Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Products that can be easily produced and sold via multiple channels, including the Internet, are more easily scaled world-wide. Customer feedback, including blog comments, usability reviews, and early user testimonials, build relationships and provide credible marketing to the broader customer community.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

Stacy Stubblefield: We do two factor authentication, which basically means we send text messages with the codes you get when you log into a web site or even when you're just registering for a website. We were really focused on customer acquisition. Talk about Telesign and what you do? How did the company start?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Jackson , “This financing round, coupled with hiring Adam Sroka as our head of technology, puts CapLinked in a position to further enhance our enterprise product offerings.”. Jackson added, “FinTech has traditionally lagged behind the innovation that’s happening in other areas of enterprise software. 25 Years of Writing Code.

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Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

socalTECH

OCTOBER 13, 2010

iSkoot Technologies includes substantially all of the assets of San Francisco-based iSkoot, a developer of social networking and Skype-compatible voice-over-IP software for mobile phones. Tags: qualcomm iskoot merger acquisition mobile software skype social networking. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I recommend a trial run with an experiment or MVP (minimum viable product), at full price and cost, before the big bang launch, risking your investment money and a major time commitment. I once met with an entrepreneur who had developed a new algae strain to cure world hunger and make him rich.

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Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. call to arms.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Calabasas-based Ixia , a developer of network testing tools, reported its fourth quarter and 2009 year end results Thursday, saying that it lost $31.3M The loss came due to a $27.6M Ixia is a developer of hardware and software used for testing high speed networks. in Q4 of 2009, on record revenues of $56.1M READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. How profitable is my product or service? As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. CAC is often measured incorrectly and doesn’t often doesn’t capture the true costs of acquisition.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We help them identify products that are safe and health for them and their families, from organic baby food, to household items. We do deep research on every single product we advocate for, using the criteria and condition that they create a healthy child and a healthy world. They had a store, but weren't selling much.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Andy Wen was the CTO of Christianity.com, and the CTO of early online education firm VCampus, and he also ran the product and web security for eTrade, as well as started a company called Lighthound deals, like a Groupon. It's a pretty credible team and we're starting to staff up on the product and development side.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. and the subsequent acquisition sprees of companies like Google, Yahoo!, The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. portfolios. Do so at your peril.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

According to SGL, developers can now submit their apps for review and have their press releases and updates distributed on the Stained Glass Labs website, which gives them the quick feedback from other developers and the ability to submit press releases, which are sent to members of the media interested in Google Glass and wearable technologies.

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Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Before that, I was running product at Spotrunner. I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. How big is YP?

Technical Review 223

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Before that, I was running product at Spotrunner. I''ve grown from driving part of the technology within the company, to driving all of the product development side, and also picking up product management and business development, around traffic acquisition and third party products. How big is YP.com?

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2014

Not only can wearable technology make our lives easier, but it can also help to make the lives of many with illnesses or disabilities more comfortable and productive. Although there are many companies making variations on the product, Google’s seems to be the most advanced and streamlined. Google Glass. Oculus Rift. Smart Clothing.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Technology Software Review Google 88

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. The REACH event will bring together some of gaming’s most influential thinkers, creators, and developers who will guide us through their vision of the next evolution of gaming. He also leads mergers and acquisitions and ran the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt and HallPass Media.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners. Our approach is often additive to all parties, resulting in ongoing, productive relationships. John Greathouse <john *@ *.com> com> 4/25/08.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

According to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), competitive markets and talent acquisition is driving big data analytics. These technology solutions allow large companies to utilize software products to source, screen and select hiring candidates. Here are four ways that big data is affecting the hiring process.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. The REACH event will bring together some of gaming’s most influential thinkers, creators, and developers who will guide us through their vision of the next evolution of gaming. He also leads mergers and acquisitions and ran the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt and HallPass Media.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. The game then interacts with the physical world product.

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Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. Ultimately, your overall customer acquisition costs should calculated as an average of a variety of marketing channels. No one wakes up and says to themselves, “I need to buy that product I have never heard of before.” If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. The culture of a large technology company is to rely on internal development or large, stable, and proven external vendors. Internal legal reviews and required new processes were slow to finalize.

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IBM IBM Entrepreneur Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments.

Social Media 70

Social Media Study Guide Examples 70

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

When they look at buying your company they often think in terms of “how long will it take until I earn back the profits to pay for my acquisition price?” They have have raised $2-3 million, built a product that has some amount of market traction and got to annualized revenues of around $1 million. ” The Details.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2017

In emerging markets and the developing world, access to banking, capital, and financial resources is fare more difficult than here in the U.S., due to a less developed financial system, lack of credit tracking, and oftentimes and informal economy. Explain what Tala is, and how it works? They just don't have data for that.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

In addition, a BDC may have developed derivative IP that on a standalone basis infringes on the startup’s IP. This acquisition resolved the surgical robotic IP landscape and allowed Intuitive to dominate the market. Patent examiners generally ask for clarification during the review process. No Patents, No Interest.

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IP Patents Company Companies 256

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

We all make important, complicated decisions in our life and having accurate, objective data about our choices allow us to find and compare products that meet our needs. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well. 10) Kevin, why does the world need FindTheBest (FTB)? . “We 1) The economy sucks, but you guys are hiring.

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Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Social Media Study Guide 103

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

We all make important, complicated decisions in our life and having accurate, objective data about our choices allow us to find and compare products that meet our needs. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles! “We

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Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. It was heavy on visual development capability but light on modeling and simulation, and we kept battling a competitor in the marketplace who had essentially the inverse strengths in a similar product.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=FB CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=GOOG CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/DRG CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/HOM CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/ISV CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/MED CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=M/TEC CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=MDA.T Loading… Real Estate. » More. Real Estate.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. If you want fireworks this weekend, you can either celebrate the 4th of July or watch the latest post-Brexit political developments in Britain.

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Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Acquisition. Developers. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Skip to secondary content. Newsletters.

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Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments.

Social Media 62

Social Media Study Guide Examples 62