Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

This approach works best with business associates that know you, or peers that you meet at industry conferences, or technical gurus that have no business connections to the candidate. Outsourcing to expert freelancers or business partners is often a better solution for startups than managing everyone into the inside team.

Technology 87

Technology High Tech Startup Social Media 87

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2014

This approach works best with business associates that know you, peers that you meet at industry conferences, or technical gurus that have no business connections to the candidate. Outsourcing to expert freelancers or business partners is often a better solution for startups than managing everyone into the inside team.

High Tech 103

High Tech Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Customers won’t pay to see your new employees learning on the job, and outsourcing the real work to a cheap labor source is a recipe for disaster. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

Services 61

Services Startup Training Writing 61

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2016

This approach works best with business associates that know you, or peers that you meet at industry conferences, or technical gurus that have no business connections to the candidate. Outsourcing to expert freelancers or business partners is often a better solution for startups than managing everyone into the inside team.

High Tech 58

High Tech Startup Social Media Entrepreneur 58

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. Yet you can run a conference and mint money.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

xWe spoke with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space, ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week. For example, there are different kinds of credit cards, different banks and issuers, and different kinds of credit cards, gift cards, and debit cards.

Startup 145

Startup Product Customer Custom 145

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Perfect example; ShoeBoxed.com. Being in business since I was 18 years old has led to a lot of conferences, meetings, mixers, classes, tradeshows and after parties. It was at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in the media room when I overheard the founders being interviewed. I meet A LOT of people.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Paul Graham on trends for the future - Business of Software Blog , August 25, 2010 Paul Graham spoke at last year's Business of Software conference. Making Money From Social Games - ArcticStartup , August 23, 2010 Games Developer Conference Europe 2010 (GDCE) took place last week in Cologne, Germany. Example: Netflix).

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Want to know, for example, why Foursquare uses MongoDB to store check-in information? 10 Tips for Enterprise Software Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 16, 2010 I started my career in enterprise software in the 1980s and after some years working in other areas (outsourcing and online media) I am back in the enterprise software game.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

In a world where 90% of communications is non-verbal imagine what is lost on conference calls. What about outsourcing? For me outsourcing in a pure startup is the kiss of death. I believe that startup tech companies need to develop a technical DNA and this doesn’t happen when you outsource. What about offshoring?

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335