TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2021

Meatable has a long road ahead of it, because, as Gates acknowledged in his interview with MIT Technology Review (ed. Now with 35 employees and new financing, the company is trying to shift from research and development into a food production company. Use code “TCARTICLE” at checkout to get 20 percent off tickets right here.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

It would have been very easy for Bill to do a desk-based research project on how to improve the process. I know that their are independent software companies now focused on this like UserVoice and Get Satisfaction. He took input from product management on what to build but in the daily coding he had to make many decisions on his own.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

I provided a whole set of questions that I go through with founders before Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything. What technology research is required? What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? How can we address this risk?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

We spun this out of university research labs, where the founders and all of the team still are involved, and commercialized that research. Talk about how your research led to this startup? It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

His message was that he realized he needed to move his girlfriend’s stuff into a storage facility due to apartment flooding. They built the software. They researched storage solutions and logistics. On my meeting he told me about the impact Hurricane Sandy had had on him and his loved ones. I felt bad. Life sucks.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 22, 2010

eHarmony came with lots of research behind the dimensions of compatibility and how those related to marriage longevity and happiness. The people asking the above question don’t have that research and they also don’t really know how the matches should occur. Every time I hear that question, it worries me a bit.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We do deep research on every single product we advocate for, using the criteria and condition that they create a healthy child and a healthy world. Between 1991 and 1995, I was in enterprise software and computer distribution. After I sold that business, I would call up those VCs, and ask them what industries I ought to be looking at.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

But on the other hand if you have a product with a very high gross margin (software, virtual goods, etc.) BUT … try doing proper restaurant research on a mobile device. Try reading a bunch of reviews, checking 5 different restaurants to try and compare the differences. Try writing long reviews of a restaurant.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

We're not talking publicly about that yet, but the idea is to get away from the annual review, away from the quarterly review, and give everyone within and outside a company the ability to recognize people, up and down the chain, for doing great things in the workplace. Beyond that, it's really about real time recognition.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn. Problem is – Weight Watchers software TOTALLY SUCKS. If you have an iPhone you can scan the UPC code on the food you eat and they will be entered directly into DailyBurn done through a partnership with a company called Occipital. I’m not that public about my weight.

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Inverted Software

JUNE 15, 2018

At Inverted Software we often help our clients manage offshore and onshore development teams. Our proprietary processes and unique experience helps us evaluate and correct software development practices that have proven inefficient and instill practices that insure productivity and success. Developers love to experiment.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. Lenido Startup tool: Accounting software Price: Free Accounting software doesn't need to come at a premium. While Hide.me From its 4.3-inch

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus.

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2016

Santa Monica-based Champion Technology Company , a developer of cybersecurity software, has named Jess Richter as Chief Revenue Officer, and David Aucsmith and Michael Kluse both as as Senior Advisors. Champion Technology is developing cybersecurity automation and orchestration software. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag.com , the online car buying software firm headed by Scott Painter, announced this morning that it has inked a deal with the AAA, to power a new service called AAA Automaker. Tags: automobile research purchasing service. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

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. actually did the fundamental research in the 90’s at the Medialab.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 29, 2011

The 2011 IGIC conference will be a platform for disseminating peer-reviewed papers, state-of-the-art demonstrations and special industry oriented sessions that describe innovative research and development of hardware and software game technologies. Participants are from industry, academia and government. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 28, 2011

The 2011 IGIC conference will be a platform for disseminating peer-reviewed papers, state-of-the-art demonstrations and special industry oriented sessions that describe innovative research and development of hardware and software game technologies. Participants are from industry, academia and government. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 27, 2011

The 2011 IGIC conference will be a platform for disseminating peer-reviewed papers, state-of-the-art demonstrations and special industry oriented sessions that describe innovative research and development of hardware and software game technologies. Participants are from industry, academia and government. See [link] (more)

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

The primary stipulation is that each Thiel Fellow must drop out of college, for at least two years, and pursue their “entrepreneurial ventures, research and self-education.”. However, his first-hand knowledge of how to write, test and commercialize code facilitated his ability to lead Microsoft from startup to world dominance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

Software Review 107

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

Software Review 103

Software Review Equity CTO Hire Outsource Development 103

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

When you’re researching a market you can spend a year putting your hypotheses on paper but you somehow never really have a handle on the minute details of the industry until you’ve lived in it. In no time after they had researched their market they were up with pilots with local TV stations in 3 key DMAs.

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Entrepreneur Startup SaaS San Diego 267

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

I started doing research on his behalf, learning about it, and one thing led to another, and I started asking people if such a service existed, would they use it. I kind of fell into it, after a period of diligence on the idea, and realizing it was a big opportunity. Enough people said yes, and I thought about building the company.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

We spun this out of university research labs, where the founders and all of the team still are involved, and commercialized that research. Talk about how your research led to this startup? It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. READ MORE>>.

Metrics 113

Metrics Software Review Research Startup 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2011

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

Software Review 96

Software Review CTO Hire Startup Outsource Development 96

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Yelp has great consumer research, but it''s been a challenge for them to reach advertisers. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. But, going down that review path was not where we wanted to take it, or at least, not where we wanted to start. We''re connecting those two parties. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2010

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

Software Review 92

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 92

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Yelp has great consumer research, but it''s been a challenge for them to reach advertisers. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. But, going down that review path was not where we wanted to take it, or at least, not where we wanted to start. We''re connecting those two parties. READ MORE>>.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

Many years ago I worked at Andersen Consulting, originally developing software for large corporations and then as a strategy consultant. I personally ruled out Pakistan due to the perception that our staff would feel less safe there. Let me explain. Much bad came out of this period including my cynicism for consultants.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur 297

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

We spun this out of university research labs, where the founders and all of the team still are involved, and commercialized that research. Talk about how your research led to this startup? It''s a very successful research team, with over eighty peer-reviewed articles we''ve published. READ MORE>>.

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Metrics Software Review Research Startup 100

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

One is software, which is very much like software-as-a-service, where we deliver that software to publications and conferences, to enable rich media on their sites. For example, an author can talk about their recent research, which was published in a scientific journal, and highlight key findings.

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Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

The apparent security lapse happened late-Friday before the app went offline “due to site maintenance” a few hours later. But as cars become internet-connected and hooked up to apps, security flaws have allowed researchers to remotely hijack or track vehicles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. In many cases, experts with academic or research credentials are not good partners for a business venture. This is a critical element of a good relationship, but a tough one.

Software Review 88

Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 88

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

As of the last four months, we've had about 200,000 plus downloads, a bunch of great write ups, and a lot of mom bloggers who have been reviewing the app and writing stories on it. Al Eisaian: We spent all of 2009 doing research with moms, having moms come into our Pasadena office and researching what things they wanted in the app.

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