Inverted Software

JUNE 15, 2018

At Inverted Software we often help our clients manage offshore and onshore development teams. Our proprietary processes and unique experience helps us evaluate and correct software development practices that have proven inefficient and instill practices that insure productivity and success.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most often at the earliest point in the life of a startup, the dominant need is certainly to produce product to get something in the market, get funding, etc. What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed?

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socalTECH

JULY 14, 2015

Pasadena-based Green Dot , the provider of prepaid Mastercard and mobile banking services, said today that it has opened up a new office in Shanghai, China, which will provide engineering and software development resources to the company. According to Green Dot, it officially opened up Green Dot Shanghai Software Technology Co.

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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.

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Outsource Development Develop Development Software Development 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Outsource Development Outsource Summary Training 138

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. Don’t outsource your core competency. Product or services. Cost factors.

Outsource Development 89

Outsource Development Outsource Software Development Software 89

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.

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Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone says it has been awarded $1.3M Air Force program, where its software will support an effort to enhance satellite imagery analysis. The prime contractor on the contract is alYnmnt. in subcontracts from a U.S. Veritone said it was awarded the $1.3M

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Outsource Development Research Software Development 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2018

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

Outsource Development 72

Outsource Development Outsource Summary Training 72

socalTECH

MAY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, a startup that develops on-demand delivery management software, says it has raised $1M in a seed funding round, which came from TenOneTen Ventures, Act One Ventures, as well as famed hot dog restaurant chain Portillo's Hot Dogs, along with other angels.

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Demand Outsource Development Seed Funding Outsource 113

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based Oblong Industries , which develops gesture-aware, 3D spatial user interfaces, reported this morning that it has scored a contract with NASA Aeronautics. The contract came from NASA's Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP). Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2015

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Outsource Development Outsource Startup Summary 104

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. Product or services. Cost factors.

Outsource Development 51

Outsource Development Outsource Software Offshore 51

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2015

Irvine-based medical practice management software developer Kareo , led by Dan Rodrigues, said Tuesday that it has launched the next generation of its cloud-based software for outsourced billing. Pricing on the new product was not announced. kareo medical office software billing cloud update' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based digital cinema technology developer Cinedigm said Tuesday that it has named Dan Sherlock as its President of Cinedigm Software. Cinedigm said that he will be responsible for production, technology, business development, sales, and marketing at the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2021

Venice Beach-based Specular Theory, a developer of virtual reality training software for the U.S. in a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract. According to the company, the funding will go towards expanding its immersive training products supporting U.S. Air Force, says it has received $4.5M

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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. Don’t outsource your core competency. Product or services. Cost factors.

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Outsource Development Outsource Software Development Software 90

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2017

Los Angeles-based DAQRI , a startup which is developing augmented reality headsets and software, has selected contract manufacturer Flex to build its AR headsets. Flex (formerly known as Flextronics) said it will start manufacturing DAQRI's headsets in Cork, Ireland, beginning this summer.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. Third party products are used appropriately. Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately. Would you create contracts without an attorney?

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Technical Advisors CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 332

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Irvine-based Kofax , the developer of business process automation software, reported today that it has scored a more than $600,000 contract with a U.S. county social services agency.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Report Software Services 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2014

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

Outsource Development 92

Outsource Development Outsource Entrepreneur Startup 92

socalTECH

JANUARY 21, 2020

Santa Barbara-based ContractWorks , which develops contract management software, says it has expanded into Europe, and opened up a new office in London, England. ContractWorks says its founding team and parent company, SecureDocs, was behind such products as GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, AppFolio, and RightScale. READ MORE>>.

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Santa Barbara Outsource Development Software Customer 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. When you wave your arms and describe your future product, everyone sees what they want to see, and it looks great. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

InfoChachkie

APRIL 20, 2015

Rather than directly explaining their value proposition with all the passion and heartfelt stridency that only an entrepreneur can deliver, they outsource this communication to a Public Relations (PR) firm. Beyond PR, such roles include: Sales, Product Development, Strategic Planning and Fund Raising. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The company also previously owned ArrowStream, a cloud-based provider of end-to-end supply chain management software for the foodservice industry, which it sold in December of 2020.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance , a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. He is regarded by many as the number-one authority on virtual staffing and personal outsourcing, and is himself a successful entrepreneur based in the Philippines. Be flexible.

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Outsource Development Outsource Entrepreneur Summary 121

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

help you integrate your product with other systems making it harder for your product to be replaced by competitors. deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. Only Work on Projects That Support Your Core Product Effort.

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Software Review Software Services Company 321

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based CoreObjects Software , a provider of software development to both startups and other firms, has been acquired. a provider of software product engineering services based in Bangalore, India, it has acquired CoreObjects and its delivery centers in Bangalore and Pune, India. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Products that can be easily produced and sold via multiple channels, including the Internet, are more easily scaled world-wide. Facilitate rapid growth through contracted resources. In this age of the gig-economy, you can more quickly hire and manage freelancers, contract workers, and contract operations.

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Outsource Development Social Media Software Review Customer 154

socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform.

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Santa Barbara Outsource Development Platform Research 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. When you wave your arms and describe your future product, everyone sees what they want to see, and it looks great. Reduce the time to production and rollout.

Outsource Development 124

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

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 can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Use the cloud and subscriptions for computing technology.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. million in team costs to code, launch, manage, market & sell our software.

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Venture Capital Software Capital Startup 334

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Enterprise software might be considered on the boring side for some of those in the technology world, but it looks like the industry is being good to Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet. billion in service contracts for its customers last year. The firm hasn't given any actual financials, but did say it generated more than $2.3

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Outsource Development Software Report Sales 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Getting a sales contract before manufacturing inventory. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Think of these alternatives as paying interest on a loan, and manage them wisely.

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Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media Equity 103

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based FilmTrack , a developer of contracts and rights management software for the media and entertainment industry, has raised $10M in a Series B funding, and also acquired Dashbox, a developer of cloud-based music asset and metadata management software. FilmTrack is led by Jason Kassin. READ MORE>>.

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