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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

Is user interface and graphic design a necessity? You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa. Some offer specialized skill sets like expertise in a particular programming language or framework, or specific domain knowledge. Or is your project a clean slate?

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Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology

Both Sides of the Table

Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. It’s what I call “ the evangelical phase ” of a company in which you’re out trying to persuade customers that a product you’ve designed is going to meet their needs better than other solutions on the market. question in sales.

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Mythical Games raises $75M to build an NFT game engine

TechCrunch LA

Even as NFT sales dip below their most speculative highs, startups aiming to tap into their potential are still scoring big funding rounds from investors who believe there’s much more to crypto collectibles than the past few months of hype. Users can buy or sell the limited run or open edition items through their marketplace.

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Be Careful About Being a Meddling Startup CEO

Both Sides of the Table

So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.” At times I wanted the engineering team to produce features to support our sales efforts to I occasionally leaned on them a bit. ” Of course I agree with this.

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Interview with David Loo, CEO and Founder of Perspectium

socalTECH

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. How did you get into this?

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

In many ways, this was like all the other Tesla events I’ve attended: the pumpy music and mood lighting, the designed-to-inspire kick off video, the Tesla superfans (pictured below), and the long lines for a brief test ride. Freight railroad owner Genesee & Wyoming is considering a sale of all or part of itself, Bloomberg reported.

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10 ways you’ll probably f**k up your startup — Spook Studio — Medium

SoCal Delicious

Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle framework “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it” Simon Sinek If your customers believe in your mission, then they’ll warm to you and listen to what you offer and how. This helps to add some constraints to the design process as everyone has a clear idea of what the product isn’t.

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