Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. So it’s unsurprising that typical “A rounds&# of venture capital were $5-10 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

When you are starting a new business, every resource is precious, including time, funding, and people. New businesses often burn excessive resources working on the wrong things, or doing things the wrong way. Excessive resources required in this area are rarely recognized. Outsourcing services that could be done in-house.

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Outsource Development Outsource Metrics Technical Review 122

Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

Any new enterprise is at risk if there are not enough resources to get the company to breakeven, which is a proxy for stability. And fifth: Competitive risk. . Reduction or elimination of one or more of these risks increases the valuation of the company and certainly improves its chances of survival and growth.

Outsource Development 156

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 156

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In fact, I think the evidence is clear that many entrepreneurs started their journey while still in college, and capitalized on all the resources there, before moving on: Extend your technology focus with business basics. Every school recognizes the power of “hands-on” work to help you develop your own ideas into a business.

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Entrepreneur Mentor Class Resource 157

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change. ” Climate resiliency .

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Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2019

Any new enterprise is at risk if there are not enough resources to get the company to breakeven, which is a proxy for stability. And fifth: Competitive risk. . The lesson: Reduction or elimination of one or more of these risks increases the valuation of the company and certainly improves its chances of survival and growth.

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Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 120

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Pilot agreements are provisional contracts under which companies can assess the veracity of a potential, long-term relationship. The “go / no go” structure of such contracts effectively allows big companies to defer their ultimate decision of whether or not they want to work with the startup until after the Pilot is completed.

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Sales Outsource Development Metrics Resource 215

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Zondigo, Inc.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The part of the movement that resonates the most with me (in my words) is that entrepreneurs should keep their capital expenditures really low while they’re experimenting with their product and determining whether there is a large market for what they do. I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The author outlines eight necessary steps for every business and entrepreneur to capitalize on this movement to on-demand project teams, versus permanent hires. With contract players, you assume a project duration, with easy transition to new players for the next campaign. Prioritize objectives and seek expert talent to match.

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Demand Training Outsource Development Organization 143

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. Clearly the founders and senior executives of a company are the most valuable resources and their time should be maximized on the most valuable tasks.

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

I am not a government contracting expert. In the parlance of government contracting, this approach is termed a “prime and sub-prime relationship.” The Downside Of Government Contracting. It is downright criminal to lose a hard-fought sale because of crony capitalism.

Startup 207

Startup Outsource Development Software Review Sales 207

Berkonomics

MARCH 15, 2012

Any new enterprise is at risk if there are not enough resources to get the company to breakeven, which is a proxy for stability. And fifth: Competitive risk. Reduction or elimination of one or more of these risks increases the valuation of the company and certainly improves its chances of survival and growth.

Outsource Development 200

Outsource Development Ideas Resource Patents 200

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Some of the most common include: Junked-up Capital Table – A hodgepodge of small investors who may cause potential headaches for management and/or institutional investors. As such, remote members in key roles should be prepared to either routinely commute or relocate, once institutional capital is secured. Frictionless Fundraising.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur IP RSS 264

socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based Unitas Global (www.unitasglobal.com) recently raised a round of funding from MK Capital and Azure Capital for its vision of helping enterprises make that transition to cloud technology. Companies were saying--we want to outsource these kinds of things, because they''re not our core competency.

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Cloud Computing Outsource Development Outsource Startup 217

Xconomy

OCTOBER 3, 2016

His San Leandro, CA-based company, TerrAvion , relies on a network of contract pilots to capture weekly shots of his customers’ vineyards, corn fields, and strawberry rows. But as Xconomy’s Bruce Bigelow reported, robotics companies are trying to develop navigation systems that would allow drones to operate autonomously and safely.

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San Diego Outsource Development Startup Resource 107

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. But I would point out that these days there are really talented tech developers & teams everywhere. Here are mine: 1.

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Startup Venture Capital Press San Diego 378

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

The author outlines eight necessary steps for every business and entrepreneur to capitalize on this movement to on-demand project teams, versus permanent hires. With contract players, you assume a project duration, with easy transition to new players for the next campaign. Prioritize objectives and seek expert talent to match.

Demand 92

Demand Startup Training Outsource Development 92

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

The program has been so successful that the startups have leveraged $48M in private capital to further their development. She’s also an advisor and connector to portfolio companies, and consults other angel groups to develop business plans. Joanne Chen, Partner at Foundation Capital. As the President of Start Co.,

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Develop your financial projections. Identify the resources you’ll need (and associated costs) to hit each of your milestones. Managing working capital, mainly cash at this stage, is critical since liquidity is a huge concern. Calculate your expenses and subtract them from any revenue you are earning. Do you have questions?

Tips 90

Tips Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 90

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The author outlines eight necessary steps for every business and entrepreneur to capitalize on this movement to on-demand project teams, versus permanent hires. With contract players, you assume a project duration, with easy transition to new players for the next campaign. Prioritize objectives and seek expert talent to match.

Demand 99

Demand Training Outsource Development Entrepreneur 99

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2014

Develop your financial projections. Identify the resources you’ll need (and associated costs) to hit each of your milestones. Managing working capital, mainly cash at this stage, is critical since liquidity is a huge concern. Calculate your expenses and subtract them from any revenue you are earning. Do you have questions?

Tips 101

Tips Startup Outsource Development Sales 101

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

Extending the feature set of the product would obviously be better if done by the customer but sometimes customers lack the resources to do customizations so simply telling them to get stuffed is not the answer. Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract.

Software Review 321

Software Review Software Services Company 321

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. Another reality is that angel investors and venture capital groups almost never invest in a services-only company. Their perspective is that these entrepreneurs need only to sell themselves, but shouldn’t need capital up front for product development or manufacturing.

Satisfaction 91

Satisfaction Patents Outsource Development Services 91

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based Catalog (www.catalog.cc), a startup developing artificial intelligence software to help independent visual artists scale their content production efforts, announced it raised $1.5M The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch. in a seed funding round.

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Help IP Content Google 133

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 24, 2011

I am currently at the annual VC in the OC program held in Irvine CA by OCTANe , an organization that connects people and ideas to resources and capital in Orange County. Vizio’s vision was to develop high quality, affordable HDTV’s for a mass market.

Orange County 104

Orange County OCTANE Technical Review Outsource Development 104

Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

Agencies are Used as a Perpetual Crutch – Large companies spend an ungodly amount of money outsourcing everything. Many times this is a great use of capital resources. However, this is a huge mistake when overpriced and underperforming 3rd party agencies supplant core competencies and skills that need to be developed internally.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Company Companies Outsource Development 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2016

As startups grow from development organizations to a sustainable and repeatable business, processes must be documented, employees hired and trained and customer-support organizations built. Capitalize on your past industry experience. Creating operational processes and procedures.

Entrepreneur 59

Entrepreneur Activity Training Outsource Development 59

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

We then allow you to use the print cloud, where we develop, print, and mail pieces very easily. We had to find other, more diverse ways to allocate our resources and grow businesses. We build on those audiences, and find others that look alike. We've taken all of the logistics and headache out of defining a campaign for our customers.

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CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. Another reality is that angel investors and venture capital groups almost never invest in a services-only company. Their perspective is that these entrepreneurs need only to sell themselves, but shouldn’t need capital up front for product development or manufacturing.

Product 91

Product Services Satisfaction Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Most begin by doing the product development, marketing and sales alone, but struggle making the transition to hiring and coaching others, defining repeatable processes and focusing on future strategy. Try to capitalize on your strengths, rather than trying to fix all your weaknesses. It’s a big change.

Social Network 59

Social Network Startup Demand Entrepreneur 59

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2016

They just need a little help in navigating the opportunities, they're interested in learning more about contract manufacturing, and they want to connect with capital. Finally, we found that there are a number of resources here that are hard to find, and are just starting to pop up.

Startup 100

Startup Study Hollywood Examples 100

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

I created this resource to have the single most comprehensive guide anywhere on all the different items involved in starting a business. Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Human Resources. Financing and Business Planning.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Zondigo, Inc.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2015

Almost the instant the concept of the sharing economy was introduced, it has skyrocketed into hundreds of successful and established brands by offering everyone a chance to be their own boss, and others the ability to outsource needs saving time by providing convenience.

Resource 40

Resource Outsource Development Guide Research 40