socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

However, one of the biggest beneficiaries of that boom-- TaskUs (www.taskus.com) has been far lower profile--but has grown from only five employees three years ago, to over a thousand employees today who are helping behind the scenes to power those startups. We do a whole host of other back-office services in that space.

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socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2017

What's the secret to creating a profitable, successful, physical subscription based business--and to do that at the scale of large, consumer product goods (CPGs) companies? For people who send things out, it's a chance to be in front of your customer. You need to understand what it means when a customer receives a product.

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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. We all need to see progress toward a goal to keep us motived and focused.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2015

Here are five key ones to celebrate: Enjoy the feedback from every satisfied customer. This is the confirmation that your product or service fills a real need in the marketplace. Similarly, it will be very satisfying to see the productivity increases from your leadership and mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The days are gone when a techie or a genius could build things in his garage and customers would find and buy the product, based purely on the “wow factor” of the technology. They want a personable brand, before they will consider the product. Thus customers and partners rely more and more on personal engagement with people.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The part of the movement that resonates the most with me (in my words) is that entrepreneurs should keep their capital expenditures really low while they’re experimenting with their product and determining whether there is a large market for what they do. Will (many more) millions help you get five years into one?&#.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

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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CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

We caught up with Satish to learn more about the company and its products. I have been working on the business side of the product at Motorola, and worked there for over ten years. We were a little early in that market, doing outsourcing, offshore, and managed crowdsourcing. What is Clorder?

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Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

Here are five key ones to celebrate: Enjoy the feedback from every satisfied customer. This is the confirmation that your product or service fills a real need in the marketplace. Similarly, it will be very satisfying to see the productivity increases from your leadership and mentoring.

Satisfaction 61

Satisfaction Startup Customer Custom 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2013

Here are five key post-recession strategies that both of us recommend to all of you: Pursue repeat business. It''s far less expensive to nail down repeat business from your existing customers than it is to land new ones. Now is the time to reap the benefits of those good customer relationships that you''ve been cultivating.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Thus, I will recruit independent distributors and they will sell my new and innovative products on my behalf. Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. 2) Secure Your Intellectual Property Too Early. 2) Secure Your Intellectual Property Too Early. 8 ) Grant Exclusivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2011

The days are gone when a techie or a genius could build things in his garage and customers would find and buy the product, based purely on the “wow factor” of the technology. Thus customers and partners rely more and more on personal engagement with people. Try branding yourself, not selling a product.

Media 91

Media Startup Company Companies 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2012

Here are five key recession recovery strategies that both of us recommend to all of you: Pursue repeat business. It's far less expensive to nail down repeat business from your existing customers than it is to land new ones. Now is the time to reap the benefits of those good customer relationships that you've been cultivating.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Geni Layoffs Outsource 93

InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

I asked TaxJar’s Co-Founder and CEO, Mark Faggiano to list five reasons his decentralized venture has flourished. The bottom line is that the TaxJar team is happy - and because we're happy, we're incredibly productive.”. “We Dan is now CEO of Mobile1st , makers of Mobilizer, the mobile customer experience optimization platform.

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Entrepreneur Santa Barbara Email Outsource Development 100

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

If you look at the numbers from Comscore, we are doing about half the number of uniques that Maker is doing, but we''re doing it with only five channels, versus their 50 thousands channels. One of those, is content we know from our licensing customers is the kind of content they are interested in.

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Media Content Startup IP 235

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2009

John Tomich: We've been around for five years. The company was incorporated in January of 2004, and we provide outsource e-commerce services to organizations, such as brands and retailers. The second, is we provide fulfillment services, such as product shipments. What's the background on Onestop Internet and what you do?

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Venture Capital SEM Commerce Email 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2010

Beyond wasted productivity and network bandwidth, here are ten additional reasons given by employers in a recent Network World article for why they continue to place these restrictions: Data leaks – social networks are all about easy sharing, and employees go too far. My clients and customers use it, and I need to stay in sync.

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Social Network Networking Tool Sites 87

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Here are five key recession recovery strategies that both of us recommend: Pursue repeat business. As I mentioned in a previous article , it's far less expensive to nail down repeat business from your existing customers than it is to land new ones. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money.

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Startup Geni Layoffs Entrepreneur 51

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Five Reasons You Haven’t Launched - Software By Rob , November 10, 2010 Photo by stevendepolo. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

Startup 40

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Five thousand children under the age of 5 die per day because of diseases that can be prevented by simply washing their hands. With access to billions of mobile impressions and cutting-edge location technology we make sure that your message reaches customers ready to buy what you sell. Bridget Hilton – Founder of Jack’s Soap.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

Evaluate outsourcing as a quick solution to break the constraint. It was a win-win deal, with new customers and better service for both. Startups can use alliances just as well to get to new customer segments, block competitors, or gain credibility from the logo of others. Acquire or merge with another company.

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Startup Outsource Development Organization Outsource 56

Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? ▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. At Starting Point, 100% of the interaction with our users/customers was via email.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG. m the f%*kin’ boss.”. Same goes for television.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

You attend five customer meetings together over a two-week period and after each meeting you replay the results in the office about what it meant. The CEO weighs in with his perspectives, the head of product management disputes his conclusions and the marketing VP has a different take. What about outsourcing?

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335