YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2023

As more and more companies adopt Project Portfolio Management processes, the question arises: how can you be sure your company is reaping all the benefits? The post [Infographic] Are Companies Using Project Portfolio Management Effectively? appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. You don’t want to run the risk that having a PS business that takes your eye of off the ball of growing a large software business. That is the software business. rollout support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

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Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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Transformify

MAY 15, 2023

With technologies advancing from time to time, there is a significant need for the best software developers now more than ever. And the only way to do that is by being creative and strategic with your approach to hiring software developers. And we're going to help you with that. Let's get started!

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View from Seed

JULY 15, 2020

One topic of conversation among VC’s over the last few months is how their portfolios are faring during the Covid pandemic. So I thought I’d share my observations, informed by what’s going on in our portfolio and from what I can gather from others in the ecosystem. Reshuffling the deck.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 28, 2019

4Geeks Academy students gain real-world software development skills that traditional education left behind but are required to meet the demands of our digital economy. 4Geeks Academy offers part-time or full-time, always on, bilingual curriculums focused on advanced software skills while providing unmatched job placement assistance.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

From data integrity software to healthcare management services, Hauser Private Equity has seen the value in businesses that exist in the in-between of raw materials and consumer goods, and how such companies have the ability to bring about realized gains for investors. Organic and Inorganic Growth.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

I was invited to an analyst summit on SAP's Data and Analytics portfolio of products. What a remarkable difference from last year! I had flown to a similar event in Vancouver - first to Seattle, then taken a bus across.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

All you need to do is use your preferred software(e.g., When you’re putting together design ideas and portfolios on your tablets and computers, you will need a digital space to store them. 5. Automation Software for Marketing. Automation software is especially useful for graphic design businesses. 3. Cloud Storage.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 19, 2016

If you’re not already familiar with the startups and founders making up the V1 portfolio, here’s a summary of some of this quarter’s news clippings. Portfolio companies in the news. Beyond funding announcements, several portfolio companies made the news this quarter. Funding and Follow-ons.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

New enterprise resource planning software (ERPs) – new startups that build software that helps businesses run. AI to build enterprise software – In the future, every enterprise could have their own custom ERP, CRM or HRIS that is continually updating itself as the company itself is changing.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You will also spearhead internal initiatives to help support the success of our 100+ exciting existing portfolio companies. We invest nationally across Consumer and B2B software, while most of our investments are based in NYC, SF/Bay Area, and Boston.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Of course, they don’t have the engineering team to build the technology on their own – and this means that the number of enterprise software customers keeps growing. AI becomes truly powerful when software is built with an automation-first approach. Buying cloud applications has become the norm. Automation / AI first companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I had dinner this week with a top new customer at one of our enterprise software investments. I wish I did more enterprise software investing because when I attend meetings like this I realize that this is my core DNA – rolling out business software solutions to customers. The press don’t get your financials.

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Agile VC

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The Consumerization of Business Software. One of the themes that we’ve been most interested in at NextView over the last 12+ months has been the impact of consumer web trends on business software. People have been selling software over the web for awhile and indirect selling via screensharing and webinar, etc isn’t new.

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View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

More interesting, however, is reflecting on what “rhymes” across multiple investments within our portfolio. This is hardly a unique investment category, but that’s because the shift in how software is purchased and delivered has been so fundamentally transforming. Recent Investment Themes. Step-Function Ad Tech.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission ) as part of my Analyst Cam series. link] On the best of days, it is difficult to navigate SAP’s very wide product.

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View from Seed

APRIL 27, 2020

We can stay busy by expending time and effort supporting the existing portfolio, which is the right thing to do and a good use of time. Like most VC’s, we’ve been engrossed in helping our portfolio company founders navigate these challenging times while thinking through how we will approach this market going forward. Wait and see.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Depending on the configuration of the software, project employees can communicate with one another via an integrated chat, exchange files, and work together on documents. Overall, the software-supported management of projects enables efficient coordination of tasks.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

When Rob, David, and I started NextView nearly five years ago we thought it was important to enlist a small group of talented entrepreneurs as we built and helped our portfolio over time. So if they’re not just names on a page, how are these entrepreneur advisors involved with us at NextView and our portfolio companies? Portfolio'

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2020

by Mahendra Gupta of Saviom Software. He is the subject matter expert in resource management and workforce planning at Saviom Software. His experience has enabled multinational businesses around the globe to diversify their project portfolio. There are many factors that help remote working cultures to thrive.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 26, 2018

Taylor is committed to the industrial cleaning chemicals side of his business but has diversified his product portfolio to generate shorter-term revenues for Green Endeavor through smart LED lighting for manufacturing facilities. Taylor’s experience is great insight for you.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As an example, this is a diagram of the multiple beneficiaries and stakeholders that a software company developing math software for middle school students has to navigate. Have them tell you how they helped other companies in their portfolio succeed, pitfalls to avoid, and the lobbying resources they can bring to bear.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Database software and solutions, and more. By utilizing the AWS portfolio of services, startup businesses are free to access the state of the art technology without having to foot the bill. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of services with no risk. Some of the services you might choose include: Application hosting.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 16, 2023

I’ve been heads down working with K9 portfolio companies and spending my time running HiHello as the co-founder and CEO of that company. The demand for software engineers continues to exceed the supply by several orders of magnitude. Software Engineers also tend to command a much higher salary. Like a lot, a lot.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It’s present in many consumer products today, such as Google Translate, Amazon Alexa devices, GPS systems, dictation software, chatbots, digital assistants, and many other software products that are designed to bring convenience to consumers. It even powers programs that can summarize a lot of text very quickly.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 7, 2022

Multiple organizations are now offering work on real-world projects to build your portfolio and gain experience. Software development or programming has always been in demand, and this niche is growing faster than other IT skills. They have realized that poor management leads to the failure of organizational goals. 6- Programming.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Cloud Software Review 138

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Before we head into the last quarter of the year, let’s take a few minutes to highlight some notable announcements made over the summer in the V1 portfolio. Jobber is blazing the trail for Alberta tech startups and was recently recognized by Canadian Business magazine as the second-fastest growing software company in Canada.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Currently, people understand it as application of modern software for financial services. Andriy Skoropad is a co-founder & CEO at Perfectial , a software development company recognized by Clutch as a top provider of.NET and Ruby on Rails application development services for U.S. What is FinTech now ? and European markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Jeff Bezos , CEO of Amazon, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio. Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Jobber was also added to Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™ list – in addition to being recognized as the second fastest growing software company in Canada! Ada was named a G2 leader in chatbot software. Our portfolio companies are always hiring! You can read the write up in the Financial Post here. .

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

#8- Property management Photo Credit: Jaden Oh Property management is a good way to make money, especially if you already know how to run a business or are good at making software for property management. With the right property management software and some experience in the real estate market, you might find success as a property manager.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

When Rob, David, and I started NextView nearly five years ago we thought it was important to enlist a small group of talented entrepreneurs as we built and helped our portfolio over time. So if they’re not just names on a page, how are these entrepreneur advisors involved with us at NextView and our portfolio companies?

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Software Review Technical Review Entrepreneur Cofounder 113

BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

6 portfolio companies raised Series A financings including Manifold , Hypr , and 4 unannounced, 1 raised a Series B (unannounced), and Security Scorecard raised a $28mm Series C. Expect this trend to continue and what this means is that CIOs will take a portfolio approach, make some bets, and double down on their winners.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The Guesser team brings their experience in decentralized finance applications, smart contract software and tech, and on-chain markets to Gemini. It ranked as the 2nd fastest growing software provider in the $50-75M revenue category. . SaaS Industry covered the funding news. . Guesser was acquired by Gemini.

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