InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Entrepreneurs often must take counter-intuitive, contrarian positions in order to succeed. As noted in Entrepreneurship Is A Compulsion , entrepreneurs often view the world from a slightly different vantage point, rejecting the oxymoronic term Conventional Wisdom. . Old School Software Distribution Is Doomed. That’s logic.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. If one of your core values is exceeding your customer expectations for quality and service, and your potential partner ascribes to the low cost, high profit mantra, a successful partnership is highly unlikely over the long-term. Compatible work styles.

Software Review 107

Software Review Entrepreneur CTO Hire Outsource Development 107

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2012

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the customer relationship management and contact management software developer headed by Jon Ferrara, has snagged a high profile hire this morning, hiring former Salesforce Director of Mobile Product Jason McDowall as its new Director of Product.

Santa Monica 140

Santa Monica Mobile Platform Google 140

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2012

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. If you launch fast, you can be working with real customers in 4-6 months from your start, rather than 1-2 years.

Entrepreneur 92

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2014

Southern California has a growing number of companies in the customer relationship management area, including a fairly new company in the area, Pipeliner CRM (www.pipelinersales.com). We spoke with Nikolaus Kimla , the CEO of Pipeliner CRM, to learn more about the company, its move here, and its software. Who are your customers?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Los Angeles-based software developer NationBuilder , which develops an online system to help political campaigns create websites, organize, coordinate volunteers, fundraise, and more, has just lost its co-founder and President, Joe Green. The firm has raised $6.3M The firm has raised $6.3M

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Think Glendale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

I often hear the qualms of business-smart but non-technical entrepreneurs, wondering if they really have a chance in this high-technology marketplace. If you are an entrepreneur, like Andrew Mason , CEO of Groupon, with a degree in music and no technical business partner to be found, your job is a bit harder.

Technical Review 94

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. If you launch fast, you can be working with real customers in 4-6 months from your start, rather than 1-2 years.

Startup 101

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Chander Dhall , a microsoft MP, anuthor, trainer, mentor, professional software architect/lead developer, INTETA speaker, open source contributor, community leader and organizer with years of experience in enterprise Software Development. He also authored express-mongoose, mongoose-keywords, mongoose-ttl, and others.

JavaScript 93

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Rustic Canyon Southern California Glendale 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2013

All you old software development types will recognize the analogy to the traditional two year “waterfall model” of software development, which has been totally replaced with the Agile iterative methodology. If you launch fast, you can be working with real customers in 4-6 months from your start, rather than 1-2 years.

Startup 105

Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Network Customer 105

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.

Outsource Development 95

Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2012

If you're a business, what's the best way to send out phone calls and text, and communicate with your customers via phone? One way is to automate the process, which is what Los Angeles-based CallFire has been helping its business customers with. What is CallFire? How did you end up in this market?

West Los Angeles 176

West Los Angeles Customer Custom Tool 176

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. If your software is your solution and “secret sauce,” don’t entrust it to outsiders of any kind.

Outsource Development 89

Outsource Development Outsource Software Development Software 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

Software Review 88

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 88

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

I’m not saying that people don’t appreciate them – I just think that they’ve become so commonplace we tend to forget just how much they simplify life for a lot of entrepreneurs. That is, businesses are using APIs like crazy to stay competitive and communicate with both partners and customers more effectively.

Software 76

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

SoCalTech 100

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

3:35 The real entrepreneurs come out during a down economy. 19:30 A teachable moment for entrepreneurs: HAVE A HYPOTHESIS! 41:00 Transitioning from software to writing. 42:20 Did agile development influence you? 44:45 Telling an entrepreneur to focus is like telling a fat person to lose weight. 00:45 Intro to Eric.

Social Media 301

Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. If your software is your solution and “secret sauce,” don’t entrust it to outsiders of any kind.

Outsource Development 90

Outsource Development Outsource Software Development Software 90

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2020

Constantine is CEO of Ulevate, and Dmitri is an advisor, and also is known as the co-founder of email management and filtering software developer SaneBox. Our solution was to build a new device, which is the only smart device on the market, which incorporates all the things customers are asking for. What is Ulevate?

Template 124

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Think Glendale.

Southern California 140

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 140

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California IP 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In the entrepreneur world, it’s still a popular misconception that the “idea” is everything. We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal.

IBM 87

IBM IBM Ideas Technical Review 87

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Jack Bicer: I''ve been in the software development business for over 30 years. My two previous inventions, uninstall and automatic software updates, run on every computer and smartphone today. I''ve been involved in custom software and payment processing for a long time. Talk about your background? READ MORE>>.

Startup 214

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. inspired with entrepreneur Aaron Ross at our next meeting, on July 28th in. Startups Made Simple.

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Orange County Southern California Westlake Village 100

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

There were tons of young entrepreneurs showing their latest Web 2.0 That died with waterfall software development. It should talk about how many customers you think you will acquire and how much you’ll charge for your product. I care about the thought that you’ve given to the customer problem.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Robert Ramey Software Development (www.rrsd.com/socal ) - We provide services for the design and development of products requiring expertise in software, electronics, and mechanical engineering.

Southern California 113

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

Rustic Canyon 100

Rustic Canyon Southern California Technology Council High Tech 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

Advertising 113

Advertising Southern California IP VentureNet 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, lawyers, venture capitalists, or Angels. Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. Personalize a simple web site.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2013

Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a key person leaves, and customers are talking but not buying. When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki startup founder marriage business' Marty Zwilling.

Startup 100

Startup Press Design Product 100

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. The important thing in B2B is to make sure customers love you. Eric Futoran: At the moment, we're in limited release.

Mobile 178

Mobile Develop Development Tool 178

SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Networking CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire 150

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

SoCalTech 100

SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100