Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I’ve had a long-standing rule of thumb in product design, which I call “design for the novice, configure for the pro.&# I started saying this back in 2001/02, long before the era of Web 2.0, My philosophy emanated from my days of programming and later designing corporate software in the early 1990′s.

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Design Startup Web 2.0 Tips 325

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. As a software developer I wrote code on what was called a “dumb terminal” because it literally had no processing capability. But for software developers like my company the web was a blessing.

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Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

I’ve been doing some research to assess how much of it is reality, since I have to admit that I seem to have missed the clues to the transition to Web 2.0, After some work, I’m still convinced that much of the Web 3.0 buzz is hype, but things are changing on the Internet, and bits and pieces of Web 3.0 are appearing.

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Web Web 2.0 Doc Examples 88

Alon Schwartz

MARCH 25, 2012

Now, that is a nice market to have. But the main reason why everyone wanted Windows was software. Everyone needed software because everything was implemented as software. had software you needed to install and there were many, millions to chose from, and they all run on Windows. A market Check Mate.

Web 2.0 74

Web 2.0 Google Doc Software 74

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2010

Later came a flood of software packages that stored an encrypted version of your userids and passwords on your hard file. Secure Services Corporation has a software implementation that uses biometrics. takes over the consumer world, and Software as a Service (SaaS) finds a place in the enterprise, this problem gets easier.

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Startup Web 2.0 IBM IBM 79

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Scripped (www.scripped.com) is applying the world of Web 2.0 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. What's Scripped?

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out. When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. was starting.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. is Sean Rad.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. "Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. they released a new 2.0 You could just outspend.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Today, San Diego-based Metaplace (www.metaplace.com), which develops virtual world software, is announcing a funding round from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and high profile investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. But, it hasn't yet cracked the mass market code. Metaplace was formerly known as Areae.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

In addition, Web 2.0 was a proliferation of user generated content which created the need for Web 3.0, Its a huge market. Every day, there are numerous examples of videos, articles, images, music that reach us via CHNL that simply don’t exist / could never exist outside of the internet. Why Social Networking?

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Social Network Networking Content Web 104

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2008

Then, we spoke to the firm's founder, Alex Aydin, and discovered that he wasn't just your usual Web 2.0 A friend of mine was in the residential construction business, and at the time the market environment was pretty good for starting a home construction company. It was at the heydey of both the housing and mortgage market.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2008

This morning, Woodland Hills-based FatTail (www.fattail.com) announced a venture round from Velocity Interactive Group for its software for managing online advertising. We spoke with Ross about the investment, as well as about his experience as VC and his outlook on the market. I spent a lot of time watching the evolution of Web 1.0,

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Advertising Media Startup Woodland Hills 100

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

The idea is we do not want to go down the current path of the Web 2.0 Though, it was still good for the university to see relevant technology coming out of UC Irvine, generating jobs for California and future industries--they love that from a marketing and promotional aspect. What's the business model behind this?

Startup 100

Startup Research UCI Social Network 100

Frank Addante

MAY 20, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What I want to answer with this post (long though it may be) is: Why did Web 2.0 But let’s be honest – they’re mostly the same old shit as Web 1.0, So what changed that ushered in the new era that was officially dubbed Web 2.0? Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets?

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 22, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Competition Venture Capital Advertising 40

Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 25, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Large Markets Address existing markets poised for rapid growth or change.

Company 40

Company Companies Startup Venture Capital 40

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. . BrianSolis.com is ranked among the top of world's leading business and marketing online resources. .

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Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 26, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

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Outsource Development CTO Hire Startup Venture Capital 40

Xconomy

MAY 8, 2017

When Jon Carder talks about online consumer trends, he speaks with some experience.

Commerce 59

Commerce Sales Startup Web 2.0 59

Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. if they started a business that was driven by market demand (as opposed to new/cool technology).

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

A colleague working at the National Science Foundation said to me, "The lag time between fundamental idea and marketable product is usually longer than policymakers are willing to consider." One very encouraging note these organizations are trying to use "Web 2.0" An interesting anecdote about use of Web 2.0

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Education Technical Review Research Web 2.0 45

Frank Addante

JANUARY 30, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. For example, a dot.com should require less process than an enterprise software product.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

DECEMBER 5, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Software code, by its nature, is very much like weeds. Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Develop Development Product 40

Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Third, and most importantly, it’s when you’re moving faster than the market.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 16, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

MARCH 12, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup .Net Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Recently, I have been looking very closely at the online advertising market. Be scrappy.

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital Capital Startup Outsource Development 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 2, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Entrepreneur 40

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 40

Frank Addante

AUGUST 14, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Visit StrongMail Website Startup 4.0: Zondigo, Inc. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Email Ideas Venture Capital 40

Frank Addante

MAY 22, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. This was in 2001 when the market was tanking and all VCs were gun-shy. Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development Advertising 40

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Be scrappy.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Advertising Email 40

Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

StrongMail Systems (Digital Messsaging Infrastructure Software) Status: VC-backed (Sequoia Capital, Globespan and Evercore) Lesson: Trust your gut. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit Zondigo, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Web 2.0 40