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Data quality and compliance reimagined for the insurance industry
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Insightful Software
Insightful Software
Modern software development environments and design practices facilitate a significantly better user experience.
Burch LaPrade
Apr 19, 2018
Greenfield Projects
Greenfield Projects
The origin of the term “Greenfield Project” stems from the construction industry. Simply defined: it is a purely new project, requiring no…
Burch LaPrade
Feb 12, 2018
Legacy Software
Legacy Software
The term “Legacy Software” has negative associations — outdated, rigid, unimaginative. In reality, legacy software often offers real value.
Burch LaPrade
Jan 17, 2018
Onboarding
Onboarding
When a company has achieved Product/Market fit and is refining its sales approach, the next test is the customer onboarding experience…
Burch LaPrade
Dec 18, 2017
Sales Cycle
Sales Cycle
Let’s say you have a startup idea for enterprise software. To make a sale, you have one of two options. You can make (and sell) a product…
Burch LaPrade
Oct 10, 2017
Pace
Pace
The benchmark for growth has changed radically for software companies.
Burch LaPrade
Aug 29, 2017
Growing Up
Growing Up
August marks the end of our first full year of operations for Gain Compliance. While I’ve chronicled our path in a series of posts…
Burch LaPrade
Aug 10, 2017
Co-location
Co-location
It’s common practice for software development teams within a company to be distributed, or working on projects together while not sitting…
Burch LaPrade
Jul 31, 2017
Due Diligence
Due Diligence
Outside of pitching to individual investors one at a time, the typical ways for a startup to solicit early-stage (angel) investment…
Burch LaPrade
Jul 14, 2017
Here’s the pitch…
Here’s the pitch…
In the world of startups, the process of raising capital is overly glorified by the media and in popular opinion. The reasons that this…
Burch LaPrade
Jun 14, 2017
Beating the Odds
Beating the Odds
How Financing Choices Affect a Startup’s Prospect
Burch LaPrade
Jun 9, 2017
Did you get that memo?
Did you get that memo?
Last month, we attended the Prometheus Awards. The Technology Association of Iowa puts on the event which celebrates the accomplishments of…
Burch LaPrade
Jun 1, 2017
The Art of Customer-Led Software Design
The Art of Customer-Led Software Design
Designing transcendent products.
Burch LaPrade
May 5, 2017
The Science of Customer-Led Software Design
The Science of Customer-Led Software Design
Adhering to the product discovery framework.
Burch LaPrade
May 5, 2017
Onboarding
Onboarding
When I worked at a larger company, a small part of my VP role was welcoming new employees during their onboarding sessions. Every other…
Burch LaPrade
Apr 25, 2017
Pilot Companies
Pilot Companies
Since settling on a general business focus in June of last year, we have moved deliberately to develop our first product (as discussed in a…
Burch LaPrade
Apr 14, 2017
Capital Efficiency
Capital Efficiency
Complex software takes a while.
Burch LaPrade
Apr 3, 2017
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears
Six months in, and we’ve hit a key development milestone. One noteworthy upshot of this: after focusing heavily on building the foundation…
Burch LaPrade
Mar 13, 2017
Startups & Value Creation
Startups & Value Creation
Our goal at Gain Compliance is to create a valuable company. The measure of our success, ultimately, won’t be a passionate mission…
Burch LaPrade
Feb 9, 2017
409A Valuations
409A Valuations
DIY 409A vs. Outsourcing
Burch LaPrade
Feb 1, 2017
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