Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective. The sales professional. Marty Zwilling.

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup Outsource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective. The sales professional. Marty Zwilling.

Technical Advisors 57

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Young high-tech startups are at constant risk of forgetting that they actually need to sell the wonderful technology they invented. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective. The sales professional. Marty Zwilling.

Technical Advisors 98

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development Outsource 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2016

Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are feeling deeper and deeper in the hole. Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? Although technology is getting more pervasive in business, it’s not rocket science.

High Tech 58

High Tech Startup Social Media Entrepreneur 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2012

Self-service technologies, social media, and smart phones have created a new set of expectations for high-tech consumers today. I found a good summary of these new expectations in a book just published by Micah Solomon, “ High-tech, High-touch Customer Service.” You probably won’t get a second chance.

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Custom Customer Services Startup 97

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. For those who aren't familiar with HG Data, what does the company do?

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Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Self-service technologies, social media, and smart phones have created a new set of expectations for high-tech consumers today. I found a good summary of these new expectations in a book recently published by Micah Solomon, “ High-tech, High-touch Customer Service.” You probably won’t get a second chance.

Customer 89

Customer Custom Services High Tech 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

Because it addresses an internal audience, it can use technical jargon and assume the reader understands the technology. For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing).

Product 92

Product Outsource Development Competition Outsource 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2011

Because it addresses an internal audience, it can use technical jargon and assume the reader understands the technology. For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing).

Product 93

Product Entrepreneur Outsource Development Competition 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

Because it addresses an internal audience, it can use technical jargon and assume the reader understands the technology. For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing).

Product 48

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 48

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. Storm Clouds - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 12, 2010 We have enjoyed an amazing run in the web startup and investing space over the past five or six years. This should not deter you. This doesn’t make sense.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 22, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary!

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Startup Competition Venture Capital Advertising 40