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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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million software developers worldwide. This article will primarily focus on locating and evaluating development companies, rather than design firms. What are the review periods and your responsibility in the process? tew_cta text="Do you have an idea for a software project? Or do you need help evaluating software firms?

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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company

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This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. it's all in this article if you want the details]. Your goal should be to do PS as a way of accelerating future non-linear software growth.

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Software Patents

Startup Professionals Musings

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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Getting A Software Patent Is Valuable But Frustrating

Startup Professionals Musings

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

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VC Confessions: I Don’t Really Care About Your Product Demo

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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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Social Media Faking It – Cheaper Than You May Think, But Still Not Worth It

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If an article has numerous social shares (i.e., For instance, Yelp calls out establishments which attempt to manipulate their reviews. What a bargain.

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How GoToMyPC Kicked pcAnywhere’s A$$

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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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