Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2016

SaaS – or Software as a Service – platforms are all the rage. Essentially a business model where software is licensed and distributed from a central location, SaaS companies can now be found in telecoms, human resources, and more. Here are four that are blazing trails right now: Quintype. RelinkLabs.

SaaS 49

SaaS Artificial Inteligence Netflix Platform 49

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Gone are the days of required $50K computer servers onsite, with big software license fees up-front. Use the cloud and subscriptions for computing technology.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Commerce 104

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. He wanted to build direct customer relationships to get product feedback but only 2% of customers would ever return their registration cards. Yes, long before Yelp or any similar service.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

some came from our customer service, some were to improve performance / scalability from tech ops, some were bug fixes, etc.) This is a huge industry dominated by Western Union with a very limited service to its users. I used to always tell my development team, “you need to design a product that my dad could use.

Organization 280

Organization Customer Custom Tips 280

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

He wanted to launch his next venture in financial services because it was a bigger industry. But I pointed out that he would be up against competitors that had spend years building relationships with the big financial services companies (as well as channel partners) and he was going to have to start from scratch. He’s a star.

Entrepreneur 267

Entrepreneur Startup SaaS San Diego 267

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Features that were very difficult and expensive to program yet he found later that his customers could care less about his cool features. What IMVU thought was game changing technology was not why customers used the software. In fact, Customer Experience (CX) turns the product development chart upside down.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Blogging Startup 72

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. 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. August 20, 2010 They say people won't pay for content.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. call to arms.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2015

For many disabilities, empathic developers have provided new utilities that improve certain functions for the iPhone or Android. Hamilton CapTel provides a captioning service that allows the phone to transfer the audio in calls into text through the application. Making Technology More Accessible.

Mobile 40

Mobile Pricing Tool Customer 40

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. You could just outspend. Innovative. Disruptive.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. The Phantom Sales Forecast – Failing at Customer Validation - Steve Blank , July 22, 2010 Startup CEO’s can’t delegate sales and expect it to happen.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217