Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2022

The good news is that a recent Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship (KESE) Index shows the highest level of new business activity recorded in the last two decades, and the cost of entry at an all-time low. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely.

Startup

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

What was the big news for you or your company this year? Peter Cowen is the founder of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com), a technology investment bank focused on SaaS, FinTech, Infrastructure and tech-enabled outsourced business services.

Capital

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

The good news is that the rate of entrepreneurship is down a bit, to pre-recession levels, according to the latest Kaufmann Index of entrepreneurial activity. The bad news is that it’s still high, the opportunity for change is huge, and the cost of entry is at an all-time low.

Entrepreneur

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

What's was biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? We hired 5,326 new employees and opened three new locations. Most exciting is our new San Antonio office which offers domestic support options. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. Jaspar Weir: This year we had tremendous growth.

Artificial Inteligence

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2013

That’s the good news and the bad news. The opportunity for change is huge, with everyone taking a new look at the world after the recession, but the competition is also huge, since the cost of entry is at an all-time low. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely.

Startup

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2019

What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? Peter Cowen is the founder of Sutton Capital Partners (www.suttoncapitalpartners.com), a technology investment bank focused on SaaS, FinTech, Infrastructure and tech-enabled outsourced business services. More in-person contact is one of my 2019 goals.

Capital

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

That''s where the traditional media companies--the morning shows, the news clips shows, the ad agencies--can see what is viral and trending, and can license it directly from us. We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video.

Media

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2019

The good news is that the latest Kauffman Early-Stage Entrepreneurship (KESE) Index shows the highest level of new business activity recorded in the last two decades, and the cost of entry at an all-time low. Talent can also be outsourced, but surviving in the business jungle without talent is unlikely.

Startup

InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2016

He then started several successful companies, including FastSpring, a company that provides outsourced e-commerce services to over 3,000 software companies. Image credit: John Zich/Bloomberg News. Early in his career, Dan proved to be a valuable contributor on my GoToMeeting business development team (acquired by Citrix).

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2023

Former employers will normally only give you candidate employment dates or good news. Outsourcing to expert freelancers or business partners is often a better solution for startups than managing everyone into the inside team. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need and they bring.

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2014

Former employers will normally only give you candidate employment dates or good news. Outsourcing to expert freelancers or business partners is often a better solution for startups than managing everyone into the inside team. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need. For non-core technical strength, look for outside partners.

High Tech

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The New Hollywood: Building Celebrity Brands Online EQAL, Cambio, Digital LA. Funding: The New Indie: BONA FIDE film. Scaling thru Outsourcing. Startups: Demystifying the PR Process for the Lean Startup (Symphony PR). Moral Psychology and Big Data Singularity. Consumerism of business freemium software (BetterWorks).

Southern California

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Former employers will normally only give you candidate employment dates or good news. Outsourcing to expert freelancers or business partners is often a better solution for startups than managing everyone into the inside team. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need and they bring.

Technology

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

People can buy anything, look up news, watch videos, and the list goes on and on. App developers are coming up with new ideas daily to make our lives easier. Your chores can be outsourced through Porter. That’s the only thing that is outsourced. But the good news is we are growing 200% per month every month.

Technical Review

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The good news is that business success requires careful attention to these same key ingredients. Key functions should not be outsourced. Paying attention to details and aiming for success will pay off. When to Sell. The popular assertion that time is everything could not be more true than it is for mergers and acquisitions.

Startup

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

One mastermind focuses on how to outsource development and programming. People who are on the call will be able to ask Liam Martin, co founder of Staff.com, direct questions about anything and everything outsourcing. The phone sessions will be held on March 5th and 6th.

Mixergy

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2017

The good news is that the rate of new entrepreneurship leveled off a bit last year, although it is still rising, according to the latest Kauffman Index of startup activity. The bad news is that it’s back to pre-recession highs, the opportunity for change is huge, and the cost of entry is at an all-time low.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2016

They are not afraid to ask questions, learn new tools, and seek opportunities to gather experience in every business role possible. In a startup, you can’t afford to outsource too many functions. Smart entrepreneurs know what they don’t know, and work hard to fill the gaps. Don’t burn your bridges with peers and current employers.

Entrepreneur

Inverted Software

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Last year was not perfect, but, the good news is that now you are smarter, more experienced and have the data you need in order to overcome last year’s mistakes. At Inverted Software we advise our customers to start planning as early as Q4 in order to maximize results and prepare for the upcoming year. Conclusion.

Help

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

As a last resort I outsourced and actually hired someone in India to remotely log into my computer during the night and correct all the errors from the scanned cards, which my in house team had processed earlier in the day. Also it was taking my assistant away from important tasks that would grow my business rather than maintain it.

Customer

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2016

Former employers will normally only give you candidate employment dates or good news. Outsourcing to expert freelancers or business partners is often a better solution for startups than managing everyone into the inside team. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need and they bring.

High Tech

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 18, 2016

Eye-opening news for companies that are used to someone trying to break in and steal, before making a clean get-away. That particular cyber attack lasted for a few months before people became suspicious.

Outsource

Technology Council

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

The Tech Coast Angels talk about improving your chances for long-term success in the lead article of the November SCribe Newsletter. Check this out, along with our other feature articles and links to the upcoming event schedule. Here are quick links to the feature articles in this issue: Lessons For Entrepreneurs From Tech Coast Angels.

Tech Coast Angels

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Heres the good news -- you only really need a few really good engineers. Outsourcing 1. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Virtual Location, Location, Location ▼ January (2) 2.

Outsource Development

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

She was a morning business anchor for KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco and made frequent appearances as an expert on Internet investments and trends on CNBC, Fox Business News, and CBS. . where her clients included global leaders in the outsourcing and telecom sectors and a number of prominent non-profits. ycombinator.com. .

Twiistup

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What do we build in-house or outsource? If you are a Lead Developer now and want to grow into a CTO role, there's some good news and bad news. The good news is that many of the founders that I talk to who are trying to find the lead developer want someone who can grow into the CTO role. When will key hires come on?

CTO Coach

Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

So, to ensure your proposal looks polished carefully proofread the application or outsource the service to a professional. Develop a proofreading strategy – You don’t want to hamper your application’s success with silly mistakes like typos or grammatical errors.

Outsource Development

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Over the past several years I've learned that a burnout antidote, at least for myself, is rapid prototyping of something brand new. That’s the good news. Recently I cleaned out and organized our basement. My students ask questions I can’t answer and challenge me to solve problems I never considered. Do you agree? Lessons Learned.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2010

They also point to the fact that, for some roles and professions, like real-time monitoring of news and consumer issues, these sites can be leveraged as effective business tools, now about one in five companies actually requires their use for work-related purposes. Contractor, temp, or outsource worker off site.

Social Network

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Global News After the Twitter Revolutions. Outsourcing Startup Operations. Beyond Video: Storytelling for the 21st Century. Content and Distribution. The State of Social Marketing. Content and Distribution. Ebooks: a Coming War for the Soul of the Library. Content and Distribution. Content and Distribution. Content and Distribution.

Entertainment

Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

Get users immediately into valuable content that engages them in the site: featured video, music, news; video, popular trending items in my network. Local News Online & More Valuable User Generated Content. A Micropayment Ecosystem for ALL Digital Goods. MySpace Music was an ambitious project, but it was executed moronically.

Development Team Review

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

The apps can stream video, audio, news feeds, Twitter, Facebook, sell digital content, physical merchandise, and much more. Symphony works with both established brands and startup companies who prefer to outsource their entire marketing and public relations departments to senior–level strategists who can also “do the work.”.

Los Angeles

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

The sales rep that brings back news from the front line that is shared with the office adds to our collective knowledge about customer needs, product design flaws or partnership opportunities. What about outsourcing? For me outsourcing in a pure startup is the kiss of death. I’m against it in almost all situations.

Technical Advisors