Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2012

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the customer relationship management and contact management software developer headed by Jon Ferrara, has snagged a high profile hire this morning, hiring former Salesforce Director of Mobile Product Jason McDowall as its new Director of Product.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

If you are considering a proposal from a wide-eyed entrepreneur who is looking to hire a design agency and is trying to preserve their cash here are six considerations to mull over before signing on for the job: 1. A quick glimpse at TechCrunch’s “Deadpool” is testament to the enormous risks any entrepreneurs must face.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 16, 2013

If you are considering a proposal from a wide-eyed entrepreneur who is looking to hire a design agency and is trying to preserve their cash here are six considerations to mull over before signing on for the job: 1. A quick glimpse at TechCrunch’s “Deadpool” is testament to the enormous risks any entrepreneurs must face.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Los Angeles-based software developer NationBuilder , which develops an online system to help political campaigns create websites, organize, coordinate volunteers, fundraise, and more, has just lost its co-founder and President, Joe Green. The firm has raised $6.3M

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

Search Engine Optimization 124

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. companies, universities, and organizations will be sharing their latest technologies, products, and services in this unique Southern California event.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Startups Made Simple.

SoCalTech 100

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Startups Made Simple.

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Startups Made Simple.

SoCalTech 100

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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. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Robert Ramey Software Development (www.rrsd.com/socal ) - We provide services for the design and development of products requiring expertise in software, electronics, and mechanical engineering. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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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. Product or services. Don’t outsource your core competency. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. They include: Sponsors. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business If you have a unique product or service, and you are not selling it around the world on the Internet, now is the time to start. Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, lawyers, venture capitalists, or Angels. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider.

SoCalTech 100

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Startups Made Simple.

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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. Product or services. Don’t outsource your core competency. Marty Zwilling.

Outsource Development 90

Outsource Development Outsource Software Development Software 90

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. LAVA: Meet the VC's - November 17th - What do you think a technology or life science entrepreneur would give to spend two hours with more than 30 venture capitalists?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Sekur.me , a new Santa Ana-based startup, has come up with a new app and service to use your cell phone for payment, bypassing the complexity of shopping carts. Explain what your service/app is all about? You don''t have to provide your name and address just to pay for a service over the Internet. Talk about your background?

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider.

SoCalTech 100

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socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2020

Constantine is CEO of Ulevate, and Dmitri is an advisor, and also is known as the co-founder of email management and filtering software developer SaneBox. Eighteen to twenty percent of the revenue is services. If providers are going with you because of the marketing and other services, why even have hardware involved at all?

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. Eric Futoran: The biggest lesson, which I teach to other entrepreneurs, is don't assume anything. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Be a miser with contract services and facilities.

Startup 108

Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. Most entrepreneurs work long hours and weekends to get the job done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales.

Software Review 88

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 88

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider.

SoCalTech 100

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels. Many hosting services offer free tools, or will build a default website for you. If you want to also accept all the popular credit cards, that will require a merchant services account for a low monthly fee. Start simple.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

I’m not saying that people don’t appreciate them – I just think that they’ve become so commonplace we tend to forget just how much they simplify life for a lot of entrepreneurs. If you want to be a true agile development team at any company of more than 10 developers, than APIs and microservices are a must.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. PowerMark www.thepowermarkgroup.com , Southern California's premier full-service marketing and. Southern California's high tech news and companies. Technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels. Many hosting services offer free tools, or will build a default website for you. If you want to also accept all the popular credit cards, that will require a merchant services account for a low monthly fee. Start simple.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. PowerMark www.thepowermarkgroup.com , Southern California's premier full-service marketing and. We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider.

SoCalTech 100

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 1, 2007 Entreprenuer Network Great post by Ben Kuo - The Importance of the “Network&# to Entrepreneurs - the informal connections between people in the technology industry here who have a vested interest in helping entrepreneurs take their companies to the next level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or angels. Many hosting services offer free tools, or will build a default website for you. If you want to also accept all the popular credit cards, that will require a merchant services account for a low monthly fee. Start simple.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SEO for Startups Startup Version 1.0 Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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