Berkonomics

JULY 10, 2014

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked away from deals where the entrepreneur insists on a start-up premoney valuation that is so high, no angel could expect to make a return upon the investment, even with a reasonable sales price for the company down the road. Why fight about valuation, or disappoint the founder at the outset?

Startup 179

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Venture Capital 179

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Work out of your home, and keep your own books.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

Solution development and delivery. Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

socalTECH

APRIL 21, 2015

Irvine-based medical practice management software developer Kareo , led by Dan Rodrigues, said Tuesday that it has launched the next generation of its cloud-based software for outsourced billing. Pricing on the new product was not announced.

Software 100

Software Outsource Development Outsource Software Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 123

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Concurrently, I am seeing an upswing in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, with the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the new focus on entrepreneurship in every university and every community development organization.

Funding 141

Funding Startup Outsource Development Satisfaction 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

Solution development and delivery. Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Startup Competition 131

InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2011

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Agree to Bundling Without a Minimum Price. Guard against a preclusion that would deny you from utilizing the IP developed during the course of executing the agreement.

Outsource Development 193

Outsource Development IP Technical Review Entrepreneur 193

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Concurrently, I am seeing an upswing in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, with the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the new focus on entrepreneurship in every university and every community development organization.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Thus, you must first create the playbook by which an independent sales rep can readily sell your product, including: identifying objections and developing strategies to overcome them, creating reference accounts and establishing meaningful customer adoption. 2) Secure Your Intellectual Property Too Early. 6) Rely On A Public Relations Agency.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2013

Marketing is key in helping you to develop long-term, strategic plans that can stop your cash drain. If you’re not making money, marketing can help you to identify new market segments, to make necessary price adjustments, or to consider new product/service lines—all which can result in a much-needed cash infusion.

Outsource Development 91

Outsource Development Outsource Startup Marketing 91

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

Technical Advisors 105

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing. Work out of your home, and keep your own books.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Commerce 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

Solution development and delivery. Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation.

Outsource Development 99

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

Technical Advisors 57

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2018

Nobody commits, nobody wants to set a price, nobody wants to stick their neck out then BOOM! It’s like the entire industry wants to outsource its brain to the smartest person they know and then follow that person. I have successfully used this in business development, sales, fund raising and even the press. Reid Hoffman is in?

Press 232

Press Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Outsourcing your core competency does not work. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. Outsourcing any of these critical roles is very expensive, and usually not very effective.

Technical Advisors 98

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 98

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Traditionally, these between a rock and hard place problems have been solved with a limited pool of expensive options – usually associated with long contracts and high billables for “MBA quality” work. What if you could combine the flexibility of outsourcing with the quality level of highly skilled strategists?

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2016

Solution development and delivery. Products and services for a business need to be attuned to customer requirements, cost and quality tradeoffs, with milestones for pricing and completion. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation.

Ideas 62

Ideas Outsource Development Startup Competition 62

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

First Principles. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Jim Franklin: Web developers are good at building web applications. Our users are web develops, and technical people, who are the companies who are applying to TechStars, and who closely follow TechStars as a community.

Email 157

Email Startup IP Newsletter 157

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

With this model, a startup pre-sells their product early, at a cheaper price, in exchange for a pledge. Concurrently, I am seeing an upswing in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, with the cost of entry at an all-time low, and the new focus on entrepreneurship in every university and every community development organization.

Venture Capital 108

Venture Capital Angel Satisfaction Equity 108

socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2013

Nils Forsblom: TenFarms is a mobile app developer. Back in the day, when you went to Amazon, you ended up at Amazon Germany, where everything was in German, and prices were in German Marks. It was the guy we'd outsourced as CEO. What are TenFarms and PhotoPoll? You had a hard time buying anything. I was basically powerless.

Mobile 233

Mobile Southern California Startup Outsource Development 233

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

The product plan tells your developers what to build, and the marketing team what to market. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Equally important, marketing and sales people should be able to identify benefits and marketing strategies, set prices, and validate a business model.

Product 92

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2011

The product plan tells your developers what to build, and the marketing team what to market. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Equally important, marketing and sales people should be able to identify benefits and marketing strategies, set prices, and validate a business model.

Product 93

Product Entrepreneur Outsource Development Competition 93

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

During the down market they were able to double down on recruiting, sales, outsourcing, new market entries and marketing (yes, with Tiger ads ). It’s clear that the exuberance has returned to hiring, paying large compensation, poaching staff with big payouts and large fund raising events at lofty prices.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast. The development community and web developers, who tend to be our customers, like that flexibility, and the quick time to market. The other thing that helps diffentiate us, is we help our customers with costs, save them money, and allow them to get to market faster, with scale.

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 5, 2016

Selling new products, opening new markets outsourcing business functions and every other decision affects the bottom line. To increase the net income, management must raise prices, reduce expenses or use a combination of both. The success or failure of every business is determined by its management’s decisions. The Bottom Line.

Software Review 40

Software Review Technical Review .Net Outsource Development 40

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Focusing on the key elements that larger brands examine when they consider an acquisition is crucial for obtaining the best price and for establishing a corporate brand that distinguishes itself from its competitors as a valuable asset. Key functions should not be outsourced.

Startup 40

Startup Acquisition Outsource Development Outsource 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Now, he ‘outsources’ his investments through John Frankel of Frankel Asset Management. After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). We will white label the system, and not only that, we’ll allow you to set your own pricing.” We can do better.

Google 302

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Determine a pricing system for your product(s). Go mobile and consider app development. Use waivers and contracts to prevent litigation. Determine the price of your services.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. I installed Windows 3.1 on all the computers and established a network using Novell. THE FIVE C’S.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

The product plan tells your developers what to build, and the marketing team what to market. Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Equally important, marketing and sales people should be able to identify benefits and marketing strategies, set prices, and validate a business model.

Product 48

Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 48

Xconomy

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The sellers of those devices don’t care: they’re now selling newer and better models, and the original buyers only cared about price and features. DNS is a shared resource that almost all companies outsource, which means someone could cripple internet usage worldwide by targeting a relatively small number of companies.

Netflix 40

Netflix Services Outsource Development Outsource 40

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 I’ve been pulled into a number of product and pricing meetings recently (for reasons unknown I’ve become the Foundry pricing and productization guy). Develop your business plan.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191