Competition Software Technical Advisors 
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2013
I have long advised startup companies that if you don’t control your messaging somebody else will and your potential customers will form impressions of you shaped by somebody else or by nobody at all. I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. She was paid 15% more.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 27, 2016
For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.
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Tech.Co
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The grant scheme is keen to accept applications from a range of female visionary founders, whether your business develops Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions or retails food and beverages. The grant landscape can be incredibly competitive too, leaving little room for error when writing your proposal.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2011
I was once asked by a top executive of a major software company why we were not selling more products in Finland. I informed him that we needed to translate the software into Finnish at a cost of $50,000. We retained legal council in Milan and were advised that we would loose if the case went to trial.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 13, 2010
I was once asked by a division manager of a major software company why we were not selling more products in Finland. I informed him that we needed to translate the software into Finish at a cost of $50,000. We retained legal council in Milan and were advised that we would loose if the case went to trial.
Frank Addante
JUNE 4, 2006
StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%. Many software companies have > 80% gross margins which is why they are more valuable than say traditional retailers or consumer product companies.
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