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A Night Of #Hackfest With BetterWorks

Tech Zulu Event

I dropped in to check out the contest a few times during the competition and the environment was uplifting and exciting. At the end of the development time allotted for each team, They get up to present their days work. Sparqlight – parts prebuilt before competition. Teams: CoderTie. Where is my Shit? Better Goals.

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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

That died with waterfall software development. I’m not even talking about your 12-page Powerpoint presentation that you need to raise venture capital or to talk with potential biz dev partners. It should talk about how many customers you think you will acquire and how much you’ll charge for your product.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day.

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Your Product Needs to be 10x Better than the Competition to Win. Here’s Why:

Both Sides of the Table

He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. Funny story, after Bill presented at TED (back when Amazon was still a small company) Jeff Bezos was in the audience. All of that are in this week’s episode of This Week in VC. Overture (Goto.com).

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

SoCal CTO

How to Enchant Your Customer - How to Change the World , November 23, 2010 I love to do business with small businesses—in-store, online, for myself, for others, for pleasure, for work—it doesn’t matter to me. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations. There is no competition. Requests - Expect 70% on request (e.g. 10 cents per DAU. We declined.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

Coming up with a memorable tagline can present an even greater challenge. No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 12, 2010 This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. Customer Care Today. Customer Validation needs to have the CEO actively involved.

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