The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

So you have a great idea for a new mobile app or Web service—but you don’t know anything about coding or developing. You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer.

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Web Silicon Valley Salary Demand 160

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

Coworking spaces are a really cool option for a lot of workers that, for whatever reason, don’t really fit in to a traditional office space like startups, telecommuters, small businesses, and especially creatives in search of collaboration. Providing productive shared working space, Hatchery members include Web 2.0 Thinkspace.

San Francisco 253

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer taught Computer Science for eleven years. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 9:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 25, 2014

Growth rates for Apple’s four major hardware product lines – pic.twitter.com/apLp6PsiHX. Why Search Volume Doesn’t Matter as Much as You Think – crowdspring.co/1nHSu7x. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

March 14, 2007 10:47 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Internet 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Dr. Karrer taught Computer Science for eleven years. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo.

Open Source 150

Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 12:50 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Networking Southern California Los Angeles 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. However, the ubiquity of the iPod including use by many folks who certainly would fall in the Time Rich category (lots of time to play with music) suggests that their product and marketing appeals to both segments.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 2:57 PM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

and Product Placement in Movies – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. 40 Beautifully Designed Search Boxes to Inspire you – [link]. 8 useful sites for web developers – [link]. Reeses Pieces, E.T.

Social Media 95

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

How to Avoid a Disaster When Outsourcing to an Overseas Web Developer – [link]. How to Avoid a Disaster When Outsourcing to an Overseas Web Developer – [link]. Excellent overview about Google changes targeting content farms and the impact on search – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Then I started working as a business analyst for a small health tech company in Austin, helping to design software. Though I worked closely around turning software ideas into products, I never thought being a software engineer was something I could be, not even when I jokingly said I was going to teach others how to code.

Software Engineering 48

Software Engineering Engineer Software Silicon Valley 48

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

April 20, 2007 8:32 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Fundry – Crowdfunding software development – [link]. Useful reminder about importance of saying “No&# when building software – [link]. Top 50 Web Development, Design and Application Icon Sets from 2010 – [link]. Mobile Development Toolkit – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Do I update my resume and start the job search again, or do I do something else? Jump forward 16-17 years, through numerous mergers, sales, wins and losses, and our current agency, HUB, is going strong, powered and pushed forward by that original desire to do a good job, create sustainable digital products and generally make a difference.

Entrepreneur 137

Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 137

ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

I cover several topics including agile software development, software startups, web 2.0, Left on its own, product owners and development teams just may make debatable and sometimes questionable decisions on priorities or implementation strategy. Social, Agile, and Transformation. and business transformation.

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Agile Architecture Offshore Software Developers 40

Software By Rob

AUGUST 24, 2011

Karl is a software engineer with more than 10 years of experience who specializes in agile web development and web services integrations. He authors a software development blog at [link]. There comes a time in a software developer’s career where they reach a crossroads and ask themselves, “What next?

Software Review 65

Software Review Software Startup Finance 65

Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startup covers everything a software or web developer needs to know to launch and grow a startup with no outside funding. Since then I’ve worked out a lot more specifics, and today I’m pleased to announce them. Start Small. Stay Small.

Developer 40

Developer Software Review RSS Software Developers 40

Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

It’s written by an internet marketing consultant, but the message applies to web design, web development, and software development just the same. I’d like to know how you think this applies to software development. MileMeter – Auto insurance by the mile. 2 James C on 11.27.08

Software Review 27

Software Review RSS Software Developers Software Development 27

siliconflorist.com

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Search for: July 3rd, 2012. Distributed Systems Software Engineer. Android Developer. Android / iOS / Python / Django Developer. Web Developer. Platform Software Developer. Sr Developer (JavaScript/Flash). Software Cloud Engineer III. Software Cloud Project Manager.

Portland 46

Portland Oregon Technical Cofounder Startup 46

Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

At some point in the past year I watched a video of an Eric Sink presentation and he asked the following question (he said it was asked of him by a college student): Why would someone buy your product when it has an open source competitor? Even fewer can be installed in five minutes or less, even by an experienced software developer.

Open Source 62

Open Source Software Review Non-Compete Software 62

thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Facebook was a new way to manage social interaction, Google was a new way to search, Amazon was a new way to purchase, both Twitter and Blogger were new ways to communicate, and Digg was a new way to determine the relevance of news. Services like Volusion and Shopify or DIY products like X-Cart , are numerous and often quite mature.

Web 40

Web Technical Review Developer Cofounder 40

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The above ad from Apple in the 1984 Super Bowl helped make Super Bowl advertising must-see TV and redefined how companies leverage the Super Bowl to promote their products. What is the good balance between searching product-market-fit and working on growth? 3 Mistakes Small Businesses Make When Marketing – [link].

Social Media 109

Social Media Small Business North America Design 109

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? The science of how temperature and lighting impacts our productivity | The Buffer – [link]. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link]. Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. how I more-than-doubled customer lifetime value on Appointment Reminder by implementing a product tour. why some software companies that you’ve heard of pay a fair bit of money for similar advice.

Email 54

Email Software Review Software Campaign 54

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

How Airbnb Evolved To Focus On Social Rather Than Searches – [link]. Study: 43 Percent Of Total Google Search Queries Are Local – [link]. 10 Powerful jQuery Web Typography Plugins – [link]. Stylish and Free Fonts for Graphics and Web Designers – [link]. PandoDaily – [link]. Million U.S.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Proof That Online Search Ads Can Boost Offline Store Sales - crowdspring.co/18UW2hI. 25 Best Free Fonts for Print and Web | InstantShift - crowdspring.co/1aT9K4g. 10 Professional-Looking and High Quality Fonts for Web Designers | 1stwebdesigner - crowdspring.co/18jB7Xy. Designing for the 3 Second Rule - crowdspring.co/18jAYn7.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 3, 2009

The Micropreneur Spotlight is a look at a Micropreneur Academy member who has launched their product. This episode’s Micropreneur is Ruben Gamez who recently launched online design proposal software Bidsketch. == Rob: Thanks for your time today, Ruben. Ruben: Bidsketch is a web based proposal application made for designers.

Software Review 44

Software Review Software Design RSS 44

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

An Amazing Round Up of Illustrations in Website Designs – [link]. Useful Glossaries For Web Designers and Developers – [link]. The State of Web Development 2010 – [link]. 12 Cool Products for your Kitchen – [link]. Grid-Based Web Design, Simplified – [link].

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. 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.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Software By Rob

MAY 13, 2010

FogBugz’s hook is “Bring Your Project into Focus” Basecamp’s hook is “The Better Way to Get Projects Done” Bidsketch’s hook is “Simple Proposal Software Made for Designers” When it was launched, the iPod’s hook was “One Thousand Songs in Your Pocket” These are 5-7 word summaries of your product. Each one conveys an image in your mind.

Elevator Pitch 48

Elevator Pitch Software Review Startup RSS 48

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Quora Home About Login Sign Up Add Question Before adding a question, search for it above. " Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea. " If you just have an idea, my advice is to outsource the dev of the minimum viable product to someone on RentaCoder or GetaCoder.

Developer 42

Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Many capable founders aren’t developers, and I frequently meet with entrepreneurs that have taken a very different path. Most disturbingly, I’ve occasionally found myself agreeing with an entrepreneur’s decision to hire a development shop to build their product. Sometimes, it just makes sense.

Hiring 40

Hiring Technical Review Agile Software Review 40

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. 280Slides – A free online presentation software that allows you to import existing documents, download to PowerPoint, publish to the Web and more.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

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. Discovery by social and webapp html5 is more agile and less icon-find-item-search.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

In fact, the open source community can learn a lot from Microsoft in terms of backward compatibility and tools for productivity. These development platforms have contributed significantly to the popularity of the products from Apple and Microsoft. Eclipse has been emulating Visual Studio for years now. March 25, 2011 at 3:23 pm.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107