Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

This is a topic that comes up often in Los Angeles because many CEOs are tempted to hire their tech teams in the Bay Area. What about outsourcing? For me outsourcing in a pure startup is the kiss of death. I believe that startup tech companies need to develop a technical DNA and this doesn’t happen when you outsource.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Despite the excitement and lure of startups to those in the tech industry, not everyone wants to join a startup after college--according to Mike Gammarino , who is helping to organize a new effort here to recruit students to startups. I'm actually an industrial engineer by education. Mike Gammarino: Boiled down to a mission, it's two things.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

As a result, he missed opportunities, and the whole organization suffered. Don’t forget the wealth of “gig” experts for outsourcing at a low cost. In my experience as an angel investor, it was an accepted axiom that we invested in people, even more than the product. Use technology and tools, but don’t let them sink you.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. Subscribe to RSS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. It''s up 30 to 40 percent, and we had 2 million visits in May, all organic. Evan Britton: There are two things we''ve done with FamousBirthdays that has fueld our organic growth.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. cleverua.com – outsourced web & mobile app development based in the Ukraine, Ask for Pavlo. datatv.com – web & interactive mobile web development based in Los Angeles, Ask for Adam.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What do we build in-house or outsource? Unlike some larger, more mature organizations, most startups don't spend much time or effort helping grow their employees beyond the immediate needs of the startup. If you are the senior most development leader, often there are organizations locally that you can get into where you can meet peers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Product development process. Funding process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of “formal business processes.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The reality is that over 80 percent of new businesses will never attract venture capital or Angel funding, according to experts , and there are many good reasons for skipping that painful and distracting process. In my experience as an advisor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I often encounter the myth that an initial startup requires investors.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based Jukin Media (www.jukinmedia.com) thinks it has figured that out, and instead of trying to create viral videos, has been buying up the rights to those videos--before they really go viral--to create not just a one-hit, viral video wonder, but a sustainable business. We can bring in a clip, cleared in about eight hours.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Los Angeles’s very own Espree Devora (aka The Girl That Gets It Done ), has put together quite the exciting event for this year’s SXSW conference. The organizers of SXSW really care about their community and I think a lot of people do the best they can do to make the whole conference come together smoothly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Non-industrial large organizations cling to outdated business models. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of “formal business processes.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Product development process. Funding process.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Video From Business Of Software 2009: Building Great Software Businesses - OnStartups , August 23, 2010 Of the several conferences I attend or speak each at each year, my favorite is the Business of Software conference organized be Neil Davidson (of Red Gate ) and Joel Spolsky (of Fog Creek ). There are several reasons for this. Developer.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

File the Articles of Organization and an Operating Agreement with the Secretary of State’s Office. 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.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

10 Tips for Enterprise Software Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 16, 2010 I started my career in enterprise software in the 1980s and after some years working in other areas (outsourcing and online media) I am back in the enterprise software game. This doesn’t make sense. We'll do follow on investments in 10 of them.

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Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Ive built development teams in Chicago, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and India. Los Angeles was a bit more difficult to find engineers; they were the most creative but more expensive than Chicago. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU.

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SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

These weaknesses can be addressed in a variety of ways, ranging from engaging part-time, outsourced help to bringing on experienced advisors to help out early in the company's life. By the time this point has been reached, the focus has ceased to be the technology and the product, but on organization.

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Frank Addante

JULY 10, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? My apologies for the sporadic activity… I am in the process of relocating back from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, so things are a bit hectic at the moment. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? PS - We are looking for great, A++ team members in the Los Angeles (Santa Monica) area. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location ► January (2) 2.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? I think it is evidenced by the fact that many people from our team went on to be very successful; some are successful entrepreneurs, some are holding very high level executive positions at successful companies and some started non-profit/charity organizations.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Sequoia has a tremendous reputation, but it was also important to us to have a local (Los Angeles) VC as well. Additionally, we did not fully appreciate or understand the different nuances in the work culture between Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

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