SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

In three of the cases, the founder was finding that the software teams (1 in-house, 2 outsourced) were delivering relatively well in the short-run. Actually, you are setting yourself up to be in the situation of the two founders that had outsourced. You are just setting yourself up for problems.

Outsource Development 254

Outsource Development Software Development Develop Development 254

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I programed macros to help my mom with her Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets for work. I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. I helped program my college’s recruiting office’s software system.

Startup 337

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Rather they should get a part-time Acting CTO who can help close the gap. Bottom line – if as you recognize this gap, then reach out to get a slice of a CTO who can help bridge the gap. Given likely market changes, how will we design and build so that the systems can respond to marketplace changes? What options do we have?

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Distilling a field of work down to a single sentence describing the core elements helps to innovate and keep ahead of the curve. Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Outsource services back to the customer.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Our business is helping those guys make more money, through our better ad product. Our ad product helps them close more RFPs, gives them better engagement, and creates additional inventory which is not just an ad spot on a page. At Jetpack, we don't outsource production, and we manage all of the software development within Jetpack.

Buzznet 154

Buzznet Outsource Development Design HTML 154

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Los Angeles-baesd Onestop Internet , which provides outsourced fulfillment and technology for brands and their e-commerce efforts, said Wednesday that it has named Denise Wallen-Grant as its new Vice President of Planning, Merchandising, and Allocation. She will be based in New York. READ MORE>>.

Commerce 100

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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. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I’m currently working with several startups, helping them launch new web businesses. My clients are typically entrepreneurs who have other jobs and are looking for help to get their side projects going but don’t have the time or skill set to launch it themselves. Most people think they can do product design. I can see that.

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Product Angel Startup 179

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

We are an online ordering platform, that helps restaurants enhance their web presence and the profitability of their brand. We were a little early in that market, doing outsourcing, offshore, and managed crowdsourcing. We are helping them with restaurant operations, and helping them manage technology. What is Clorder?

Cornerstone OnDemand 170

Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 170

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Outsourcing By Frank Addante (Part 5 of a 5 part series: " So, you need to develop a product? ") Outsourcing has become a popular topic and practice these days. I have been outsourcing to India since before it became popular. A BIG THANK YOU.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2009

The company was incorporated in January of 2004, and we provide outsource e-commerce services to organizations, such as brands and retailers. One, is we build and design websites. We like Bessemer because of their experience in the consumer retail space, and decided it would help us to grow to the next level.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Sean Broihier: We are an online art marketplace, and help living artists and photographers sell prints of their artwork. In addition, we outsource the actual production of prints to companies around the U.S. designed, PDF sales sheet they can print out and bring to art fairs and trade shows and hand out. the payroll.

Santa Monica 258

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

Most of the solutions in our market are for lots of doctors, and are on-premise solutions, and are really designed for bigger physician groups and hospitals. We were hired by a company that did outsourced medical billing and consulting for physicial medicine and rehab doctors. We''re laser focused on small medical practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

Prioritize your tasks ahead of helping others with theirs. Most often, smart scheduling and delegation is more effective help than instantly dropping your own work.< Most often, smart scheduling and delegation is more effective help than instantly dropping your own work.<

Product 123

Product Startup Tips Entrepreneur 123

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Distilling a field of work down to a single sentence describing the core elements helps to innovate and keep ahead of the curve. Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Outsource services back to the customer.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2014

You do almost everything by yourself, and your focus is on building enough cashflow so you can start bringing in people to help you. Cashflow is the element of momentum that allows you to hand over jobs to other people and do more of your core passion jobs, like creating content or designing new products.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Research 113

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2014

New and innovative designers are popping up everywhere, thanks to new technology like 3D printing. SYNCFAB , (Synchronized Fabrication) is a platform to bring hybrid 3D printing and connect inventors and designers with manufacturers and material specialists to bring back local manufacturing.

Design 84

Design Platform Patents Outsource Development 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

TechZulu is helping the Southern California tech community out by listing all the great panels. Design: Developing for a Consumerized Enterprise World (BetterWorks). Scaling thru Outsourcing. Give them a quick look over and the ones you believe would be the best to see give them a vote. Funding: The New Indie: BONA FIDE film.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Here are six results that you can achieve by building a prototype, which are really the reasons that investors and partners will give you a whole new level of credibility as they evaluate your startup for potential funding: Something you can touch and feel helps validate opportunity. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The team at Recycled Bride knows weddings are expensive, time-consuming to plan, and that’s the reason they want to make it easy to source great deals on pricey wedding items, and help you recover some of the money spent. TechZulu caught up with Recycled Bride and here is what we found! What is Recycled Bride?

Design 84

Design Social Media Sales Sites 84

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2012

You do almost everything by yourself, and your focus is on building enough cashflow so you can start bringing in people to help you. Cashflow is the element of momentum that allows you to hand over jobs to other people and do more of your core passion jobs, like creating content or designing new products.

Startup 102

Startup Outsource Entrepreneur Research 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

His challenge is to focus on one market, with a specific design, cost, and price. Don’t assume you can outsource the implementation decisions. Expand your own learning and knowledge by helping others. For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. I have tried to convince him the general idea alone does not make a business.

Ideas 126

Ideas Writing Examples Outsource 126

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. At this stage, you should start recruiting, hiring, paying, and training others to help you run your business. How do you access the Internet, what servers do you need, applications required, databases designed, and backups scheduled? Funding process.

Startup 107

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2011

You do almost everything by yourself, and your focus is on building enough cashflow so you can start bringing in people to help you. Cashflow is the element of momentum that allows you to hand over jobs to other people and do more of your core passion jobs, like creating content or designing new products.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Research 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. The distinction between product companies and services companies is easy to see.

Product 91

Product Services Satisfaction Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2012

Many writers have outlined the critical success factors for product companies, like sell every unit at a profit, patent the design, and continuous product improvement. Customers don’t like to see you learning on the job or outsourcing. The distinction between product companies and services companies is easy to see.

Satisfaction 91

Satisfaction Patents Outsource Development Services 91

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. At this stage, you should start recruiting, hiring, paying, and training others to help you run your business. How do you access the Internet, what servers do you need, applications required, databases designed, and backups scheduled? Funding process.

Startup 102

Startup Outsource Development Writing Training 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Here are six results that you can achieve by building a prototype, which are really the reasons that investors and partners will give you a whole new level of credibility as they evaluate your startup for potential funding: Something you can touch and feel helps validate opportunity. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

Outsource Development 110

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts.

Sales 102

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

Even if you are looking in all the right places, it helps to know what you are looking for. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

Software Review 107

Software Review Entrepreneur CTO Hire Outsource Development 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

Here are six results that you can achieve by building a prototype, which are really the reasons that investors and partners will give you a whole new level of credibility as they evaluate your startup for potential funding: Something you can touch and feel helps validate opportunity. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

Ideas 107

Ideas Outsource Development Startup Tool 107

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2010

You do almost everything by yourself, and your focus is on building enough cashflow so you can start bringing in people to help you. Cashflow is the element of momentum that allows you to hand over jobs to other people and do more of your core passion jobs, like creating content or designing new products.

Startup 90

Startup Outsource Entrepreneur Research 90

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

Here are the key objectives that you can achieve by building a prototype, which are really the reasons that investors and partners will give you a whole new level of credibility as they evaluate your startup for potential funding: Something you can touch and feel helps validate opportunity. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. At this stage, you should start recruiting, hiring, paying, and training others to help you run your business. How do you access the Internet, what servers do you need, applications required, databases designed, and backups scheduled? Funding process.

Startup 95

Startup Outsource Development Writing Training 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Common choices include manufacturing in-house, outsourcing, off-the-shelf parts.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Even if you are looking in all the right places, it helps to know what you are looking for. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

Software Review 103

Software Review Equity CTO Hire Outsource Development 103