socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based expense and invoice management software developer Chrome River has scored a win with Indiana University, saying that the school will use its software to streamline expense management for more than 20,000 faculty and staff. Financial details of the win were not announced. Chrome River is led by CEO Alan Rich.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2020

El Segundo-based online postage and shipping software developer Stamps.com reported its second quarter results on Thursday, saying it saw a 49 percent increase in its revenues for the quarter, to $206.7M, as a result of a surge in e-commerce activity. Postal Service, which was part of a fundraiser by John Oliver on Last Week Tonight.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2019

San Luis Obispo-based MINDBODY , which develops an online, cloud-based platform used by wellness businesses to manage their scheduling, booking, and operations, has acquired Simplicity First , a software consulting firm. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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Berkonomics

JULY 12, 2018

There is a great book, “The Goal – The Process of Ongoing Improvement” by Eliyahu Goldratt. The book was written to describe in simple terms the use of statistical analysis to remove bottlenecks in a manufacturing environment. How dangerous is a bottleneck?

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2016

Los Angeles-based expense management software developer Chrome River has scored a big win today, with a link with travel booking system developer Sabre. Sabre said that it will offer up expense management and employee reimbursement support within its mobile platform, powered by technology from Chrome River.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer FloQast is in a major expansion, saying this morning that it has relocated its headquarters to Sherman Oaks, and has tripled its office space. Floqast is a developer of close management software, used by accountants to close their books faster. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Santa Barbara-based real estate management software developer Yardi has acquired WUN Systems , the developer of technology used to manage coworking and shared workspaces, the company said late Wednesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. WUN Systems' CEO was Dale Hersowitz. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic. The financial pain of unplanned delays.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

Amazon took a consumer value proposition (buying books, then all retail products) and made the consumer experience significantly better, faster & cheaper. They didn’t do this by selling better books or electronics, they did it by building a logistics & warehouse powerhouse. years of software development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2023

Microsoft spent a huge amount of time and money with software developers for applications, and with hardware manufacturers to support multiple PC platforms. In fact, there are several good books written about Bill Gates and Microsoft. That’s real viral marketing. There is a lot more to this story than I can put here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Microsoft spent a huge amount of time and money with software developers for applications, and with hardware manufacturers to support multiple PC platforms. In fact, there are several good books written about Bill Gates and Microsoft. That’s real viral marketing. There is a lot more to this story than I can put here.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 24, 2011

There is a great book, “The Goal – The Process of Ongoing Improvement” by Eliyahu Goldratt. The book was written to describe in simple terms the use of statistical analysis to remove bottlenecks in a manufacturing environment. Think of the literal definition of a bottleneck in the business environment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. I’ll outsource software development, since I don’t understand it.” Bored and unmotivated teams are never cost-effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

I like the summary of the competitive reality in a new book, “ Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age ,” by Ram Charan, who relates a wealth of current experience from global clients: Customers expect a personalized experience. You need to be part of a larger ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

And make sure to pick up a copy of his book. 22:53 Eric’s book: The Lean Startup. 1:05:35 Middle class job of the next generation: software development! Or if you’re pinched on time the summary is below and the time coding can help you watch a brief snippet on topics that interest you. 31:10 Mozy Pro Ad.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2011

The firm said the software, available via its beta program, allows users to build, market, and distribute applications based on its Qualcomm AR platform. Qualcomm's software allows users to build interactive, 3D experiences which interact with real world images on printed media, such as books, magazines, tickets, signs, and product packaging.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Email readers, continue here…] In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. I’ll outsource software development, since I don’t understand it.” Bored and unmotivated teams are never cost-effective.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. A Stanford alum, Aaron wrote the book on sales 2.0. While Senior Director of Corporate Development & Acquisitions at Salesforce.com, he grew the B2B sales division to $100M. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies.

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MARCH 13, 2020

Constantine is CEO of Ulevate, and Dmitri is an advisor, and also is known as the co-founder of email management and filtering software developer SaneBox. For example, someone would book an appointment or service with an application, and the idea was that application would take a payment for that lead as their monthly payment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2013

Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. In his book Reality Check , Guy Kawasaki summarizes some of the key issues. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2018

There are many books written on this subject, but this classic by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. I’ll outsource software development, since I don’t understand it.” Bored and unmotivated teams are never cost-effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2012

Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. In his book Reality Check , Guy Kawasaki summarizes some of the key issues. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2015

There are many books written on this subject, but one just last year by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. I’ll outsource software development, since I don’t understand it.” Bored and unmotivated teams are never cost-effective.

Outsource Development 104

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2011

Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. In his book Reality Check , Guy Kawasaki summarizes some of the key issues. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic. Email readers continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

There are many books written on this subject, but a recent one by Chris Ducker, “ Virtual Freedom ,” manages to pack a lot more practical guidance into a small space that many others I have seen. I’ll outsource software development, since I don’t understand it.” Bored and unmotivated teams are never cost-effective.

Outsource Development 92

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

To anyone who believes his data proves anything please do me a favor and go read The Black Swan – my favorite book of the past 5 years. In the book Taleb rails against people who use faulty models to predict risk and have self satisfied, false data arguments to convince people of their points of view.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

As a software developer I wrote code on what was called a “dumb terminal” because it literally had no processing capability. But for software developers like my company the web was a blessing. We were able to crank out software code at a much greater pace than was ever possible for.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Teachers can also put the list of books for their course, and students can buy directly from their session or account. I worked as a software and hardware engineer, and did lots of software development for networking and telecom firms, mainly networking. Talk about your background?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2010

Microsoft spent a huge amount of time and money with software developers for applications, and with hardware manufacturers to support multiple PC platforms. In fact, there are several good books written about Bill Gates and Microsoft. That’s real viral marketing. There is a lot more to this story than I can put here.

IBM 85

IBM IBM CIO Startup 85

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Old School Software Distribution Is Doomed. On December 10th, 1993, a small group of software developers in Shreveport, Louisiana changed the software world. id Software’s first-person shooter game, entitled simply DOOM, could be downloaded free, allowing gamers to play the first nine levels.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2015

Amazon – While arguably better than the company’s initial name, “Cadabra.com”, “Amazon” does not convey the company’s original core competency of selling books online. However, if this is true, “Aardvark” would have been a more clever choice and equally as relevant to online book sales.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2015

For instance, Software Developer Kevin Steuer noted that, “Working remotely gives me more control over a concentrated blocks of time each day to code. Wegener: Most people were excited to book flights to warm places. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

However, I was reading this book by Phil Knight, called Shoe Dog, and he talks about his story and how life is basically a sport, and that very few people are on the field of life. At the time, I really had no intention of ever working again. I traveled the world, enjoyed time with my family, and I really never though about working again.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Some other entrepreneurs who went down the MBA, consulting or banking routes without working at a startup are certainly book smart but haven’t always refined the street-smart skills needed to be an effective entrepreneur. There are many analogies here for software development. He created demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2010

Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. In his book Reality Check , Guy Kawasaki summarizes some of the key issues. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%.

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