Remove 2000 Remove Developer Remove Government Remove Technical Support
article thumbnail

The fundamental lesson of the forces governing scaling startups

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Consider the timeline of adding a technical support team member. Since that takes four months, we have to be able to predict the demand for technical support at least four months in advance, because we have to be hiring for that future demand right now. Not only does this slow down development, it adds investment.

article thumbnail

6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

An engineering services firm, TRISTAR is the first woman and minority-owned firm based in Indiana to offer the Department of Defense (DoD) technical support services. This led to iRobot’s sale of more than 4,000 PacBot robots that perform perilous missions (like bomb disposal) in support of soldiers and first responders in combat.

Columbus 134