Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

People with the wrong tools or no training. It’s no secret that some people are more productive than others, due to skills, training, or commitment. Outsourcing services that could be done in-house. Outsourcing is an expensive solution for poor planning. Outsourcing is an expensive solution for poor planning.

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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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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

PICS Auditing , a software-as-a-service developer which provides contractor screening and credentialing software, has raised $35M in a funding round, the firm sai dtoday. PICS is headed by John Moreland, and helps large organization mange their contracts, suppliers, and vendors. The minority funding came from Norwest Venture Partners.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

This year, we're again sponsoring the Recurring Revenue Conference (www.recurringrevenueconference.com), presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Lots of startups talk about trying to outsource all their customer support. The Recurring Revenue Conference , Presented by Sutton Capital Partners, is being held on April 12th.

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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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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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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Back in 2003 and 2004, we were focused on the international market, and started outsourcing to India and the Philippines for call center services. In terms of tactics, we went from 20-odd people at the company to just three people, myself and two developers. Did you end up taking additional capital into the company?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Adding to the confusion, the most-recent MoneyTree Report on San Diego venture capital activity shows that Ostendo raised almost $10 million in VC funding during the second quarter. The Journal also reported at the time that Ostendo had raised $90 million from venture capital firms and Pieter Thiel, the investor and PayPal co-founder.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Perhaps it’s time to raise a round of Venture Capital funding and want a pitch presentation a bit more composed than the dusty Keynote you put together last year for your friends and family round. What if you could combine the flexibility of outsourcing with the quality level of highly skilled strategists? Training Materials.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2011

One of Southern California's biggest assets are the number of world class, local universities researching and developing technology and knowledge across a large number of disciplines. Adi Jaffe: I'm a UCLA addiction trained psychologist, specializing in addiction. First, what is All About Addiction about? Adi Jaffe: It is tough.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

Importantly, make sure that you retain IP rights to your custom work which needs to be part of the engagement contract. If not specified in contract you might find yourself with future litigation over IP. Each project should be related to rolling out your solution (or you shouldn’t do it). rollout support. configuration.

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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. Trust your gut, and ignore naysayers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. Every partner and employee can kill your success potential in a heartbeat, so don’t take shortcuts on your hiring and training practices. Another reality is that angel investors and venture capital groups almost never invest in a services-only company.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Many companies decide to sell when they believe they have reached a strategic pinnacle and will need substantial capital to reach the next level to remain competitive and grow. Billion , an example of perfect timing can be witnessed by Bain Capital’s acquisition of the cybersecurity leader, Blue Coat Systems Inc.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. Every partner and employee can kill your success potential in a heartbeat, so don’t take shortcuts on your hiring and training practices. Another reality is that angel investors and venture capital groups almost never invest in a services-only company.

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Steve Reich

AUGUST 9, 2012

But as a community, we have to figure out how Angels can effectively participate in the development of accelerator-based companies. With the VC ranks shrinking, founders need to tap every source of capital out there. The entrepreneurs in startups are trained to go fast and run lean. The conflict is built in.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Find sources of capital— friends & family, business bank loans , angel investment , venture capital or even crowdfunding ( Crowdfunder , Fundable ). Hire and train salespeople.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2011

When you play Monopoly with your children, you can subtly underscore an entrepreneurial mindset in their gameplay which will ultimately help them develop valuable startup skills, as described below. Monopoly is a great training ground to develop rudimentary cash management skills. Hands On Learning.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

There are many analogies here for software development. Raising Capital – The VC equivalent for musicians is getting signed by a major label. First, Chamillionaire is up front about the fact that he is trying to get out of the label contract he has with Universal and he’s holding back from producing music until he does.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Christopher Brereton is one of the founders and lead guru of PictureHealing , a company that develops community, awareness and support through photo sharing on iPhones. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

During the down market they were able to double down on recruiting, sales, outsourcing, new market entries and marketing (yes, with Tiger ads ). Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. More tiers = more complication = more confusion. Dec 26, 2009). Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing? -

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. For existing trained professionals, it’s an opportunity to become an entrepreneur.

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