Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

In my view, it’s time to eliminate the term consultant , as well as focus on activities and approaches that appeal more to the growing volume of small businesses today: Join the movement to contract roles. It also highlights all aspects of required customer service, satisfaction, loyalty and referrals to peers.

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Services Startup Software Review Social Media 100

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! There’s no straightforward road for Meta to follow, they have to blaze a trail where others are actively failing and keep the rest of their company together while they do so. Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. added things.

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Marketing Newsletter Technical Review News 246

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based LifeCrowd (www.lifecrowd.com) unveiled its service to help connect people with real life activities. The firm is initially focusing on the Los Angeles market, and connecting people with fun, interesting classes, activities, and more in the local area.

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Startup CTO Coach Activity Software Review 271

Berkonomics

AUGUST 2, 2017

And I’ve lost data due to sudden power loss. But none of this helped in a recent power outage, when reinstated power blew the microcell, requiring a repurchase and days of no cell service inside my home (which is too far from public cells to get a single bar.). I have worried over every wind storm or thunderstorm.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

This is due to both supply and demand: On the demand side, some companies are providing solutions for something consumers are not actively looking for, while on the supply side, companies have figured out the most effective manufacturing process, which is complex and expensive, Elder explained.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

If you team with a partner who likes to sleep late, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. All partners have compatible work styles.

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Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 88

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

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Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2014

Monitor the activity of the people you want to connect with and find a valid reason to congratulate them. Review the company''s press releases, the recipient''s LinkedIn profile, etc. BCC Email – If you don''t have your target''s email address, review the press releases issued by their company. Congratulations.

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Networking Software Review Email Press 241

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. Many young startups are being advised not to have a professional services business and in my opinion this is a big mistake.

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Startup Sales Software Review Technical Review 403

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TrueCar--which offers up automotive pricing information and automotive configuration and quoting software--said the sales came from more than 5,500 dealer partners. The firm's back end software is used to power the no-hassle, automobile purchasing programs from American Express, Yahoo Autos, AAA, USAA and Consumer Reports, among others.

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Truecar Sales Software Review Pricing 174

Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Update Antivirus Software . This is where tools like project management software can really help. Even better, many of these software provide other helpful features that can make tracking productivity even easier. Project Management Software. See Reviews. Source: Harvard Business Review. VPN Reviews.

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Tips Software Review Study Email 160

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

TechCrunch spoke to two customers who said the Mercedes-Benz’ connected car app was pulling in information from other accounts and not their own, allowing them to see other car owners’ names, recent activity, phone numbers, and more. It’s not uncommon for modern vehicles these days to come with an accompanying phone app.

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Startup Los Angeles Customer Custom 189

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Seed activity last quarter continued to trend upward, with 28 companies raising $68M of funding. Due to this, seed rounds have become more competitive, with more expensive valuations and more oversubscribed rounds.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Our services range from basically any platform service to enable an entrepreneur or developer or creative, to get online with a website, or do things like set up a blog. We actually have a very big Wordpress user base, because of the work we''ve done with Wordpress, contributing code and integrating them into our platform.

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Software Review Cloud Computing Technical Review Platform 238

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

If you team with a partner who likes sleep until late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Compatible work styles.

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Software Review Entrepreneur CTO Hire Outsource Development 107

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If you team with a partner who likes sleep until late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Compatible work styles.

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Software Review Equity CTO Hire Outsource Development 103

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Streaming services are designed to be easy – open an app, hit play, and you’re pretty much just where you want to be. But the latest range of streaming services also offer a lot of customization options…even if they are hidden from view. Go to Netflix.com, head to your account, and look for an option to choose Viewing Activity.

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Tips Netflix Hulu Services 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

If you team with a partner who likes to sleep late, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. All partners have compatible work styles.

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Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development CTO Coach 56

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Rob Reed: The position of MomentFeed, is that it is essentially a layer in the location based services stack. They have an interest in all of the data being generated through location based services apps, which give them an opportunity to connect with consumers. Could you give an example of how a customer might use your service?

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Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

” Much of this will look and feel like a Green New Deal, but sold under a package of infrastructure modernization and service upgrades that the country desperately needs. . The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. What excites me about this space is that there’s so much low-hanging fruit.

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Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. apps, and more, it continues to be a major force in automotive information and services. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara.

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Technical Review Company Companies Southern California 279

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

If you team with a partner who likes sleep until late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Compatible work styles.

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Software Review CTO Hire Startup Outsource Development 96

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. Comprehensive App Directory. SGL says the Comprehensive App Directory launched is a simple 2 step process.

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Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The app, dubbed HomeHero Connect, supports phone timesheet tracking, daily activity summaries, emergency alerts and automated payments between a user and an independent home caregiver. Careseekers can view caregivers by location on an inbuilt map, HD videos, social references and reviews. LinkedIn for Caregivers. More than just care.

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Software Review Technical Review Southern California Summary 77

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

” I have seen many companies move rapidly up-and-to-the-right by Google search rankings only to crash when they rewrite the algorithm or start competing by offering the same service directly on the SERP. And of course it’s true in personal productivity apps, SMB apps, B2B software and so forth. Startup Lessons'

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Product Startup Metrics Technical Review 150

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Craigslist and other listing sites leaves millions of buyers to find all kinds of goods and services. eddi is a product and a service. What eddi does is connect both parties by a live text messaging service. Messages between parties are cataloged to reduce the chances of fraudulent activities.

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Commerce Sites Software Review Platform 110

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Instead, I worked at a small software startup where I reported directly to the Founder and CEO. The Founder was kind enough to mentor me for several years, allowing me to experience all the roles involved in running a software company, including: sales, marketing, support and product development. Don''t Always Look Up.

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Mentor Startup Technical Review Software Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2016

It comes from two-way interaction with individual employees, and clear indications of active listening. Full autonomy to go above and beyond in sales and customer-service roles will increase team engagement as well as customer satisfaction. Engagement doesn’t come from written policies or one-way speeches.

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Software Review Satisfaction Startup Training 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

If you team with a Gen-Y type who likes to start work in the late morning, and reserves the weekend for other activities, the partnership will likely not work. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Level of integrity.

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Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 92

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

In the case of the US Federal Government, the steps a company must traverse to become approved by the Government Services Administration can take years and cost a small fortune of precious startup capital – time and money most startups simply cannot afford. Slooooooow Payer – The government is a notoriously slow payer.

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Startup Outsource Development Software Review Sales 207

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha served a lengthy tenure fulfilling multiple roles at Wells Fargo, most recently as VP of Consumer Financial Services, where she led the mobile payments strategy and implementation for the credit card business. She is particularly interested in applications that leverage AI to automate existing workflows or create new services.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

They are location aware, which is important in personalizing the service offering. But on the other hand if you have a product with a very high gross margin (software, virtual goods, etc.) Therefore if your app is geared toward leisure activities (games, communications with friends, etc.) then mobile is awesome.

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Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. How profitable is my product or service? What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers?

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

The last group, on the technical side, is platform data services. We had a fair amount of corporate services which had all been supplied by AT&T, so we had to create our own infrastructure team. We were very early adopters of Ruby, and have been pretty active in that community. When did the split with AT&T happen?

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Comparison shopping is great when you are out and about looking for the best deals on a product or even looking for reviews. However, I catch myself wondering about the reviews on occasion. For all I know this could be an intern working for the product maker going around putting up great reviews for a crappy product.

Software Review 58

Software Review Social Media Social Network Product 58

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

The last group, on the technical side, is platform data services. We had a fair amount of corporate services which had all been supplied by At&T, so we had to create our own infrastructure team. We were very early adopters of Ruby, and have been pretty active in that community. When did the split with AT&T happen?

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Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211