Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Maybe we haven’t seen the results yet, but there are thousands of startup opportunities to offer new alternatives and services, to replace those destroyed by the crisis. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The trend toward more remote work, flexible work hours, and outsourcing can eliminate productive work relationships and communication between functions. Some business leaders don’t realize that managing remote work and outsourcing always increases their communication and project management workload, rather than reducing it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. These sites often sponsor pitch contests with small cash prizes for funding, as well as other valuable services to support entrepreneurs. Donation good-cause model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

You should never outsource the management of your core technology. Of course, there are many commercial resources available on the Internet, including the Thomas Registry , which is an online database of 500,000 specialty manufacturers, distributors, and prototype developers, across every state and country.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2021

Of course, it helps to pick a business model that minimizes these costs, such as e-commerce to minimize initial staff and facilities, or professional services, where you are the initial product. Especially today, when more companies are willing to work through outsourcing, freelancing, and contracting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

You should never outsource the management of your core technology. Of course, there are many commercial resources available on the Internet, including the Thomas Registry , which is an online database of 500,000 specialty manufacturers, distributors, and prototype developers, across every state and country.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 19, 2013

And of course the most successful technology companies: Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com [duh], Oracle, Microsoft all have loads of sales people. Many young startups are being advised not to have a professional services business and in my opinion this is a big mistake. Professional services = higher rate of successful rollouts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2020

After investigating these successes, I have isolated certain strategy elements which I now offer to you as expeditors of success in starting a new business, independent of the product or service you are offering, as well as the market segment you are targeting. Focus on communication and responsibility assignment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. These sites often sponsor pitch contests with small cash prizes for funding, as well as other valuable services to support entrepreneurs. Donation good-cause model.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Note: There are clearly routine tasks which can be effectively outsourced at a startup, including those which: (i) do not require a significant time investment on the part of the entrepreneur to educate the outsourcer or, (ii) no institutional knowledge is gained by the outsourcer which could be critical to the venture’s success.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Phishing emails are designed to impersonate companies or executives to trick users into turning over sensitive information, typically usernames and passwords, so that scammers can log into online services and steal money or data. Remote employees at companies across the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2013

Generally speaking, cost accounting describes a wide variety of systems and processes for collecting financial data which is then analyzed, summarized, and used to create alternative courses of action. In other words, it’s a decision-making tool that gives you the financial information you need to take control of your business operations.

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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. Of course I’m generalizing. I don’t believe it. They may work strange hours such as 2am – noon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

Evaluate outsourcing as a quick solution to break the constraint. Of course, they all prefer cash, but some may work for future revenue or startup equity. It was a win-win deal, with new customers and better service for both. Of course, it’s important to maintain a balance of organic growth versus the more creative approaches.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

” Much of this will look and feel like a Green New Deal, but sold under a package of infrastructure modernization and service upgrades that the country desperately needs. . An estimated six to ten million homes still receive drinking water through lead pipes and service lines,” the White House wrote in a statement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

You should never outsource the management of your core technology. Of course, there are many commercial resources available on the Internet, including the Thomas Registry , which is an online database of 650,000 specialty manufacturers, distributors, and prototype developers, across every state and country.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

That was in the support space, where we were doing outsourced technical services. My initiative at Support.com was to introduce new products into the support space, as a Software-as-a-Service product. I was most recently at a public company, at Support.com, where I was the CEO.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

You should never outsource the management of your core technology. Of course, there are many commercial resources available on the Internet, including the Thomas Registry , which is an online database of 650,000 specialty manufacturers, distributors, and prototype developers, across every state and country.

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Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

You should never outsource the management of your core technology. Of course, there are many commercial resources available on the Internet, including the Thomas Registry , which is an online database of 500,000 specialty manufacturers, distributors, and prototype developers, across every state and country.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. These sites often sponsor pitch contests with small cash prizes for funding, as well as other valuable services to support entrepreneurs. Donation good-cause model.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Of course, I immediately gave him the whole spiel on Visible Networking and Steve was totally game to make our networking visible. It’s very difficult to communicate the value of my services and it’s even harder to find people/companies looking to outsource their product development to a business guy like myself. I can see that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. This is basically the Open Source concept, where sites like IdeaScale facilitate the outsourcing of application development to the Internet community in the form of an open call. Software crowd sourcing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

New this year are application services and outsourcing, cloud application infrastructure services, cloud security, privacy and smart cities. So, of course you have the option of ignoring hype cycle predictions, and pushing forward with your latest technology startup. It’s definitely worth a look.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

Of course, it has to be the right value, and convenient, and all these other things. We specialize in sending you products you really want, and work with manufacturers to make sure those products arrive in pristine condition, all supported by systems and customer service. What the key to make model work? Thanks, and good luck!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2010

Maybe we haven’t seen the results yet, but there are thousands of startup opportunities to offer new products and services, to replace those in crisis. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products. The impact of global instability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. This is basically the Open Source concept, where sites like IdeaScale facilitate the outsourcing of application development to the Internet community in the form of an open call. Software crowd sourcing.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2013

Hulme also argues that organizations will always need IT, business experts, security experts, and engagement managers to handle relationships with the growing number of third-party and outsourcing vendors cropping up around the cloud. “Of course, IT jobs within solution providers and at consultancies will remain.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

They outsource the critical negotiations and “trust their advisors to handle the details.&# I value the service they provide. You can’t outsource this to a recruiter. I want to decide what the right “angle&# on the story it (with their input, of course). You name it. And yes, VC’s, too.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Customer Service – As newspaper boys were the face of their employers, savvy carriers learned to establish healthy customer relationships to facilitate timely collections and generous tips. Unfortunately, the paperboy has met the same fate as the iceman, milkman and diaper services. Boys To Men. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Many startups have an advisory board of sympathetic people with industry expertise, or people who enjoy mentoring, or people who donate a few services on the come. Strange course corrections. They’re new and different problems. Some of those will be outside the company. Yes, it is now in vogue to say your startup can, or did, pivot.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2015

Almost the instant the concept of the sharing economy was introduced, it has skyrocketed into hundreds of successful and established brands by offering everyone a chance to be their own boss, and others the ability to outsource needs saving time by providing convenience.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

That is, of course, as long as what you are selling is the absolute best in your market.) Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Being able to vouch for your product or service in your potential customer’s inbox is powerful. Second, how to get leads.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

where her clients included global leaders in the outsourcing and telecom sectors and a number of prominent non-profits. nsyght is a real time service that pull in events and posts that and your friends make on all the social services that you use. Stop wasting the great contacts you make every day. .

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Although I generally despise the involvement of consultants during a venture’s early stages (see Beware The Consultant ) , consider securing a risk – reward relationship with an outsourced marketing firm. He is a member of the University of California at Santa Barbara’s Faculty where he teaches several entrepreneurial courses.

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