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Xavient Acquires Vision360

socalTECH

Simi Valley-based Xavient Information Systems , a provider of IT outsourcing services, and Virginia-based Vision360 , a provider of custom software development, testing, and other services for the telecommunications industry, said today that they are in a definitive merger agreement, where Xavient will acquired Vision360.

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Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit?

SoCal CTO

Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seed funds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. These companies are very early-stage and definitely have not shown product/market fit. The startup founder is definitely not ready to hire a CTO. Far from it. They are very early.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Outsourcing By Frank Addante (Part 5 of a 5 part series: " So, you need to develop a product? ") Outsourcing has become a popular topic and practice these days. Be scrappy.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 2. Under Process, Over Deliver

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location ▼ January (2) 2. Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: So, you need to develop a product?

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Outsourcing 1. Scrappy engineers are harder to find and keep motivated than Steady engineers, so achieving this ratio is definitely a challenge. A BIG THANK YOU. Be scrappy.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Welcome to FounderBlog!

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. If you are looking for information on planning, process and procedure - then you are definitely in the wrong place: Go here instead. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Move Fast. Be Agile. Stay Focused.

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Moving fast definitely requires a team that has the "entrepreneurial spirit." It didnt require a detailed definition or a plan. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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