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Lean Startup at Scale

Startup Lessons Learned

We work in prototypically four-week iterations, with quality engineers and software developers working in close collaboration. Here''s the simplest form of that cycle: Week -1 - Planning/End-of-Cycle - Software engineers are planning: writing specifications, doing light prototyping, and experimentation.

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Smooth-Stone Changes Name to Calxeda; Adds Hires

Austin Startup

Calxeda is on track with its business and ARM-based product development plans, moving toward providing first samples of its industry-changing technologies in 2011. He was previously Senior Vice President, responsible for product lines and manufacturing operations, at SigmaTel through its 2003 IPO and then acquisition by Freescale.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

The best composition is probably one engineer whose passion lies in the pixels on the screen and another engineer whose passion is making bits fly really fast through servers. andrew chen great advice and really straight to the point – make a great product, focus on that and everything else will come. Sorry, folks.

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Lessons Learned: Sharding for startups

Startup Lessons Learned

Even though I had done it before, I had never heard the term sharding before joining Google (early 2003) so I always thought the term originated there. I dont think sharding came from the MMO world, we were using the term at Google before MMOs started becoming popular. January 7, 2009 9:28 PM Raph said. Eric, I stop by regularly!

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

www.readwriteweb.com

He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. She has a masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

www.readwriteweb.com

He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. She has a masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley.

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5 Content Marketing Strategies for Niche B2B Industries

ConversionXL

Set up in 2003, the website has a strong network-effect moat that makes it harder for other blogs and publications to compete. Most niche industries have some form of representation on these channels, like: This subreddit for commercial audio-visual engineers. This Quora feed dedicated to software-as-a-service pricing strategies.

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