Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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Tech.Co

MAY 18, 2017

HATCHBEAUTY Products is a company focused on beauty innovation, specializing in working with brands and retailers on product development, creative services, and strategic planning in cosmetic, skincare, hair care, fragrance, and beauty accessories. HATCHBEAUTY Products, LLC. Micro Quality Labs Inc. The Agency. The Camp Transformation Center.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Here in LA we ran three programs this year - Techstars Music, the Cedars Sinai Accelerator powered by Techstars, and the inaugural class of Techstars LA, which invests across all verticals. A certified executive coach, Anna works with her portfolio companies to build great teams, develop a sound strategy and create a strong network.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. Some CTO’s swear that it is a huge improvement in development timeframes and doesn’t cause performance issues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. In the midst of high-tech development, funding, and selling, someone has to keep the office network running, get processes documented, and manage to keep everyone happy and busy. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

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Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. Maintenance contracts are another great way to create a brand-new revenue stream. Streamline management costs. Mix things up.

Entrepreneur 93

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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. What our company is doing, is it is developing an online tool for people to find addiction treatment to meet their needs. Adi Jaffe: It is tough.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

The working class grammar of these light-hearted phrases underscored that the band was not taking itself too seriously. Some musicians would have felt pressure to record hit singles to ensure the continuation of their recording contract. Any time will do." Prior to his departure, Syd had written and sung most of the band's material.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. Maintenance contracts are another great way to create a brand-new revenue stream. Streamline management costs. Mix things up.

Startup 94

Startup Outsource Development Sales Social Media 94

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

For example, if a contract is disputed, you have various layers of protection--there's a digital archive of the original and the completed contract. He had a contract which went South, where they couldn't find a paper copy, and they really got hurt in the settlement of a legal challenge. Obie Fernandez gave us a good one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. Maintenance contracts are another great way to create a brand-new revenue stream. Streamline management costs. Mix things up.

Tips 92

Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

CallFire can now scale to support millions of users, and our new and expanded text messaging, call tracking, telephone alert and interactive voice features are best-in-class.”. There are no contracts or start-up fees, and campaigns can seamlessly scale in the cloud as demand arises.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

Obviously to understand a “class” of people you have to make broad generalizations. We have 12 developers and they have 3. Sales people will often sell future development work. If your sales teams think that they can throw in some extra features that you’ll build to win the big contract they will.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 24, 2016

Shortly thereafter, we began developing apps and websites out of Brent’s garage. For instance, in the High Tech Sales class, we discussed the necessity of tracking ad performance. They created a futures exchange in which the contracts were based upon the outcome of political events.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2010

This usually involves some level of CEO advising/mentoring, business plan development, market definition, money raising, team building, etc. Tell us what you really do these days. Mike: In general, I help young companies with their execution strategies. I am active on a number of Boards of organizations that support entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneur Angel Startup Mentor 84

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

They offered me a contract job at the intersection of science and graphics, which is satellite imaging, a dream come true. One of those tips, is a half an hour walk, five times a week results in 33 percent less risk of developing Alzheimers. We actually wrote the business plan in a business plan class at USC.

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Study Startup Design Tips 252

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. I installed Windows 3.1 on all the computers and established a network using Novell. THE FIVE C’S.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Obviously to understand a “class&# of people you have to make broad generalizations. We have 12 developers and they have 3. Sales people will often sell future development work. If your sales teams think that they can throw in some extra features that you’ll build to win the big contract they will.

Sales 316

Sales Startup Pricing Customer 316

TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

. */. private static E [] getUniverse ( Class elementType ) {. There is a single backing array instance of those Month constants living in memory somewhere ( a private field in the Class object for Month ), but it wouldn't be safe to pass that array directly to every caller of values(). Some developers don't know these classes exist.

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Java Class Ideas Writing 330

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

But while universities are developing online content they are not fundamentally disrupting leaning because the method of delivery is not a new business model. His class reading lists could be a primer for any entrepreneur, not just MBAs. “Online education is truly going to kill us.”

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Being in business since I was 18 years old has led to a lot of conferences, meetings, mixers, classes, tradeshows and after parties. Let me explain why this company had such an impact on my life. I meet A LOT of people. Some have called me a “super connector”. On all these occasions I meet people and get a card.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 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? Startup 3.0:

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 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? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 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? Startup 3.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. If your goal is a large national corporation with more than 100 investors, and multiple classes of stock, you might prefer a C-Corp or S-Corp.

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Product Summary Startup Examples 169

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 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? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. Gramercy Park Condo Goes Into Contract. In March of last year, Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook, paid $10.9 The arrival of techies has also had a profound effect on the rental market, brokers and real-estate developers say. Developers are scrambling to cater to the influx.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Productive Programming - Gabriel Weinberg , August 31, 2010 BIG disclaimer: I'm not formally trained in computer science (aside from two classes at MIT in 2000) and I haven't worked closely with that many programmers or teams (maybe 10 or so). Develop your business plan. Dec 26, 2009). You can bootstrap your way into existence.

Startup 191

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). It took 3-4 months into the development of the product for Hashable to realize that it is a mobile first, web second service.

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Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 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? Startup 3.0:

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). This ended up developing into Visual Basic for Applications , the strategy for programmability in Microsoft Office. Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Communicating with the developers who write code.

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