Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Don’t outsource your core competency. It’s like giving up control of your company. Cost factors.

Intellectual Property 225

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 225

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2018

One of the best ways to safeguard some of your important property is to use a software escrow, assuming this is necessary in your line of work. A software escrow is used to protect your source code when you’re working with a software vendor. File Several Types of Non-Disclosure Agreements.

Intellectual Property 107

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Non-Compete 107

View from Seed

APRIL 2, 2024

A few big players emerge that compete on scale and scope, much like AB Inbev in the beer industry and the megafunds in venture. The best way to compete in this world was to pursue a craft strategy on the opposite side of the spectrum focused on small scale production of high-quality products.

Merger 343

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Self-regulation, in addition to being the responsible course of action, will protect short-term rental owners from incurring fines as well as potentially losing their lodging license due to non-compliance. Fewer noise complaints means happier neighbors and a lower risk of fines. Also, it gives hosts a sense of control while off-property.

Non-Compete 147

Non-Compete Hosting Technical Review Government 147

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

We found most unfunded or under-funded startups unable to compete with larger budgets, backed by some of the most prolific venture capitalists. Even some of the best idea-based startups are no further in process than a non-profit struggling to survive. Startups Can’t Compete With Big Brands. What Startups Should Do.

Sweat Equity 107

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 107

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. Of course “copy” is too strong a word. Of course “copy” is too strong a word.

China 323

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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. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. Others will now buy your travel magazine over a travel book, for example, which competes with both your magazine and the video individually. Cross endorsement.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

Up and Running

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Everything from software, to digital goods, eCommerce packages, and even newsletter based subscription boxes. They just need to build one great software product that continues to engage the audience with consistently updated functionality. Software development can be especially competitive.

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Business Model Churn Rate eCommerce Software 93

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

We found most unfunded or under-funded startups unable to compete with larger budgets, backed by some of the most prolific venture capitalists. Even some of the best idea-based startups are no further in process than a non-profit struggling to survive. That was before we even discussed the required software development.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Non-Compete Startup Azure 78

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Rather than starting with the software, start with your people. Arrange a meeting with the individuals who will use the software and sign off on it. The person who approves the software should have a thorough understanding of your company’s translation management strategy. Narrowing Down Your Choices. Technical features.

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Management Non-Compete Technical Support Software 109

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. Others will now buy your travel magazine over a travel book, for example, which competes with both your magazine and the video individually. Cross endorsement.

Partner 225

Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. business models. Of course “copy” is too strong a word. Of course “copy” is too strong a word.

China 215

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 215

Steve Blank

MAY 27, 2010

After being in business for all of seven months, one of our first deals at Epiphany was with a software company called Visio , (now owned by Microsoft.) Some of them would have limited our ability to sell to other software companies. I remember when I encountered bullet #1 on Walkers list. You Can’t Sign This Deal.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO Software Review Startup 287

Up and Running

JUNE 28, 2021

Incorrectly identifying workers as exempt or non-exempt. If a non-exempt employee is treated as an exempt employee, they miss out on overtime or an hourly wage, which will result in wage theft. If a non-exempt employee is treated as an exempt employee, they miss out on overtime or an hourly wage, which will result in wage theft.

Small Business 82

Small Business Software Review Non-Compete Salary 82

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Although there are many collaboration tools (like Slack and Trello) available, they do have a learning curve that can be hard for non-technical folks. They also complain about managers favoring in-office staff, even if they are less competent. While teams take time to get up to speed, productivity can take a beating. Easier scaling.

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Technical Review Startup Belgium Software Review 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2023

A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage.

Hockey Stick 339

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 339

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2018

Research from Innoppl Technologies reveals that about 65 percent of sales reps who’ve adopted mobile CRM are achieving their sales goals; conversely, just 22 percent of reps using non-mobile CRM met those same targets. GDPR compliance. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an issue small businesses can’t afford to ignore.

Sales 124

Sales Non-Compete Mobile Cloud 124

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?". Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. Making Oprah cry.

Software Review 261

Software Review Technical Review Viral Software Developers 261

Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Fossil fuels won’t be able to compete on cost. Global e-commerce, lower living costs and higher living standards will create a renaissance for non-city places of great beauty. They’ll leverage their geographic monopolies and localised products, sell to global market places and compete effectively with cities.

Software Review 91

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Non-Compete 91

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. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

For example, I once worked for a small software company selling a sophisticated enterprise workflow solution. Before you start negotiating any of these coopetition deals, I do recommend that you spend some time thinking about where and how you will be competing, and how you will be cooperating.

Partner 434

Partner Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Non-Compete 434

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2020

Publish now, see if Google likes it, then improve and optimize once it has the ability to compete for quality keywords. At Qualtrics, our mission is to create the Experience Management (XM) software category. G2 does something similar with their software category pages on the right-hand sidebar. Content gap analysis (CGA).

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SEO Technical Review Software Review XML 121

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

Now that it is more mature, they are offering lower-cost alternatives, consistent with non-electric competitors. Your incremental costs to ship software tools to complement a retail device, such as a smart home product, is near zero, and it may justify a sizeable price increment. Define ancillary services to increase the average price.

Non-Compete 363

Non-Compete Startup Revenue Cost 363

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2020

When starting a new business you should consider the potential industries your company may have the best opportunity to compete in. How to start a non-emergency medical transport business. It’s often cheaper and more sustainable to build your app or software somewhere else. Resources for starting a transportation business.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Green Silicon Valley Non-Compete 97

Board Effect

OCTOBER 28, 2019

It occurs when a contractor’s performance on one government contract might compromise its ability to work successfully on another government contract or when one government contract compromises its ability to compete for another government contract fairly. The actions of a subcontractor or other team member can also create an OCI.

Non-Compete 45

Non-Compete Government Software Review Vesting 45

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, August 8, 2009 Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and whats changed since then) My recent article on technical debt and its positive uses generated a fair bit of controversy. The same might be said of good software. Here we have the beginnings of a theory of design for software.

Software Review 87

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. I’m dropping everything non-portfolio related in the next few weeks and setting my sights on righting my wrong. I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK.

China 333

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 333

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Meanwhile Oculus Quest 2 drove 156% growth in Facebook’s non advertising revenue and is on track to be the first mainstream VR headset. The “creator economy” will prosper in 2021. Adoption of mobile AR is growing, but the industry is still waiting for its iPhone moment for mass adoption. that is the question.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Audio Forecast Social Media 207

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

In our example, it’s 20K non-paying customers. It’s critical to understand the metrics in terms of dollars per additional user, as you’ll have to spend this amount to serve thousands of your non-paying customers. Your non-paying customers don’t value the product as much as paying users do. Duolingo lingot store. Free with ads.

Startup 110

Startup Non-Compete Viral Software Review 110

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s the one thing I miss having switched from player to manager – I love the joy of winning and of competing. I’m dropping everything non-portfolio related in the next few weeks and setting my sights on righting my wrong. I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK.

China 328

China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support. Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009.

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India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

A software product is a classic example of a scalable solution, since it costs real money to build the first copy, but unlimited additional copies can be quickly cloned for almost no incremental cost. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage.

Hockey Stick 386

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 386

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The reality of CAC is both the when you scale your acquisition “channel” costs usually go up plus when you find a great channel others notice it and drive up the costs as they compete with you in that channel. Enterprise software companies also should measure CAC even though it, too, is an imprecise science. The first input is CAC.

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Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2011

The low-fidelity nature of the deliverable also encourages non-designers to join the discussion. Competencies over roles One of the interesting outcomes of implementing this process at TheLadders has been the gradual breakdown of the concept of “roles” within the team. For example, software engineering write code.

Lean 165

Lean Software Review SCRUM Non-Compete 165

Board Effect

DECEMBER 20, 2019

They may be membership-based or non-membership based. When programs compete for funds and other support, boards have to make tough decisions about priorities. A BoardEffect board management software program is another valuable tool for board directors. All organizations are unique in their own right.

Software Review 106

Software Review Due Diligence Non-Compete Programming 106

View from Seed

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Saurya Velagapudi is a senior software engineer at Google, based in their Cambridge, Mass., We also talked about how he’d want to be interviewed if approached by a non-technical startup founder. (I’ve NV: What are some questions someone non-technical can ask in these cases? office, right in the heart of MIT.

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