 108

Social Media Analytics Media API 108

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Building Product 2. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Would it be a good idea clubbing all the other products / services under 1 venture, because some of them are totally unrelated. I just didn’t stop.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Lack of Any Market Validation It’s no exaggeration that most applicants have not found a single person willing to pay money for this product. One-Sided Competitive “Analysis&# Most competitive analysis charts look like the one at left, with your product winning every category. That means we were in your shoes!

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Has a Not-So-Amazing Bing Product Placement. Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Web Design. Social Good. Social Media.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce? May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

The product is the star of the show.” I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. As was mentioned, luck and the ability for your product to be “sticky” enough to generate the traction necessary to get eyes pointed your way. Productivity Lists.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2007

And in fact all our globally-connecting-social-networking tools are making face-to-face more, not less desirable. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

Technical Cofounder 150

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

For the majority of the naming process, you’ll be iterating on two steps: creating a list of words that are related to your product or service, as well as creating permutations of these words to determine the final name. Develop literal concepts. Example : Pinterest, Etsy product search, Google image search. Productivity Lists.

Naming 104

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 104

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. In fact, the open source community can learn a lot from Microsoft in terms of backward compatibility and tools for productivity. They’ve tried everything. Everything, that is, but.NET.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

If you want the site to translate ancient Arabic poetry to Spanish to increase global tolerance, just say, “Translate paragraphs from Arabic to Spanish.” is what we call the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Weve built Sandcastle specifically for an entrepreneur with an idea, who is not a developer. Be succinct. Insightful.

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

It’s based largely on my personal experience naming several tech products as well as the themes I’ve noticed in great startup names. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures? Productivity Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Web Design.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

mashable.com

JUNE 30, 2012

How Web APIs Unlock Value in the Cloud. David Schoenbach is vice president of product management at Exadel Inc. There he heads product definition, marketing, and sales of the Tiggzi , a platform for mobile development. It’s where social user-generated content sits, where forward-thinking creators place their tools.

API 68

API Cloud Web Social Media 68

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Website/Blogging. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Web Development Tools. Great for visualizing work of product development.

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