VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This includes reviewing the job description and requirements, researching the company, and practicing for any potential interviews. For example, if you’re a software developer, consider taking courses on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence or blockchain.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

Angel investors, venture capital firms, accelerators, and (maybe) the newer equity crowdfunding will look to see if you have previous experience in startups. Alex understood he knew next to nothing about software development and engineering, so he searched for an engineer. You don’t have to be good at everything.

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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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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

based venture capital investors, by deal stage. Our Love Affair With the Tablet Is Over | Re/code - crowdspring.co/Nv1PDw. Most active venture capital investors of 2013 in the US by stage – pic.twitter.com/cfCFXWmpbH. Court Rules Yelp Reviewer Guilty of Defamation: Review At Your Own Risk? - crowdspring.co/NeImqH.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service. Billion in VC funding.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 12, 2014

It''s also probably less than most funded CEOs are making--or certainly less than your average software developer. I send out my own term sheets and review docs myself--especially since I''m in sydicated rounds. Venture Capital & Technology' I don''t have any kids. Can I buy a majority stake in the Mets?

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. A consulting CTO is an expert on the current state of the technology and can suggest the most appropriate development platform for your business. Ask developers if they’ve been involved with a previous web startup and what their role was in the startup.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Bad Notes on Venture Capital – crowdspring.co/1u3NJvn. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. WordStream – crowdspring.co/1tOs1vg.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

These days, due to coronavirus outbreak, many businesses have asked their employees to work from home. At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Consider this the Year in Review for Software by Rob. Some choose consulting, but many more inevitably decide to build a software product. Let’s be honest, building an invoicing system does not involve insanely complex algorithms and coding chops. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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www.singlefounder.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I’d like to take a few minutes to dispel the top five myths of software startups. Venture capital is one method of getting a company off the ground, but it’s not the only method. Venture capital is also not a guarantee of success. Myth #1: I need to get VC funding to make my company successful.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

How to Succeed in Business by Bundling – and Unbundling | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lphhyB. In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together (you want contrasting opinions) – crowdspring.co/1o1YA2b. The Importance of Understanding Your Best Users – crowdspring.co/1o21ZOj. 1v5KzmJ.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 1, 2011

In terms of access to venture capital, Israel was rated 2nd in the world. Due to rapid growth of the Israeli market, and of the high-tech, industrial and construction sectors in particular, a further drop in unemployment is expected in coming months. BROADCOM BUYS ISRAELI SECURITY SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SC SQUARE.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

Five Reasons Not To Raise Venture Capital, by Rachel Chalmers | Model View Culture - crowdspring.co/1lIlpYH. Here’s the Data | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lLgAjK. Inside Sequoia Capital: Silicon Valley’s Innovation Factory - crowdspring.co/1hyz3sN. Re/code - crowdspring.co/1embSqM.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

How to build your startup without learning code – [link]. The Chicago FireStarter Venture Capital Fund – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The Perpetually Vexing Problem of Hiring Programmers – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out | Kanyi Maqubela – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/SKltNW. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Michael Moritz About Venture Capital – crowdspring.co/1kLoGb1. You just need some smart bots | MIT Technology Review – crowdspring.co/1hLIBY3. 1oJyweL.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The theme was "the future of software". He is a great speaker and I enjoyed the speech, but after 40mn, I was still waiting to hear about the future of software.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

“TripAdvisor is to travel reviews what Kleenex is to tissues.”. . This is a company that took $4 million of invested capital to build a company now worth over $4 billion. The company is now pervasive – with 65 million unique visitors each month scouring the site for reviews of hotels, restaurants and sites around the globe.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

“So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 | MIT Technology Review – [link]. Why developers are leaving the Facebook platform | by Andrew Chen – [link]. – [link]. ” | by Fred Wilson – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Venture capital on pace for biggest year since dot-com era - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. The full story in the Other section below. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Juicy Bits – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 10, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Venture-Capital Firms Caught in a Shakeout – [link]. The Dirty Secret About Software and Product Features – [link]. The Dirty Secret About Software and Product Features – [link].

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www.ericsink.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

The Business of Software. Software Development. After that, Ill finish the article by saying a few things about the specific challenges of hiring software developers. For small independent software vendors (ISVs), my rule is: Dont fill a position until after the need for that position is painfully clear.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Good data from @msuster on The State of Venture Capital and the Internet – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Small business and startups: great reads from the business press – [link]. Want To Upend An Entire Industry?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Its been great to zero in on very specific skillsets.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes | Peter Sims-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Pay with a Tweet” and Other Growth Hacking Examples | Venture Capital Cafe – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. An Insider’s Guide to Venture Capital Financing – [link]. Ask The Experts: Logo Design FAQ, Q&A, Tips + More – [link]. 3 Ways to Get your Website Designs Up and Running Faster – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

Venture Capital Returns – [link]. Advertisers Must Be Inventors | Winston Binch – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Play by your own rules – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. Full discloure, I am a former PHP, Perl, ColdFusion, ActionScript, VB.NET, ASP.NET and C# developer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy – [link]. Venture capital investing hits 10-year peak, sparking bubble talk – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Since no benchmarks existed, we enlisted our engineering department in a serious software development effort and wrote our own. Inside the covers of these publications our customers had said that it was the product reviews that most influenced their buying decisions. Now this is worth stopping and thinking about for a second.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 30, 2020

This is why top venture capital firms like Greylock and others are actively investing, especially at the seed and Series A stages. First, even young, healthy team members could contract Covid-19 and become unable to work, whether due to fatigue or even (if unlucky) hospitalization.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Almost certainly accounting is a support service and should be outsourced (unless, perhaps, you’re selling accounting software and you need to eat your own dogfood!).

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2011

Whatever kind of business you’re running — whether it’s a retailer, software development firm, restaurant, accounting firm, or manufacturer — it’s imperative to listen to what your customers are really saying when they tell you what they want from your business. I apologize. You’re right.’ That’s all it took.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Venture capital remains white boys club – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. How to outsource everything to the cloud (except yourself) – [link]. Watch a VC use my name to sell a con – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

What I learned from raising venture capital – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses – [link]. 8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses – [link]. Better Agile Than Smart – [link].

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