Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product. You should never outsource the management of your core technology.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts.

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Sales Customer Custom Outsource 102

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product. You should never outsource the management of your core technology.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? I have been outsourcing to India since before it became popular.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Investors don’t invest in services startups. Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. These are more likely scalable and investable. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. It’s a strategic decision.

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Startup Outsource Invest Ideas 103

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Services entrepreneurs can more easily capitalize on the trend to treat each customer personally, whether entrepreneurs be interior designers working from home, marketing consultants, or offering Angie’s List to find the best local handyman. Process outsourcing services. Everybody wins. Advisory services. Marty Zwilling.

Services 101

Services Startup Outsource Technical Support 101

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

Don’t forget the wealth of “gig” experts for outsourcing at a low cost. Remember the concept of minimum viable product (MVP), which is designed to test viability and interest before you burn through too much of your energy and resources. Commit to business excellence, but reject perfectionism.

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Product Startup Tips Entrepreneur 123

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. Outsource services back to the customer. The future history assessment approach.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Investors don’t invest in services startups. Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. These are more likely scalable and investable. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. It’s a strategic decision.

Tips 111

Tips Startup Outsource Ideas 111

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Investors don’t invest in services startups. Here are some pragmatic tips on how to make your startup more scalable and investable: If you need investors, start with a scalable idea. These are more likely scalable and investable. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. It’s a strategic decision.

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Funding Startup Outsource Ideas 67

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 72

Services Startup Training Writing 72

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product. You should never outsource the management of your core technology.

Ideas 107

Ideas Outsource Development Startup Tool 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

Most of the solutions in our market are for lots of doctors, and are on-premise solutions, and are really designed for bigger physician groups and hospitals. We were hired by a company that did outsourced medical billing and consulting for physicial medicine and rehab doctors. We''re laser focused on small medical practices.

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Startup El Segundo CTO Hire Outsource Development 160

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product. You should never outsource the management of your core technology.

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product. You should never outsource the management of your core technology.

Ideas 53

Ideas Outsource Development Tool Outsource 53

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

We provide a turnkey, back end, managed service offering for brands and retailers on an outsourced basis. We do everything from picking, packing, and shipping to customer service, fulfillment, and providing the technology that powers the e-commerce site, online marketing, creative design, and digital imaging and photography.

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Commerce Venture Capital Internet Brands Startup 203

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2016

Fortunately, Microsoft has announced the release of the Azure Security Center, which is a security suite that is designed to help businesses and individuals manage and monitor security for their cloud-based computing resources. Close integration with other Microsoft tools. Excellent, reputable standing.

Cloud Computing 40

Cloud Computing Design Tool Outsource 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. Attract and retain the highly skilled and motivated people.

Satisfaction 91

Satisfaction Patents Outsource Development Services 91

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s the whole basis of my investment philosophy, which I call “ The Entrepreneur Thesis.&#. Quora is one of the better designed new products of the past few years in my opinion. I added a dev team in India to spearhead new initiatives and design our future UI. The former was outsourced, the latter was our own team.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2016

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. Outsource services back to the customer. The future history assessment approach.

Startup 57

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 57

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Recycled Bride is the world’s largest wedding marketplace; a peer-to-peer platform that connects buyers and sellers of designer wedding dresses, accessories, and anything else wedding-related. Sellers can use the site to recoup some of the costs of their wedding, and buyers save up to 90% on designer wedding dresses and more.

Design 84

Design Social Media Sales Sites 84

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 5, 2016

Selling new products, opening new markets outsourcing business functions and every other decision affects the bottom line. Since business conditions are constantly changing, management must be aware of trends and technologies that will give its entity the highest return on its investment. The Bottom Line. Execution and Control.

Software Review 40

Software Review Technical Review .Net Outsource Development 40

Steve Reich

MARCH 23, 2012

The panel had many kind words for the incubator concept, but generated some controversy around the investments made by some accelerators. Apparently, the original architect had a grasp of green concepts when the building was designed early in the last century. Photo: www.noozhawk.com. The takeaway?

Santa Barbara 49

Santa Barbara Incubator Technology Outsource 49

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. Attract and retain the highly skilled and motivated people.

Product 91

Product Services Satisfaction Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. That’s the only thing that is outsourced. One guy was a designer, two guys were Ruby engineers, and I included – not an engineer. Which I have shown to do, but anybody who invests in tech, invests in team. TechZulu: What is Porter? How long has Porter been around?

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. I tell people regularly that I only invest in companies where the DNA is software.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

A simple differentiation is that a product plan is designed for internal use, to get the product out. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). See my previous article “ Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan ” for details on requirements here. Don’t get me wrong.

Product 48

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 48

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

When I first talked with TZ, it was pretty much me just working on the platform and I had outsourced the development to a firm. Back then we invested very little in design. I’d say we also invested very little in user experience. How much has the product changed from where it was in 2012 and where it is today?

SoCal 104

SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Design a logo ( 99designs ). Find sources of capital— friends & family, business bank loans , angel investment , venture capital or even crowdfunding ( Crowdfunder , Fundable ). If outsourced development is needed, use Guru or Elance. Open your company bank account. Identity and Branding. Recommended. Recommended.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 28, 2011

I wrote the following : “I like to invest at the seed or A round. I never invest in: - business people who outsource tech dev to 3rd parties (“to speed up time to market”)” If you like that feel free to go vote it up on Quora - it fell back a bit in the rankings. 5 engineers. Nothing else.

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Startup Outsource Press Marketing 325

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

She was a morning business anchor for KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco and made frequent appearances as an expert on Internet investments and trends on CNBC, Fox Business News, and CBS. . where her clients included global leaders in the outsourcing and telecom sectors and a number of prominent non-profits. Dave McClure. .

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? ► October (1) New Video! the Rubicon Project's Secret to Succes.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup .Net Venture Capital 40

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly. Affiliates invest the up-front marketing expenses required to attract customers. Affiliate Network – Affiliates are third-parties which are only compensated when they perform a particular action on your behalf.

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Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164