Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The power of large screen real estate.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

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. As I naturally get asked all the time why we invested in Company A or Company B, I thought I’d just put forth my thesis in writing. The world is going mobile.

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

It's the same as when I've created financial models and then have it reviewed by a hard-core CFO, sophisticated investor or similar kind of expert. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. You likely are writing your first one of these.

Develop 354

Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Reading many application reviews, I found the most popular Twitter app on the platform was Twidroid. They are nicely placed, well thought out and my man-sized hands have no problems navigating the screen. I would prefer they differentiate their mobile app from their desktop client. The tabs are not tiny like in Twidroid.

Marketing 60

Marketing Software Review Screening Social Media 60

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 23, 2012

If you forget everything else I write about creating an app, remember this: every app needs a hook. You should cull this list to the best of the best, those that have a large number of high ratings and gushing reviews. The reason we call them “apps” is because they are bite-sized, typically one-task, pieces of software.

Marketing 84

Marketing Software Review Tips Competition 84

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

That is excluding a single line of code or paying any salaries. Imagine that you can develop software on your local computer but the entire service is delivered virtually through a partner in the same way people consumer energy with all of the scale benefits that go with that. We raised $16.5 million in our A round. Think about it.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343