Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Don’t hide behind a website with no address, picture, or direct contact information. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

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Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

Even though most services are usually not subject to sales tax, some states are now asserting that certain online services are taxable either as software, data processing, or information services, even if the type of service would not be taxable if delivered the old fashioned way – by people – rather than computing platforms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis. Many consultants today are hard to contact between scheduled meetings, due to their formal communication processes. Be willing to work at all organization levels.

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Services Startup Software Review Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Don’t hide behind a website with no address, picture, or direct contact information. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

Startup 107

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The object is to exploit the convergence of people, information, products, services and places with today’s smartphones and tablets, which drive online orders in addition to purchases from brick-and-mortar stores.”. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms.

Mobile 85

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Pretty substantial findings, when more than half of consumers surveyed admitted to abandoning a check out process due to security fears. While it’s hard to place a price tag on security and privacy, the consumer study has found in general, 4 out of 5 consumers would spend more online if offered a more secure way to pay.

Mobile 68

Mobile Study Software Review Research 68

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

This year we’re in > 100+ cities and 100+ campuses and we’re operational with street teams, better software, better bikes and a more informed ridership. While the ride-hailing market sees autonomous vehicles as nirvana due to no driver costs, the e-scooter market already has this built in.

Santa Monica 250

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners. Although the expert’s startup and Twilio never formed a partnership, our collaborative approach to diligence did benefit Jeff and his team.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The conference will discuss, debate and imagine potential scenarios that could develop due to advances in Aritifical Intelligence. Below are the list of speakers: Peter Voss (Keynote Speaker) is an entrepreneur with a background in electronics, computer systems, business and technical software, as well as management.

Artificial Inteligence 92

Artificial Inteligence Conference Technical Review Research 92

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2011

They’re tied to Facebook with all our personal information, passwords for banking websites are stored, even sensitive professional materials for those that do all their work on the go are at risk. Lookout compiles apps that access location-based information , allowing users to make decisions on which apps to keep.

Mobile 88

Mobile Startup Software Review News 88

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis. Many consultants have been hard to contact between scheduled meetings, due to their use of formal communication processes. Market yourself and work at all organizational levels.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Customer Custom 56

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

I studied finance, and worked on Wall Street as a credit analyst, so I understand debt better. I kind of fell into it, after a period of diligence on the idea, and realizing it was a big opportunity. Why did you decide to focus on debt, not equity? Ethan Senturia: There are a number of things, including my background.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2013

Don’t hide behind a website with no address, picture, or direct contact information. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Case Study 105

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Much effort and study has been expended to determine how a web site can better convert its visitors to paying customers. Sites like www.pnmsoft.com use both general quotes from industry experts and information specific to their product to build a case for their product while the customer reviews their site.

Sites 40

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

It's somewhat unusual in this economy to find companies who are seeing strong growth, so we were intrigued recently in running into BlackLine Systems (www.blackline.com), a firm which develops software for helping in the financial reporting process. First, for our readers who aren't familiar with your software, can you explain what it does?

Startup 124

Startup Software Review CTO Hire Oracle 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2012

Don’t hide behind a website with no address, picture, or direct contact information. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Automate to the max.

Technical Review 99

Technical Review Case Study Startup Software Review 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. Regularly follow reviews and influencers in your industry. Tomorrow is never mentioned in the pitch.

Customer 57

Customer Custom Technical Review Software Review 57

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The ambitiously competitive teams were as follows: The Brownies, with Epic Tunes, an app aimed at live concert goers, to provide information, show reviews, and access to ticket purchases. Team Rise, and their app to help teens manage their budgets and time. Seek out similar academic competitions and programs. Find a hero.

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2016

She has come a long way since then, putting herself through Berkeley, where she studied computer engineering. The site gets more than 13 million unique visitors per month, which Wang believes is due to the company’s emphasis on quality products and its strong following on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Social Media Startup Screening 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

A recent study by Nielsen showed that an average American adult spend some 34 hours per month using mobile internet on smartphones compared to 27 hours via personal computer. Through mobile e-commerce apps, businesses give information, engage with customers, and ultimately build a stronger brand. Add to that is its ease of use.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. The pure delays due to admin if I would have had 3-4 pig farmers would have killed me. The information is publicly available. Sound creepy?

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2008

You put our system into a warehouse or reatil, and you can receive information about all of the tags in that area -- wall-to-wall, floor-to-floor. Is this hardware, software, a combination of both? We did market studies, talked to customers, and launched a prototype in 2006, launching the company in 2008. READ MORE>>

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Innocal Technology Software Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments. Education – guided studying for targeted learning. billion by 2022.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Study Guide 99

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

At some point, you've got to figure out where you draw the line, due to social network fatigue when you're at the point where you are checking 8, 9, or ten different sites every day. It's a flood, with robust amount of information. Rob Farrow: The average user is a great case study for us. Meebo is another powerful site.

Social Network 147

Social Network San Diego Sites Startup 147

SoCal Delicious

APRIL 5, 2010

Home About Us Newsstand locations Special Section Nominations Stock Index Advertising Contact Search Subscribe Weekly Features Week in Review Top 25 Lists Top Stories Local News Opinion Calendar Ongoing Events Monthly Reports Central Coast East Ventura Nonprofits Technology Small Business Women and Co.

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Santa Barbara Thousand Oaks Oracle Ventura 53

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments. Education – guided studying for targeted learning. billion by 2022.

Social Media 70

Social Media Study Guide Examples 70

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments. Education – guided studying for targeted learning. billion by 2018.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Social Media Study Guide 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments. Education – guided studying for targeted learning. billion by 2020.

Social Media 62

Social Media Study Guide Examples 62

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments. Education – guided studying for targeted learning.

Startup 98

Startup Social Media Study Guide 98

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

They often are very good at getting information out of people, helping create a framework for making decisions and pushing for support amongst the organization from those that back the decision and those that do not. million, a live product that was featured in iTunes and has gotten rave reviews. Leaders are intelligent, for sure.

CTO Hire 363

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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.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 9, 2019

I fund startups for a living and before that I ran two software startups that I founded. By expanding the study and right-sizing their conference room mix, this company is likely to solve their meeting room problem and save tens of millions of dollars in avoided real estate expansion costs. but don’t want to record people.

Product 214

Product Software Review Technical Review Startup 214