Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Your IT Reviewer. They’ve had years of business-unit managers buying software solutions they didn’t need and that eventually become shelfware. Your business unit buyer isn’t used to negotiating software and if you won over the IT team with your prowess then you’re feeling pretty good. Not so much.

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Development Team Review Software Review Pricing Startup 293

socalTECH

JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project). Why tackle mobile?

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Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. Are we right in all of our assumptions and diligence? We checked regulatory rules. We checked efficiency calculations. We checked safety.

Technical Review 417

Technical Review Startup Software Review Course 417

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 1, 2013

Zuckerberg told press she wanted the show to encourage women to get into tech. Finally, there is the very serious always coding Dwight Crowe, who is a blackout drinker. The post REVIEW | Un-Realistic TV: “Start-ups: Silicon Valley” appeared first on TechZulu. There is no good angle to her screen time. Any takers?

Startup 90

Startup Technical Review Software Review Outsource Development 90

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

For starters Uber itself has had to lay off 27% of its workforce due to the pandemic and has been severely impacted financially from the crisis with no immediate respite in sight. So while many restaurants knew they eventually needed to invest in better order management software, many had been putting it off.

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SaaS Customer Custom Technical Review 242

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

I recently read this anecdote in the press (withholding company name because I actually really love the concept). They had to spend time training our new resources, reviewing code, refactoring where mistakes were made, attending meetings, etc. And it seems to be creeping back into startup culture of late in a worrying way.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

We once thought Microsoft was a monopoly on the Internet due to IE. Talent – in a world where startup founders are rewarded handsomely for taking risks of building their own startup companies and where the press shines a brighter light on them, much of the early-stage company traction will come from startups. Laughable now.

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Reviewing financial & operational performance. Defections of large swaths of talented employees due to low morale. Mentorship. And so on.

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Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

A key deal not only helps you raise venture capital but it can help attract employees, garner press attention, help with product focus & importantly drive customer adoption and/or revenue. They can then direct staff, allocate budgets, talk to the press, connect you with politicians and attend events. Marketing Muscle.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

We answer these questions and really dive into the LG 4G Thrill in our review below. A sleep/power button on the top and finally a single button on the right side of the phone can be pressed to quickly enter the phone’s “3D Space” application. Sporting a 4.3-inch inch 800 x 480-pixel screen that can displaying both 2D and 3D content.

Software Review 77

Software Review Screening Orange County Mobile 77

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2021

Here is an entry-level benchmark for the new software personal assistants: Simple and intuitive communication. A good assistant know how get things done efficiently, recognizing user hardware and software limitations. Of course, many are still fighting it as well, due to privacy concerns. Technology environment savvy.

Web 152

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 152

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

According to SGL, developers can now submit their apps for review and have their press releases and updates distributed on the Stained Glass Labs website, which gives them the quick feedback from other developers and the ability to submit press releases, which are sent to members of the media interested in Google Glass and wearable technologies.

Google 87

Google Technical Review Press Software Review 87

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

But in these years I learned how to sell software – necessity is the mother of all invention. I learned how to get press coverage when we were no longer “hot.&# I learned how to manage costs effectively. But in our first year of sales (and those were really shitty years to be selling software) we sold $2.1

Startup 285

Startup Venture Capital Sales Software Review 285

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.

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Santa Monica Venice Competition Software Review 250

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I suppose I should have imagined that this line would get more press than all other comments combined. It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. Fair enough.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. It was a surprise knowing these start ups have spent $1000s for the chance to be noticed by the right influencer, whether it be a venture capitalist, early adopter or the press.

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Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? So if Bird isn’t in your area yet I’ll point out that you download an app, open the app to find the nearest Bird (as you would an Uber) and when you find one you scan the QR code to rent it.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Review the person’s publicly available information from social media sites. Press Releases – You can often find the names of BDC contacts from quotes in the company’s press releases. Press Releases – You can often find the names of BDC contacts from quotes in the company’s press releases.

Company 124

Company Companies Email Press 124

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

It's a pretty established, mature market, which has existed since the beginning of the printing press, but has evolved forward for hundreds of years and has been going through a lot of changes in the last twenty years. One of the first major changes, is they've taken what they are doing, and moving online. Can you describe how that works?

Journal 124

Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

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. It was a really bootstrappy type of situation, in an area that generally doesn't get lots of press. Matt Cooper: It's been different, but it hasn't been a bumpy ride.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood HTML Software Review Advertising 100

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. " The Bible Code predicted the Sept 11 attacks 5,000 years ago." Which button do you press? Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2014

Oculus Rift, a new virtual reality gaming headset, has been getting a lot of press recently, as well. This headset is designed to be implemented with various systems, though they must meet the software requirements before the technology will be operational for a specific game. Home Automation and Wearable Devices.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Technology Software Review Google 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

Here is an entry-level benchmark for the new software personal assistants: Simple and intuitive communication. A good assistant know how get things done efficiently, recognizing user hardware and software limitations. Of course, many are still fighting it as well, due to privacy concerns. Technology environment savvy.

Web 98

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 98

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

You can literally click on an "advertise here" link and it will allow you to book a proposal, and that proposal gets build, and you can review, accept, or modify it. I had to build my own tools to manage my profile, so I got into software. Tags: interview steve pelletier software fattail publishing advertising.

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Advertising Startup Sales Tool 127

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2015

BTW – if anybody at Twitter reads this you need to fix your “embed Tweet” code because as you’ll see from above it doesn’t properly embed when you have a quoted Tweet. **. When I was done I had to send an email to Adam Lezack that was urgent and due by the morning. HSzvQK63th. Ezra asked.

Blogging 150

Blogging Writing Startup Email 150

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2012

” Matt Ocko also revealed to Silicon Beat that they have been getting a lot more press inquiries due to the number of deals they were doing. Data Collective founders say they still read code and understand chip architecture and how to build racks. They say they have run Hadoop jobs and built VM farms.

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Entrepreneur Oracle Software Review 74

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Photo by Hope House Press - Leather Diary Studio on Unsplash It’s also true that there will be tough moments in your company’s journey where you will want to be able to carry people behind the tough decisions you want. Some members probably want most of the board meeting to be a review of financial information.

Startup 226

Startup Slides Metrics News 226

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2018

We've created a database that writers can optionally join into, to present their needs, their positive reviews across different organizations, all in one place so that the industry can discovery emerging talent. Scot Lawrie: I cut my teeth in Philadelphia, developing software in the big data and ad-tech areas.

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Technical Review Hollywood Platform Competition 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2015

Between the apps, Cited and Fixed ticket dismissal rates have been reported at anywhere between 20-80%, but it is still early in the game and LA parking enforcement policies have come under review for illegal practices. Apps & Software contest Fixed parking ticket' drivers might finally get break.

Los Angeles 40

Los Angeles Angel Software Review Seed Funding 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Smart business executives learn to use new technology software to give them new insights and more free time. After a good night’s sleep we are relaxed and ready to review the good news, and take on the challenges of strategic issues.

Software Review 57

Software Review Technical Review Startup Press 57

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Labeling it a “behavioral based software” with 2600 paid subscribers, CEO, Leanne Ozaine-Smith found her niche through her love of teaching finance one-on-one. Hunt strives to improve product search with crowdsourcing through product questions, comments, and reviews. likely relate to.

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Conference Startup Technical Review Software Review 77

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

For example, try not to schedule a meeting about financial planning before you do an interview with the press about innovation or some other divergent topic. I also ask that the materials for the meeting be sent out at least 24 hours in advance, so that the meeting focuses on meeting the objective–not reviewing the materials.

Software Review 40

Software Review Examples Press Help 40

Frank Addante

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

For example, try not to schedule a meeting about financial planning before you do an interview with the press about innovation or some other divergent topic. I also ask that the materials for the meeting be sent out at least 24 hours in advance, so that the meeting focuses on meeting the objective–not reviewing the materials.

Software Review 40

Software Review Examples Press Help 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

Imagine if you had to release your software daily in order to keep your job or to have the traffic numbers you need to earn your paycheck. Not talking to the press is a bit like a politician saying they don’t want to talk to the press because they’d rather save that time for drafting legislation.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. The Exit Disconnect - Ask the Angels , March 25, 2010 I’ll admit to having a bias towards exits and focus my review of a potential investment on the exit potential. There are MANY of them.

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Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150