socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2016

Santa Monica-based startup MindSpark announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its efforts to provide enterprise level, software testing, tapping into a workforce of employees who are specifically on the autism spectrum. READ MORE>>.

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Software Review Software Offshore Santa Monica 133

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. New company in Boston with a model called “royalty capital.”

Venture Capital 403

Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. We can all aspire to grow companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple, which have the aura of fun, while still improving your lifestyle and offering the dream of untold riches. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 102

Startup Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

After you have heard a few startup success stories, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, you may be tempted to invest some money yourself, maybe by pooling your funds with other investors who claim to have a great track record. My advice is to leave the investing in startups to the professionals (or friends and fools). By commission?

Invest 96

Invest Startup Offshore Tips 96

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Balance your business between geographies.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Balance your business between geographies.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. It’s easy to find companies in certain countries that will quote cost reductions up to 75 percent. Spend time building relationships, ask for referrals, and follow up.

Software Review 114

Software Review Technical Review Outsource Development Outsource 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. times the return of other companies over the last 10 years. The reality is different. We’ve never broken the law so we must be ethical.

Startup 99

Startup Software Review Summary Examples 99

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. And to keep up with the Jones’s it seems that Yahoo! Many buying companies price these deals on the basis of $1 million per engineer on the team for an early-stage deal.

Press 357

Press Startup Yahoo Venture Capital 357

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

We caught up with the company's founder and CEO, David Baird , a former AOL executive, to learn more about what Gigmor is working on. How did you start the company? The way we reached that, was we saw that people were starting to use our site to discover and book talent. What is Gigmor? It's tremendously hard.

Startup 150

Startup Metrics Offshore Sites 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor. It’s no fun for either side.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2011

After you have heard a few startup success stories, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, you may be tempted to invest some money yourself, maybe by pooling your funds with other investors who claim to have a great track record. My advice is to leave the investing in startups to the professionals (or friends and fools). By commission?

Invest 92

Invest Startup Offshore Tips 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

By Ernst Gemassmer Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property. International requires patience.

Startup 91

Startup Offshore Patents Outsource Development 91

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

” He and his company have worked in the video game business since the very earliest generation of games in the early 1980’s. His company is one of the oldest independent studios in the business. We have a large alumni base now, some of whom bring me work now that they’re in positions of strength at other companies.

Offshore 120

Offshore Examples Software Email 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2020

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. It’s easy to find companies in certain countries that will quote cost reductions up to 75 percent. Spend time building relationships, ask for referrals, and follow up.

Outsource Development 122

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 122

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

Entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, popularly known as “glocalization.” But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Balance your business between geographies.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Its easy to find companies in certain countries that will quote cost reductions up to 75 percent. Spend time building relationships, ask for referrals, and follow up.

Outsource Development 95

Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. entrepreneur glocalization international local startup'

Patents 106

Patents Startup Offshore Demand 106

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Dave’s Note: William Fisher is CEO of Quicksilver Software, a software and Internet game development company in Southern California. We have a large alumni base now, some of whom bring me work now that they’re in positions of strength at other companies. Guest Post by William Fisher. I support them in moving on.

Offshore 189

Offshore Examples Southern California Email 189

Technology Council

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Magnify360 Wins VentureNet Best Of Show 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Your Startup “Out Of The Box” PR Tactics. Offshore Outsourcing is Dying…Long Live Hybrid Nearshore. Check out the feature articles and the upcoming event schedule. 4 Rules For Email Design In [.]

Newsletter 100

Newsletter VentureNet Offshore Outsource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

One 11-year study of over 200 companies over a decade ago, detailed in the book “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone.

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur Software Review Summary Examples 116

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Investors and universities are often very eager to figure out how to tap into those universities as a source of new companies, but often find its difficult to move research from the lab to an actual company. What our company is doing, is it is developing an online tool for people to find addiction treatment to meet their needs.

UCLA 204

UCLA Research Tech Coast Angels Offshore 204

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. We can all aspire to grow companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple, which have the aura of fun, while still improving your lifestyle and offering the dream of untold riches.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review Outsource 87

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. business entrepreneur glocalization localization startup'

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Offshore 97

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Balance your business between geographies.

Marketing 54

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 54

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2016

Founders start companies. In the old days this may have made sense since founders took huge economic risks and often refinanced houses or built companies with almost no money. These days founders often raise money with minimal time spent creating a company and often have salaries from the early days.

Startup 150

Startup Course Writing Capital 150

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

For our startup interview this morning, we caught up with Satish Varma , co-founder of Torrance-based Clorder (www.clorder.com), which is developing restaurant ordering software. We caught up with Satish to learn more about the company and its products. What's your background, and how did the company start?

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 100

SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

My company, TechEmpower , recently added a few top notch developers, but it wasn’t easy to find just the right people. Update from original - just saw a follow-up post by Ben Kuo - Southern California Technology Jobs Surge. I’m seeing and hearing that it’s becoming tough finding good developers again, at least here in Los Angeles.

Develop 175

Develop Development TechEmpower Southern California 175

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. We can all aspire to grow companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple, which have the aura of fun, while still improving your lifestyle and offering the dream of untold riches. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Offshore Startup Technical Review 105

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Startups Made Simple. PricewaterhouseCoopers' Vision To Reality Program for Emerging Tech Companies. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com).

Southern California 133

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Balance your business between geographies.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer Most of us have read that Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. We have heard that there are tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property.

Offshore 48

Offshore Startup Patents Outsource Development 48

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 What's your company doing? Who are the types of companies who might need this? So do you sell to employees, or to companies? That was the concept.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. Personally visit another startup funded by this investor. It’s no fun for either side.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 103

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

For today's interview, we spoke with Clark Benson , CEO and Founder of Ranker (www.ranker.com), on how the firm is looking to harness that same force to power its own startup, which offers up a way for users to create their own ranked lists of pretty much anything. How long has the site been up and running?

Startup 195

Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it. We can all aspire to grow companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple, which have the aura of fun, while still improving your lifestyle and offering the dream of untold riches.

Offshore 55

Offshore Technical Review Entrepreneur Outsource 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. The reality is different.

Software Review 77

Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 77