Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2012

Last week Boston Startup School officially launched and began with their inaugural class. Over the past few months Boston Startup School and it’s founders have reviewed hundreds of applications for their first class all while working very hard to get to know each and every candidate. great jobs. ” - Shaun Johnson.

Education 86

Education Startup Software Review Technical Review 86

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

The company provides SAT, ACT, and other similar test preparation courses and related software. I had worked as a tutor for Princeton Review, and Jake for Kaplan. We thought, we could put out a better product than Kaplan or Princeton Review, which would be more compelling, and also would tie in a strong social mission.

Software Review 178

Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Jackson, CEO and co-founder of CapLinked (www.caplinked.com), which is developing tools to help entrepreneurs and investors connect. Having both done it before, we thought we could build a company that could help entrepreneurs raise money, and keep them updated on the company. So back to the company--is the product live yet?

Southern California 243

Southern California Entrepreneur Software Review Yammer 243

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. billion) and ISS (sold to IBM $1.3 John Greathouse <john *@ *.com>

Venture Capital 100

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

These should be carefully selected, with a proven track record, willing and available to help, and be completely trustworthy. For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Let’s talk specifics.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

These should be carefully selected, with a proven track record, willing and available to help, and be completely trustworthy. For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Let’s talk specifics.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. These terms refer to a class of professional investors who invest their own money, like angels, but have the larger resources and scope of venture capitalists with other people’s money. Super-angel investors (micro-VCs).

Startup 57

Startup Software Review Equity Invest 57

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

One is software, which is very much like software-as-a-service, where we deliver that software to publications and conferences, to enable rich media on their sites. That helps the reader figure out what are the key elements of the research, and whether the reader wants to spend more time digging into the article.

Journal 124

Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Not too many people are aware of the success and story of Lynda.com (www.lynda.com), started by Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin , and how the firm's now grown to a double-digit, multimillion dollar business which is known as THE source for online training on such things as web design, graphics software, animation, video editing, and much more.

Startup 242

Startup Web Design Writing Web 242

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

It gives music companies a direct pipeline to market their products and services to music fans. If you believe that you have a great idea that has a potential to sell and you need help in product development, we are here for your help. We have helped many other startups through our carefully designed investment model.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

For parents, if you're interested in how your kids are doing, you can find out what their schedule is like, what homework is due when, what their grades are, and how they are progressing, plus you can communicate with their teachers. They were looking for someone to help and guide them. There are a couple of things happening right now.

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

These should be carefully selected, with a proven track record, willing and available to help, and be completely trustworthy. For this, you should expect participation in monthly strategy and review meetings, and unlimited access via phone or email for questions, mentoring, and advice. Let’s talk specifics.

Invest 50

Invest Technical Review Software Review High Tech 50

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We sat down with Brett Crosby (who founded Urchin Software, the company which became Google Analytics) and Brew Johnson , the co-founders of the company, to learn more about the company and what it's working on. I came up with this idea due to a deep obsession with the mortgage industry. in a funding round.

Southern California 100

Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". We both lived in the city (San Francisco), she was in event marketing and I was a software engineer. Just the look in their eye, knowing when you''re helping someone out.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Startup Software Engineering Technical Review 235

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. Niraparib is a PARP inhibitor, a drug class that has rebounded after some setbacks. It also got a pat on the back from Bill Gates. .

Buzzfeed 59

Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. It is an opportunity to get frank feedback from VCs, angels, peers and the technolust.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. We facilitate the most productive business-to-consumer relationship with a pioneering solution that finally makes proactive information updates useful. TCA is a not-for-profit organization. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". We both lived in the city (San Francisco), she was in event marketing and I was a software engineer. Just the look in their eye, knowing when you''re helping someone out.

Entrepreneur 164

Entrepreneur Startup Software Engineering Technical Review 164

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, you would be foolhardy to hire good old Johnnie to review your software cross-licensing agreement. Working with startup lawyers also minimizes the risk of losing control of your adVenture, as they can help you avoid common fundraising and investor pitfalls.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Partners provided products and services including: Uber, Here on Biz, ParkMe, Simply Petals, Triptrotting, Bloodhound, Planana, Pop-Up Pantry, EventSorbet, ROC, Startup Car, Pulsoviral, TrueCar, PopChips, ONE Coconut water, Gamer Food, Zevia. Code Monkey Hackathon song (VIDEO ABOVE). Examiner: Silicon Beach Fest Showcases Innovation.

Hollywood 67

Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

The industry will continue to invest heavily in educating people and convincing them to try internet security products (free versions & life-time trials). In many industries, business and enterprise customers usually pay more than everyday consumers for the business-class version of the same product. The large U.S.

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

If you don’t know, Ring offers home security products that started with a video doorbell, then video floodlights, outdoor stickup cams and now in-home security features that innovate in-home security alongside outside protection. We were CONVINCED Dropcam (then Nest) wouldn’t mobilize a competing product quickly if it did sell?

Startup 247

Startup Pricing Product Marketing 247

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve talked before about problems I see with the US education system in both my post about Peter Thiel’s 20-under-20 initiative and also my review of Waiting for Superman. Programming should be the middle class job of the next 20 years. Full product out shortly. I plan to use Treehouse myself.

Invest 295

Invest Carson Technical Review Education 295

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Pivoting - Chris Dixon , June 14, 2010 My Hunch cofounders and I frequently ask ourselves: “If we were to start over today, would we build our product the same way we had so far?&# Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

Some investors are team focused, others market focused, others seems to look for product / market fit. Only then can I even care about product, market or their nebulous “fit.&#. I want somebody who can inspire you to produce great products but not know your trade better than you do. I argued for the opposite.

CTO Hire 363

CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. Interesting patterns emerged: Everyone makes the same classes of error. recently did a lecture at a Babson MBA summer class on Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

That is excluding a single line of code or paying any salaries. Our chief architect, Ryan Lissack, wanted to store our data in Amazon’s new (at the time) storage product called S3 that enabled us to store all our data in their facility and we’d pay by the MBs uploaded / downloaded. We raised $16.5 million in our A round.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343