SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 3, 2012

Saturday, June 9, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

Startup 113

Startup Custom Development Ideas Customer 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2012

Friday, June 8, 2012 -- Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See [link] (more)

Startup 113

Startup Custom Development Ideas Customer 113

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2018

Matt Stodder: What we see, is we're occupying a place in the ecosystem where there are companies with ideas, but really haven't take those ideas to a place where they can execute or plan for them. There are lots of people who create ideas, without places for them to go. That kills companies and waste resources.

Startup 172

Startup Seed Funding Mentor Ideas 172

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. They had decided to take a Digg style approach to product development. Back then it seemed foreign.

Organization 280

Organization Custom Customer Tips 280

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

“The program is very interesting, basically taking Steve Blank’s view on entrepreneurship and startup development and formalizes it into a program for entrepreneurs who are trying to get started,” said Risenhoover. The idea of StartupWeekend Next is once you have your idea, what happens next?”. Customer Development.

Class 98

Class Mentor Startup UCLA 98

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Because GoTo.com was his idea. But bill is a BIG idea guy. My take was that this follows three trends: a) customer involvement in product design, b) mass customization [e.g. On the first point – think of Steven Blank’s customer development but for physical products. Overture sold for $1.6

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

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. You don’t need to count on the old myth that all you need is a new idea on the back of a napkin, and investors will throw money at you.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The platform approach we took allows teams and companies and venues to access the best functionality, at a subcription price, rather than a custom development price. From what I've seen, from my vantage point, is it's pretty difficult to build and excellent mobile platform, without spending millions and millions of dollars.

Mobile 162

Mobile Platform El Segundo UCLA 162

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. You don’t need to count on the old myth that all you need is a new idea on the back of a napkin, and investors will throw money at you.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Commerce 104

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2014

This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Or he may be the founder’s brother, idea person, or inventor, who can’t be bothered actually working on the nuts and bolts of the real business. Chief Evangelist. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales).

CTO Hire 100

CTO Hire Funding Cloud Computing CIO 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Or he may be the founder’s brother, idea person, or inventor, who can’t be bothered actually working on the nuts and bolts of the real business. Chief Evangelist. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales).

Startup 97

Startup Invest CTO Hire Cloud Computing 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2010

This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Or he may be the founder’s brother, idea person, or inventor, who can’t be bothered actually working on the nuts and bolts of the real business. Chief Evangelist. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales).

Startup 90

Startup CTO Hire Cloud Computing CIO 90

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

We had over 35 ideas pitched Friday night, certainly on the higher side than normal with some really killer ideas. Attendees then cast their votes and 12 winning ideas were selected. Those with their ideas selected were out on the prowl, looking to recruit the top designer or developer in the room.

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

This customer loves you, your product or service, your brand. This is a great group to solicit ideas for new products/service or changes you are considering. They are a great resource and a great place to try trial balloons for new ideas to see how they resonate with your best customers. They get you.

Custom 72

Custom Customer Blogging Startup 72

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

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. He’d been working at a well-funded startup for about a year and had come to terms with the fact that the startup was really a pretty dumb idea. Below are 50 ideas for step 2.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

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. And I tried to evaluate the idea and figure out: What did the founder really need here? Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? By doing the job.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2010

It’s a way out so that you can focus on your next big business idea. So can somebody with better branding skills than I have please come up with the new term that we can all use for what we all know we want to see – customer development, MVP, rapid iteration, pivot and learn. It’s quick and easy.

Startup 308

Startup Entrepreneur Customer Custom 308

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

What if someone copies your awesome business idea? No, the question is: What are doing now knowing that a big company will copy your idea? 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. How can I answer this question?

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217