Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

In the era of Skype, web conferencing tools and collaboration software conventional wisdom says that distributed startup teams can be just as effective as those that are in person. Conventional wisdom is wrong. We put the spec out on RFP on a contracting site and received bids from skilled people all over the world.

Technical Advisors 335

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 13, 2010

I love learning first hand about the differences in analytics platforms, social media conversion, the effectively of copy, how to cultivate an audience, etc. But the reality is that most “conventional wisdom&# is a bit like Hollywood films. I started blogging in 2005 and then re-started blogging about a year ago.

Blogging 250

Blogging Social Media Writing Startup 250

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. For example, Excel was able to read files from Lotus, and was able to save the file without losing any information. A lot of it does seem like conventional wisdom today, but back then it wasn’t.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

In the spirit of Conventional Wisdom Isn’t , the founders of Campus Explorer did not, “flow with the go” when they founded their higher-education website. Cloud computing pioneer RightScale is a prime example of a company which utilized a consultative go-to-market strategy as a means of funding its initial operations.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

The second major trend was the rise of the angel that was a function of the boom in Silicon Valley wealth (Google, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, Salesforce.com, etc) plus the rise of crowd-funding platforms (AngelList) plus the rise of Y Combinator / 500Startups / TechStars. Now seed funding is conventional wisdom.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Capital Funding Seed Funding 150

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2015

For example, you might have a child with celiac disease or severe food allergies. We would have loved to bring on a developer form day one, but since we didn''t have that expertise we initially brought in a shop to build out our initial platform. But, as your kids get older, those needs become really much more specific to your child.

Networking 100

Networking Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Social Network 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

For example, if you’re looking to approach Kleiner Perkins it’s worth knowing that my friend Matt Murphy runs their iFund and therefore is the in-house expert on all things mobile. He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366