SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? What technology research is required? What do we build in-house or outsource? Technologies you use, how much will it cost, future capabilities, scalability, in-house vs. outsourced all intersect. How can we address this risk?

Fractional CTO 225

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2021

Use aggregated data from social media, professional market research, public sentiment, and key influencers for change analysis. Traditional waterfall development and outsourcing won’t keep up with change. Adopt new core principles to stay competitive and assure survival. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Customer 173

Customer Custom Social Media Outsource Development 173

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

The third piece of our business, is we''ve developed the infrastructure, technology, and methodology to discover content, and put it into our own, salesforce like system, which allows our researchers to pick out videos, track down the content creators, and do all of the contracting through the system.

Media 235

Media Content Startup IP 235

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 19, 2013

However, rather than proudly sporting swag issued by his new company, he was wearing a polo shirt embroidered with an Artemis Research logo. Thus, the real competitive advantage for web entrepreneurs is to run longer, smarter and faster than their competition, with your company''s real name emblazoned on your T-shirts.

Cloud Computing 176

Cloud Computing Web Entrepreneur Marketing 176

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2020

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 126

Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 126

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2011

Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Market research. Competition analysis. Here is where you pick a few of these, characterize what they do, and position your own product to show your competitive advantage. Market research and competition.

Product 93

Product Entrepreneur Outsource Development Competition 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Market research. Competition analysis. Here is where you pick a few of these, characterize what they do, and position your own product to show your competitive advantage. Market research and competition.

Product 92

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 92

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Feels a real passion and love for their role. Believe in the same ethical and diversity boundaries.

Software Review 154

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 154

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2023

You have to get past how great the product is to address clearly what your business rationale is, why it is different from the competition's, and why it will succeed. Provide a simple yet complete description of your product or service and its competitive marketplace. Be concise as well as complete. A winning product or service.

Equity 121

Equity Technical Advisors Funding Ideas 121

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Marty Zwilling

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Internal corporate processes thwart innovation due to inherent inefficiencies of scale, high overhead, and the risk of impact on the corporate bottom line. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Startup 126

Startup Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Offshore 126

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive.

Startup 97

Startup Entrepreneur Outsource Competition 97

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Passion for what they do.

Software Review 107

Software Review Entrepreneur CTO Hire Outsource Development 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. But having no process does not make you more competitive. Product development process. Funding process. Manage human resources.

Startup 107

Startup Outsource Development Training Outsource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2015

Use aggregated data from social media, professional market research, public sentiment, and key influencers for change analysis. Traditional waterfall development and outsourcing won’t keep up with change. Adopt new core principles to stay competitive and assure survival. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Customer 97

Customer Custom Social Media Outsource Development 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Passion for what they do.

Software Review 103

Software Review Equity CTO Hire Outsource Development 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2014

Use aggregated data from social media, professional market research, public sentiment, and key influencers for change analysis. Traditional waterfall development and outsourcing won’t keep up with change. Adopt new core principles to stay competitive and assure survival. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Customer 96

Customer Custom Social Media Outsource Development 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. But having no process does not make you more competitive. Product development process. Funding process. Manage human resources.

Startup 102

Startup Outsource Development Writing Training 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Her focus is on crafting a customer experience that caters to people not like you, including social media aficionados, to bring in new customers and create a competitive advantage. That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function. Give you a significant competitive edge, by better serving broader customer groups.

Social Media 91

Social Media Customer Custom Media 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Internal corporate processes thwart innovation due to inherent inefficiencies of scale, high overhead, and the risk of impact on the corporate bottom line. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Offshore Startup Technical Review 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

Her focus is on crafting a customer experience that caters to people not like you, including social media aficionados, to bring in new customers and create a competitive advantage. That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function. Give you a significant competitive edge, by better serving broader customer groups.

Social Media 99

Social Media Customer Custom Media 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Internal corporate processes thwart innovation due to inherent inefficiencies of scale, high overhead, and the risk of impact on the corporate bottom line. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Startup 102

Startup Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Passion for what they do.

Software Review 96

Software Review CTO Hire Startup Outsource Development 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. But having no process does not make you more competitive. Product development process. Funding process. Manage human resources.

Startup 95

Startup Outsource Development Writing Training 95

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

You have to get past how great the product is to address clearly what your business rationale is, why it is different from the competition's, and why it will succeed. Provide a simple yet complete description of your product or service and its competitive marketplace. Be concise as well as complete. A winning product or service.

Technical Advisors 80

Technical Advisors Startup Equity Ideas 80

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Passion for what they do.

Software Review 92

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it. But having no process does not make you more competitive. Product development process. Funding process. Manage human resources.

Outsource Development 92

Outsource Development Training Outsource Metrics 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

You have to get past how great the product is to address clearly what your business rationale is, why it is different from the competition''s, and why it will succeed. Provide a simple yet complete description of your product or service and its competitive marketplace. Be concise as well as complete. A winning product or service.

Technical Advisors 75

Technical Advisors Entrepreneur Equity Ideas 75

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Feels a real passion and love for their role. Believe in the same ethical and diversity boundaries.

Software Review 88

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Internal corporate processes thwart innovation due to inherent inefficiencies of scale, high overhead, and the risk of impact on the corporate bottom line. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review Outsource 87

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Market research. Competition analysis. Here is where you pick a few of these, characterize what they do, and position your own product to show your competitive advantage. Market research and competition.

Product 48

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

Use aggregated data from social media, professional market research, public sentiment, and key influencers for change analysis. Traditional waterfall development and outsourcing won’t keep up with change. Adopt new core principles to stay competitive and assure survival. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Demand 71

Demand Customer Custom Tips 71

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 59

Startup Outsource Competition Acquisition 59

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2016

Strategic partnerships in this context can take the form of joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, outsourcing agreements, or even cooperative research. The information exchange from day-to-day interactions of engineers and marketers will drive you enhance your own processes to be more competitive. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 55

Startup Outsource Competition Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

Use aggregated data from social media, professional market research, public sentiment, and key influencers for change analysis. Traditional waterfall development and outsourcing won’t keep up with change. Adopt new core principles to stay competitive and assure survival. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Demand 56

Demand Customer Custom Tips 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

The passion has to be in the business context – meaning results oriented, customer oriented, and sensitive to competition. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. Feels a real passion and love for their role. Believe in the same ethical and diversity boundaries.

Software Review 56

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development CTO Coach 56

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Outsourcing and manufacturing “offshore” have become the norm. Internal corporate processes thwart innovation due to inherent inefficiencies of scale, high overhead, and the risk of impact on the corporate bottom line. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally.

Offshore 55

Offshore Technical Review Entrepreneur Outsource 55