article thumbnail

Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

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.

article thumbnail

Guide to the LA Startup Community

SoCal Delicious

Codeita lets you design, code, and publish all from a cloud-based LAMP development environment. Previously, Ian co-founded personal music sharing software provider Mediacode with Rob Lord. Mark Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: Why Email Isn’t Dead Next post: The Power of Small Get-Togethers Producing an event?

Guide 42
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

VC Seed Funding is Dead, Long Live VC Seed Funding!

Both Sides of the Table

This posting was inspired by an email from Rajat Suri who wrote me an email in response to Chris Dixon’s blog post (link below) from August, which recently re-ran on Business Insider and has generated much Twitter chatter. A few years ago it became fashionable for large VC’s to do seed funding.

article thumbnail

5 Apps To Get The Most Out Of Your Philips Hue Lights 

Tech Zulu Event

Part of the success of Hue lies in Philips’ early decision to provide a Software Development Kit (SDK), meaning there are now over 200 third-party iOS , Android , and even a few Windows Phone, apps that control your lighting in ways you never dreamed possible. Set a lamp color to indicate today’s temperature. Turn on at sunset.

article thumbnail

Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). The best proof of a soft circle is whether an angel will email someone else (refer another investor) and start off that email with “I’m investing in…”. How investors’ risk differ (0:22:45).

Angel 302