Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Design the full stack, not just a new software element. The idea is to build excellence in one area, and get the rest from the ecosystem. Indeed these principles are good for all startups Connect ideas and networks from around the world. In Silicon Valley’s classic model, startups must start “asset light.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2018

This element is sharing information through the new video, audio, and interactive media about, and the logic behind decisions, direction, or strategy with the goal of gaining buy-in to the idea so everyone is working toward the same goal. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling.

Software Review 92

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). Image courtesy of Bernhardt Haussner. .&# Twitter then popularizes the idea of having only a stream (e.g. As John Battelle chronicles in his brilliant (and must read) book, The Search , Google thought this idea stunk.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

Field Service Software. Fortunately, field service software is designed to keep track of all this and more, so you can focus on the big picture. Plus, with certain platforms, you'll even be able to utilize marketing features designed to help you attract new customers. Get started with field service software today.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 29, 2021

One customer assumed that poor usage rates at a particular station was due to a lack of EVs in the area, Terry recalled in a recent interview. The funds will be used to build out its platform, hire beyond its 27-person workforce and expand its service area. Terry, who co-founded ChargerHelp! , That wasn’t the problem.

Incubator 287

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socalTECH

AUGUST 1, 2014

George Collado: It''s employee management software. It''s too cumbersome, and most of the products are 360 reviews, corporate management type products, which are too expensive. In an industry which has a turnover ratio of about nine months, most companies do these one year reviews which don''t make any sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

This element is sharing information through the new video, audio, and interactive media about, and the logic behind decisions, direction, or strategy with the goal of gaining buy-in to the idea so everyone is working toward the same goal. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling.

Software Review 90

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In the entrepreneur world, it’s still a popular misconception that the “idea” is everything. Even though investors, like myself, have long made it clear that we invest in people, not ideas, new venture owners insist on talking about their latest “ million dollar idea ,” rather than their “ million dollar team.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Design the full stack, not just a new software element. The idea is to build excellence in one area, and get the rest from the ecosystem. Indeed these principles are good for all startups Connect ideas and networks from around the world. In Silicon Valley’s classic model, startups must start “asset light.”

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Update Antivirus Software . This is where tools like project management software can really help. Even better, many of these software provide other helpful features that can make tracking productivity even easier. Project Management Software. See Reviews. Source: Harvard Business Review. Use a VPN .

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Tips Software Review Study Email 157

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

For today's interview, we sat down and talked with Mike Whitmire , the CEO and Co-founder of Los Angeles-based FloQast (www.floqast.com), a developer of financial close management software for enterprise accounting. Mike tells us about the company, who uses its software, as well as how he was initially turned away from the Amplify.LA

Startup 124

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

What we're giving companies, is a platform to create, manage, and measure perks for all of their employees. Part of being an investor is questioning the ideas of founders. I spend about twelve months before starting BetterWorks thinking about the SMB space, and the lack of tools and software for companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

In our industry we always talk about funding big ideas or funding things with more meaning. And of course we believe huge returns come with big platform initiatives like Grove. We loved the idea. They’ll just tell us it was their idea and roll their eyes.). With conviction. But it will take time. Ok, probably not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2013

This element is sharing information through the new video, audio, and interactive media about, and the logic behind decisions, direction, or strategy with the goal of gaining buy-in to the idea so everyone is working toward the same goal. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling.

Social Media 102

Social Media Entrepreneur Software Review Social Network 102

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “ BlackTech Week was created by the leadership team from Code Fever to accelerate and support the innovation of black communities through training, networks and funding. “

Startup 140

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Udemy is an online education platform similar to EduFire and others.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2012

This element is sharing information through the new video, audio, and interactive media about, and the logic behind decisions, direction, or strategy with the goal of gaining buy-in to the idea so everyone is working toward the same goal. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Social Network Software Review Social Media 97

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2011

It really provides the most relevant reviews, because when you're looking for reviews, you want them from someone very similar to you. Then we rolled out a communities product which lets people create their own community using the Lunch platform. That's kind of the foundation we've built this on.

Content 242

Content Software Review Technical Review Sites 242

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Peruse through the website SeedInvest and you’ll find a familiar layout, as pioneered by years of trending interest towards popular crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. By 2012, Ryan had a clear idea that these bills would be passed,and founded SeedInvest to leverage the potential growth from these history making laws.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

We also liked the idea that people would get repaid. How''d you come up with the idea for the site? I kind of fell into it, after a period of diligence on the idea, and realizing it was a big opportunity. Those aren''t the kinds of companies where equity makes sense, or where an investor would want to own equity.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

You will build out features or expend to platforms — often before you have enough market feedback to warrant it. Second-base entrepreneurs often have the credibility to raise follow-on capital due to their historic track records and/or their venture relationships so clearing the valuation bar on a subsequent round becomes easier.

Startup 292

Startup Software Review Pricing Entrepreneur 292

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2010

This element is sharing information through the new video, audio, and interactive media about, and the logic behind decisions, direction, or strategy with the goal of gaining buy-in to the idea so everyone is working toward the same goal. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling.

Social Media 89

Social Media Startup Software Review Social Network 89

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

ZunguZ is a global social payment platform that integrates deeply into the social graph of Facebook and financial service providers. As we know, developers always give their product a code name. We may keep the platform with the name ZunguZ and look for a client facing name for the application. What is Zunguz? Why the name?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Nobody really knows whether or not the idea is yet going to be big, so I believe in not over capitalizing too early. If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. Rinse & repeat. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It takes options off of the table.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

There's been a huge debate over the future of Adobe's Flash raging over the last month, as both Google and Mozilla disabled Flash due to security holes and other issues. Was it difficult from shifting from an agency to becoming a platform developer? Videos will not autoplay on a mobile device, just because you are using HTML5 code.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood HTML Software Review Advertising 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

This idea, to “rent people with MBAs and other elite business consultants by the hour,” is what brings us here. Due Diligence. Thus, the idea behind creating a consulting marketplace was built out quickly, and a few months after launch, Stephen Robert Morse joined as SkillBridge’s first employee.

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We sat down with Brett Crosby (who founded Urchin Software, the company which became Google Analytics) and Brew Johnson , the co-founders of the company, to learn more about the company and what it's working on. Brew Johnson: At the high level, it's a marketplace, a lending platform for real estate. in a funding round.

Southern California 100

Southern California Google Technical Review Manhattan Beach 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Jackson: CapLinked is actually a collaborative platform, a social platform that connects entrepreneurs and investors. It allows you to share private and confidential information about your company, and have a dialog with your investors, within a walled garden where you can put the documents you need for diligence. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 243

Southern California Entrepreneur Software Review Yammer 243

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. Both of his co-founders worked with him previously and both worked on ad management platforms. I’ll explain in detail below. Enter Burstly. What does it do?

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Smart technology doesn’t work without clever software to make it useful. Do you need to wait until you have an idea that’s never been done before? Do you need to take the time to learn coding or should you search out a firm to help bring your idea into reality? What matters most is your execution of that idea.

Marketing 97

Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community. By offering that software for free, we've attracted over 10,000 writers to our site. We put together the screenwriting resources ideas and collaboration platform, and the two combined to become Scripped.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha works tirelessly to build a platform of advocacy around issues such as tech inclusion, diversity, and education. Felicia is the cofounder of Black Tech Week, Code Fever, Tribe Cowork and Urban Innovation. Most recently she was a Senior Fellow at Learn Capital, where she focused on product development and investment due diligence.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Klash offers a web and mobile platform that lets people challenge and dare their friends for fun, honor and actual rewards, said the investment round will help it make an awesome product for the public and also help distribute it to the masses this year. Klash for iOS was released last fall and had good reviews with a 4.9 Great Idea.

Invest 68

Invest Slides Ideas Mobile 68

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. 3) Why the hell are you at it again?

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. 3) Why the hell are you at it again?

Entrepreneur 232

Entrepreneur Competition Software Review Course 232

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

The evening will consist of a series of live stage demonstrations guaranteed to impress and inspire new ideas among all in attendance. The Caltech Entrepreneurship Club is the hub for innovators in the Caltech community who want to learn how to make their idea a reality. We work harder than we play, and we play harder than most!

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