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. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

While traditional offshoring to Asia or Eastern Europe has always been lauded for its cheap labor, for companies that practice agile, or require better collaboration, communication, and a higher level of engagement, the advantages of nearshore software development are clear. What is the difference between offshoring and nearshoring?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Navigating a rented motorbike through the winding hills of Vietnam and swimming in secret lagoons in Thailand are just some of the things that Benjamin Yee does when he’s not typing furiously away at this laptop. His software is used by over 1,000 users in 40 countries spread over 5 continents. And he’s not stopping there.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 16, 2023

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. Here is the pattern that we’ve observed: We post a job description for a software engineering role on LinkedIn and or AngelList (now WellFound).

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Although our experience in Vietnam would foreshadow the issues of unconventional warfare the U.S. And the second, the shift from the DOD contracting everything from defense primes to building software themselves or serving as the integrator for off-the-shelf commercial systems. faced in Iraq and Afghanistan.).

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Transformify

JANUARY 13, 2020

Twenty-first-century technology allows teams to smoothly utilize video conferencing software, like Zoom, from all corners of the world. Personally, I prefer to live in Saigon, but Vietnam's talent pool is somewhat limited and still maturing.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. I wanted several of the software engineers to join me at our next startup but their employment was tied to BuildOnline. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 8, 2016

For example, in Thailand you can do a VISA run in one day then return, whereas in Vietnam they are strict with their one month policy. Keep an eye on visa requirements before choosing a country as there’s no point trying to base yourself in a country where you will have to move on in a few weeks time. Be honest with clients.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Although our experience in Vietnam would foreshadow the issues of unconventional warfare the U.S. And the second, the shift from the DOD contracting everything from defense primes to building software themselves or serving as the integrator for off-the-shelf commercial systems. faced in Iraq and Afghanistan.).

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

DocTree , from Singapore and India, have software for medical practice management. Referoll , from Singapore and Vietnam, have a business that recruits participants for research studies. Duable Chinese (?able) able) , from the USA, make Chinese language learning fun and effective.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

As software and technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and fintech dominate the market, startups have to compete against each other to provide the latest goods and services. In Vietnam, a suitable climate for the startup landscape to thrive lies in state-owned enterprise reform.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The giant network that is accessible from any location via the Internet can be used to store all of the business’ data and software. It enables them to access data and software at any time and from any location. Cloud computing offers plenty of advantages to entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

According to Gartner, the worldwide video game market, which includes video game console hardware and software, online, mobile and PC games, is forecast to reach US$93 billion in 2013 and US$111 billion by 2015. Specifically for the mobile games, worldwide revenue is forecasted to surge from US$13.2 billion to US$22 billion. .

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 22, 2013

Productivity and notetaking software maker Evernote has been growing from strength to strength since it launched into public beta in 2008, and to date has grown to some 66 million users worldwide. “We’ve also seen good traction in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.”

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Benjamin Yee is the entrepreneur behind an innovative software, EMERGE App, that makes it easy to manage the process. I didn’t set out to write an inventory management software package from scratch. It really started as an in-house software solution to address the stock woes that I had with my custom t-shirt printing business.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Many of these businesses employ online platforms and cutting edge software that optimize, and automate the entire process, eliminating the need for manpower and several managerial levels of organization. The catalyst for this disruption is obvious: Technological integration. Hyperlocal Focus.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. Slack / Stripe / Mixpanel / Gusto et al grew by selling to software startups. Thailand has nearly 70m people.

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Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. Slack / Stripe / Mixpanel / Gusto et al grew by selling to software startups. Thailand has nearly 70m people.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Before starting Bizstim Software Solutions I was a college professor and I had a tutoring company as a side hustle. While operating a tutoring business I was able to identify a demand for niche business software. 18 months and 2000 hours later I finished coding the software and released it. 11- Out of necessity. I built that?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 13, 2023

And so I got virtual assistance and I started out in India and then I was in Pakistan and in Sri Lanka and Vietnam and all over the place. (07:50): We were using multiple softwares to fulfill a service. It was never a thought to then go sell it to people who weren't our clients and just have people use the software.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

The Vietnam War was raging, but going to college gave you a draft deferment.). Silicon Valley is an innovation cluster that makes hardware, software, biotech and semiconductors. So I enlisted in the Air Force during the Vietnam War to learn how to repair electronics. Service in the military is a life and death lottery.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 19, 2016

The Vietnam War was raging, but going to college gave you a draft deferment.). Silicon Valley is an innovation cluster that makes hardware, software, biotech and semiconductors. So I enlisted in the Air Force during the Vietnam War to learn how to repair electronics. Service in the military is a life and death lottery.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

While labeled the “dot.com” bubble, valuations went crazy across a wide range of technology sectors including telecommunications, enterprise software and biotech, not just the Internet. Is this tech bubble as broad as the 1995-2000 dot.com bubble – no. Are tech bubbles necessarily bad – no.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And the departments have put out some very useful new guidance on how to approach software acquisition in a very different way than hardware acquisition. We came out of Vietnam. We’ve started to adjust our acquisition approach. But we’re America, we know how to do this. We came out of the Great Depression.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 6, 2014

The recently concluded Adobe Education Leadership Forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia saw the software company unveil the results of an Asia Pacific-wide study entitled ‘ Education, Creativity and Employability ’ that looked at the intersection of creativity and creativity tools in the classroom and its relevance to the modern workforce.

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Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

Last December when one techie interviewed by an SFGate reporter equated the word with a racial slur, a popular industry blog suggested it be replaced with the term “Software American.”). “Do Housing is cheap in the Central Valley, but the cost of living is even cheaper in India and Vietnam.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2020

As the cost of Chinese labor increased, other countries like Vietnam could fill that role. Going forward, China plans to start investing in chip design software, advanced materials, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. As a result, China needed to build more advanced and sophisticated products on par with the United States.

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