InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Like most legacy software solutions, 15-years after its release, Symantec''s pcAnywhere had become bloated with features most users never accessed.

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MARCH 19, 2013

This article initially appeared on TechCrunch. 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. We only want software revenue.” We like software.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 7, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Note: I invest almost exclusively in b-to-b software companies. It happens during nearly every fundraising pitch meeting. Customers Are All That Matter.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

I told her that I believed America’s best asset – driven initially from software innovation mindset in the San Francisco Bay Area and media innovation driven from Los Angeles – was our willingness to accept failure. Are we right in all of our assumptions and diligence? We checked regulatory rules. We checked safety.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). How to find a startup mentor.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

If you care to review my prior discussion with Kevin, you can do so HERE. free weekly Infochachkie articles! Due to his stellar track record, Kevin is routinely approached by people who want to work with him so they can learn his secrets. When it comes to Internet marketing, “faith” is often code for “No ROI.”

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

I recommend you first review Dharmesh’s article and then listen to Naval’s thoughts. free weekly Infochachkie articles! These days, thanks to code and community, we can productize almost any process done by humans. You can watch my interview with Naval below or on YouTube here: [link].

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Jason Nazar, Co-Founder and CEO of Docstoc , and a self-professed "Mentee Whore," discusses his secrets to finding and keeping a mentor in this compelling article. Mentee Whoring. In a few instances, I have even become their mentor.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. However, a review of historical data confirms that this trend remains consistent, even in boom times. Do The Math.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Battery isn’t the only marquee investor to find value in ServiceTitan’s business developing software managing day labor. And as Battery Ventures investor Sanjiv Kalevar noted in a blog post last year , the opportunity for software companies serving blue-collar workers is huge.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

According to a January 2012 Forbes article, nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! HIGHEST DEGREE OBTAINED BY AMERICA'S 400 RICHEST PEOPLE Source: Forbes Magazine, Jan 2012.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2021

Meatable has a long road ahead of it, because, as Gates acknowledged in his interview with MIT Technology Review (ed. Use code “TCARTICLE” at checkout to get 20 percent off tickets right here. The company aims to have its first product approved by European regulators by 2023 and notching commercial sales by 2025.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! As noted on the label, each bottle of beer, "includes the full length album" in the form of a download code displayed under each cork. The Sounds Of Silent Partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Software as a service (SaaS) is a popular business model because it facilitates the delivery of incremental value to customers, while allowing the vendor to adjust their prices over time. To this end, establish quarterly business reviews with your key accounts.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For our Insights and Opinions article today, Brian Horakh , CEO of Del Mar-based Zoovy , a developer of e-commerce software, gives some hints and tips on creating a high barrier to entry. Today with the Internet and the advent of virtual/drop-ship inventory, anybody can start up a niche retailer with minimal capital.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Just as SimpleLegal has success ousting competitors, its Customer Success team must be diligent to avoid being likewise a victim of employee churn. Follow The People.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Most of the great software startups that I’ve been involved in have at least one technical co-founder (and many have more than one.) So before you ask someone to even spend an hour of their time writing code or reviewing specs make sure you can pay them in some form (coffee, dinner, laptop, etc.),

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Article first published as Eleven Startup Tips From Mark Cuban on Technorati. In 1983 he founded MicroSolutions, a personal computer software reseller and system integrator, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. free weekly Infochachkie articles! Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. Mark’s Startup Tips.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

This article initially appeared on Inc. In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. If you have enough references in your arsenal you obviously want to pick out ones that you believe will resonate with your prospect due to job function or industry. Click here.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Due to their lack of practical experience, this delegation/efficiency tradeoff is especially acute with respect to hiring Interns. Rookie Draft. There is never enough time to perform all of the outstanding tasks at the typical startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

We went through the euphoria of massive exposure at the time of our launch due to an article that ran in the Financial Times. Our software wasn’t fully baked. We had one of the largest US software companies talk about buying us. We were unprepared. Our phones rang off the hook. We drank our own Kool Aid.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! In the early 2000’s, SaaS was a nascent concept and most companies were reticent to rent software. Build For Buyers Or Users? Car Door Slam Features.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! For instance, at the time we invested in The Resumator , purveyor of software which facilitates the hiring process, the company had spent less than $10,000 on marketing.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 29, 2011

I recently gave some advice to a software engineer who was trying to decide between two startups. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.”. Roy Disney, American Entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2011

Heading out into the weekend, we though we'd publish one more, Insights and Opinions article. Phillip Lieberman , the president and founder of Lieberman Software , talks about Sony's Mega Mistakes. Read Phil's article, Sony's Mega Mistakes. Taking a baseball bat to a hornet's nest is never an advisable strategy. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. Like everyone else in this space, we give developers an SDK, and they can add code into their system when events happen, they can send us those events via a call to us in the Cloud. Talk about how your research led to this startup?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition. Not necessarily.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. In the resulting article , I describe Tige''s deft handling of online trolls via the deft use of social media. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?".

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Per the PTO, such patents protect: “A new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.”. Patent examiners generally ask for clarification during the review process. Although BDCs often act irrationally, in this instance, their perception of beauty is highly rational.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. free weekly Infochachkie articles! Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

In this article, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” 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. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! “We We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

One is software, which is very much like software-as-a-service, where we deliver that software to publications and conferences, to enable rich media on their sites. That helps the reader figure out what are the key elements of the research, and whether the reader wants to spend more time digging into the article.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This article originally ran on PEHub. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you prefer the super short version – I’ve summarized the post in the final section.

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