socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2013

All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. Chromatik has developed web and iPad applications which let musicians upload, record, annotate, and share their sheet music; record a performance; give feedback to other musicians; and much more.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2013

With software developed, tested and turned in, the results of UCLA Anderson School of Management’s DEV Contest were announced on Sunday afternoon to a room full of smiling faces. The group, choosing to refuse defeat, took a step back and looked at some corporate relationships that had already been developed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. Staffing requirements come and go in every company, big or small. Administrative Professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

This idea was first articulated by Paul Graham in an old essay, called “ Startups in 13 Sentences ” in which he talked about “making a few people really happy rather than making a lot of people semi-happy.” Agile assumes and plans for iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve as more is known and markets change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2013

This idea was first articulated by Paul Graham in an old essay, called “ Startups in 13 Sentences ” in which he talked about “making a few people really happy rather than making a lot of people semi-happy.” Agile assumes and plans for iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve as more is known and markets change.

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Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Network Customer 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

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Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 108

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Jack Bicer: I''ve been in the software development business for over 30 years. My two previous inventions, uninstall and automatic software updates, run on every computer and smartphone today. I''ve been involved in custom software and payment processing for a long time. That''s a really dumb idea, go do your job.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2012

This idea was well articulated by Paul Graham in an old essay, called “ Startups in 13 Sentences ” in which he talked about “making a few people really happy rather than making a lot of people semi-happy.” Agile assumes and plans for iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve as more is known and markets change.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. "I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Get to know the developers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

We had an idea to recapture what we saw was a huge pool of unlimited corporate resources. How did the idea for the company come about? I also spend a chunk of my career in software development, working on enterprise applications. Explain what Kazuhm does? Tim O'Neal: Kazhm was founded in 2017.

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Cloud Computing Resource Startup Software 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Count on six months from beginning the funding process until a new check is cashed. Always add 20 percent to your best estimate of funding requirements when approaching investors. As a rule of thumb, your monthly burn rate should be less than 10 percent of your last funding raise or starting cash in the bank.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 105

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2013

A new, Los Angeles startup, Melon , thinks so, and just booted up an effort this week to raise funding for its brainwave-monitoring headband and smartphone app. That''s when I approached Laura about the idea. Can you talk about your choice to go with Kickstarter to raise funds? What does that SDK allow developers to do?

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2014

Dan Rodrigues: The genesis for the idea actually started in my last business, between the first company I started--which was an Internet startup--and Kareo. For a couple of years, I was the head of a boutique software consulting firm based in El Segundo. Dan Rodrigues: Yes, we''ve raised around $70M in venture funding to date.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. Staffing requirements come and go in every company, big or small. Administrative Professional.

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Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Social Media 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2013

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. The product is behind schedule. Things go wrong.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I came up with the idea, mentioning it to the PwC partners a few years ago. Dat Do: We're structured as a software-as-a-service company, so we have a server where people can login to. Have you gotten any funding? Dat Do: Our first round was an angel funding, which helped us to build to this stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2012

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. The product is behind schedule. Things go wrong.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2015

It's not all that often that you hear of a local startup being acquired after only raising less than $1M in funding, because the company was growing so fast, rather than because an idea didn't pan out. It looks like you guys only raised less than a million in seed funding? Keith Bonnici: Yes, only about $950,000.

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Mobile Startup Content Advertising 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

This idea was well articulated by Paul Graham in an old essay, called “ Startups in 13 Sentences ” in which he talked about “making a few people really happy rather than making a lot of people semi-happy.” Agile assumes and plans for iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve as more is known and markets change.

Startup 48

Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Network Customer 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2011

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. The product is behind schedule. Things go wrong.

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Startup Press Design Sales 98

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

Every company and startups needs marketing experts, who are skilled and knowledgeable in the development of marketing programs, content creation, lead generation, and the utilization of social media. Software Development Professional. Staffing requirements come and go in every company, big or small. Administrative Professional.

Entrepreneur 56

Entrepreneur Services Startup Social Media 56

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2013

That's the idea behind Rexter (www.rexter.com), which recently raised seed funding to ramp up its software to put "LinkedIn on steroids". We spoke with CEO and founder Andy Wilson about how Rexter is looking to help business professionals further develop their relationships.

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Networking Startup Software eHarmony 178

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Darrius Thompson--who was also a co-founder at DivX--to learn more about the startup, the saga behind how the company started, and the funding. What's the idea behind OpenCandy? Darrius Thompson: We came from a company called DivX, where we had built a business primarily around consumer software.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2015

For instance, Software Developer Kevin Steuer noted that, “Working remotely gives me more control over a concentrated blocks of time each day to code. John Greathouse : You’ve just raised $10 million in funding, basically tripled your company headcount in a matter of months and you decide to kick everyone out of the office.

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Tool Product Design Venice 100

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

So, I came back into the ecosystem, started attending the game and developer conferences, and really started asking the hard questions to executives in the industry, and figuring out where the underserved areas were in the industry. It all came back to this idea of on-boarding. What's the biggest challenge for you?

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Startup Southern California UCLA Technical Review 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

What's the idea behind FavRav? I have always been in engineering, and was a software developer for some time, and also Director of Engineering. Finally, how is the startup funded? My business partner, William Manos, who is out of New York City, and I have funded the company from the get-go.

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Startup Newsletter Customer Custom 193

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

The evening will consist of a series of live stage demonstrations guaranteed to impress and inspire new ideas among all in attendance. We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2010

When I was a software development manager, I tried to get a “bottoms up” time estimate from the team, and then pad it by 50%. Invariably we were in crisis mode by delivery time, and the common complaint was that “management” always forced unrealistic schedules on developers. The product is behind schedule. Things go wrong.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Have you ever had an idea for a great product, but thought any of the following: "I don't have en. Step by Step From Idea to Bootstrap Startup. The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Bootstrapping boostrapping, Funding, lean startup. . So you have an idea.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Co-founder and lead software developer Anil Kumar was a led software engineer for WebEx. What inspired you to come up with the idea? Any funding? It has the features that you want but only those to simplify the user experience and prevent feature bloat. Accounts are free so feel free to use at www.tenhands.net.

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Cloud Computing Software Platform Startup 65

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

We offer an intensive three-month program and provide up to $18,000 of seed capital, extensive mentorship and a shared work environment to help entrepreneurs go from idea to product to fundable business. Tech Coast Angels is actively seeking great startups to fund. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. . At Lunch, you share and discover genuinely useful information and ideas. Bambi Francisco. Dave McClure. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding. Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. short answer: very, very rarely. But it does happen.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Venture Capital Funding 7. Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company. Off to the Races StrongMail is a digital messaging infrastructure software company. StrongMail’s software ensures reliable and timely delivery of their critical customer communications. Relaxing 2.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2010

Doing nothing between board meetings to me is like running the “ waterfall software development process. &# We all know that modern software companies run on the “ agile &# development process by having short release cycles and frequent communications. This post is about what happens BETWEEN board meetings.

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