Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It is often the fortuitous mixture of new technologies, customer awareness and then acceptance of the technology and then the slow adoption into our daily lives that leads to markets exploding. Quora is one of the better designed new products of the past few years in my opinion. We technology leaders also make this mistake.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. Given likely market changes, how will we design and build so that the systems can respond to marketplace changes? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use?

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Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire CTO Coach 225

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

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. Don’t outsource your core competency. Technology level. Creative or operational.

Outsource Development 51

Outsource Development Outsource Software Offshore 51

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

At the same time, it’s a smart manufacturing decision, as American-made quality usually stands head and shoulders above outsourced competition. These range from technology mainstays like Motorola to companies known for pushing the envelope like Tesla. Today, LED powers Maglite’s most popular flashlights feature this LED technology.

Technology 104

Technology Google Mobile Outsource Development 104

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.

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Former President of BMW manufacturing, Clemens Schmitz-Justen also joined the company as its head of manufacturing — overseeing the contract manufacturing strategy, which will see the company outsource production of vehicles in the U.S. and China, according to one person with knowledge of the company’s plans.

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Outsource Development Startup Outsource San Diego 191

Technology Council

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Offshore Outsourcing is Dying…Long Live Hybrid Nearshore. 4 Rules For Email Design In [.] Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Magnify360 Wins VentureNet Best Of Show 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Your Startup “Out Of The Box” PR Tactics.

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Newsletter VentureNet Offshore Outsource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound.

Customer 167

Customer Custom Startup Outsource Development 167

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. Onestop Internet is backed by Bessemer Ventures and Fund Capital USA.

Commerce 100

Commerce Outsource Los Angeles Design 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2014

We provide a turnkey, back end, managed service offering for brands and retailers on an outsourced basis. We do everything from picking, packing, and shipping to customer service, fulfillment, and providing the technology that powers the e-commerce site, online marketing, creative design, and digital imaging and photography.

Commerce 203

Commerce Venture Capital Internet Brands Startup 203

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. Outsource services back to the customer. The future history assessment approach.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. He’s a star who has a very intuitive feel for technology and … no MBA.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Ana-based STEC , the developer of solid state disk drives and technology, said this week that it has opened up a new storage innovation center in Pune, India. According to STEC, the new design center will provide software development resources for its products.

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Develop Development Software Development 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Start early looking at production automation, proven process technologies, and minimum staff approaches, before you begin scaling. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

Startup 154

Startup Outsource Ideas Research 154

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. I am still a big fan of outsourcing.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2023

Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Start early looking at production automation, proven process technologies, and minimum staff approaches, before you begin scaling. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

Tips 135

Tips Invest Startup Outsource 135

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 15, 2009

I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. It’s very difficult to communicate the value of my services and it’s even harder to find people/companies looking to outsource their product development to a business guy like myself. Getting new projects is tough.

Los Angeles 179

Los Angeles Product Angel Startup 179

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound.

Ideas 118

Ideas Outsource Development Outsource Course 118

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. Third, is we provide customer care and phone support for orders; the fourth is the software technology, the platform that powers everything.

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Venture Capital SEM Commerce SEO 113

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

With this fast pace industry the elegant design we see if websites, is sometimes lost in translation. He and his company, Rocksauce, make sure to add high quality design back into each of the apps they create. After directing a film in 2009, I wanted to get back into the design industry. Mobile does that. Refinement.

Design 94

Design Mobile Web Design Outsource Development 94

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. I wouldn’t think so.

Design 84

Design Platform Patents Outsource Development 84

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.

Startup 160

Startup El Segundo CTO Hire Outsource Development 160

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Start early looking at production automation, proven process technologies, and minimum staff approaches, before you begin scaling. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

Tips 111

Tips Startup Outsource Ideas 111

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Emerging Technology: Mobile Engagement: Reaching the Connected Consumer (Miller PR, Avatar Labs). Design: Developing for a Consumerized Enterprise World (BetterWorks). Scaling thru Outsourcing. If you do not see your panel listed and are from SoCal let us know in the comments below and I’ll get it listed.

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Southern California SoCal Guide Mixergy 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In reality, the process of designing, building, and validating a prototype does dramatically reduce the risk, and allows everyone to hone in on the real costs of going into production. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Startup 111

Startup Training Services Writing 111

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Tragos is a veteran of technology industry here, having come from Spin Media (formerly, Buzznet) with his two other co-founders. We also have a managed serviecs business, where we have campaign managers and designers working on RFPs and mocks, and when a campaign is sold, will design the ad units all the way through to ad approval.

Buzznet 100

Buzznet Outsource Development Design HTML 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Smart entrepreneurs never outsource their core competency, and never rely on intellectual property they don’t own. Start early looking at production automation, proven process technologies, and minimum staff approaches, before you begin scaling. Word-of-mouth does not scale.

Startup 103

Startup Outsource Invest Ideas 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Services 105

Services Startup Training Writing 105

Steve Reich

MARCH 23, 2012

Appropriately enough, ­­­we gathered in the about-to-open Synergy Business and Technology Center, Santa Barbara’s latest incubator. Apparently, the original architect had a grasp of green concepts when the building was designed early in the last century. Oh, and did I mention that it’s two blocks from the beach? .

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Santa Barbara Incubator Technology Outsource 49

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

In reality, the process of designing, building, and validating a prototype does dramatically reduce the risk, and allows everyone to hone in on the real costs of going into production. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance.

Outsource Development 110

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

In reality, the process of designing, building, and validating a prototype does dramatically reduce the risk, and allows everyone to hone in on the real costs of going into production. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance.

Ideas 107

Ideas Outsource Development Startup Tool 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Leverage information technology. Find an IT person you can trust, and plan how you will acquire, implement, and utilize computer technology to run your business. Product development process. Funding process. Don’t try this without a formal process.

Startup 107

Startup Outsource Development Training Outsource 107

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

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. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. Outsource services back to the customer. The future history assessment approach.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

Use technology and tools, but don’t let them sink you. Don’t forget the wealth of “gig” experts for outsourcing at a low cost. Remember the concept of minimum viable product (MVP), which is designed to test viability and interest before you burn through too much of your energy and resources.

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Product Startup Tips Entrepreneur 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

In reality, the process of designing, building, and validating a prototype does dramatically reduce the risk, and allows everyone to hone in on the real costs of going into production. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance.

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105