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6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts

Startup Professionals Musings

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down. Twenty years ago, it cost several million dollars to launch an e-commerce startup, which can be done today for a few thousand dollars. The large investment amounts preferred by VCs are no longer needed to launch winners.

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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower

As noted in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , this is a symptom of the old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time. Conclusion Bottom line – if you are an early-stage startup with online or mobile technology as part of your solution, you ABSOLUTELY NEED a technical advisor.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. It just didn't dawn on me how common this need is.

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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

socalTECH

Hopscotch, led by Laurence Sotsky , has built software which enables sports teams, venues, and others to rapidly create mobile apps for their fans. We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. What is Hopscotch? What do your apps do?

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Realistic Entrprenuers Guide to Venture Capital

SoCal CTO

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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TouchCommerce Wins Total Gym

socalTECH

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , the provider of customer engagement services and software, reported today that Total Gym Fitness is using the company''s solution on smartphones. touchcommerce total totalgym customer support sales conversion chat guide mobile' Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Rubicon Project Reports Big Growth Numbers

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based online advertising automation software developer Rubicon Project reported record financial results Thursday afternoon, saying that its third quarter sales were up 60 percent year over year to $32.2M. The publicly held company is now guiding full year revenues of between $122M and $123M. READ MORE>>.

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