Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, October 4, 2008 About the author ( Update January, 2010: This post originally dates from October, 2008 back when I first started writing this blog. That institution will touch many people in its life: customers, investors, employees, and everyone they touch as well. My first time at your blog.

San Francisco 155

San Francisco Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 155

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? Engineering/QA. He basically outsources everything. Customer Support.

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

One of the company’s four employees, its software engineer, is not an American citizen. introduced in 2010. Also available is a new five-year visa for students studying STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, math), allowing an easier road to legal residency. start-up world. for up to three years.

Los Angeles 60

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Cofounder San Francisco 60

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2008

Finding great engineers is hard; figuring out whos good is even harder. On the one hand, it gives you insight into what kind of employee the candidate might be. For software engineers, I think this absolutely has to be a programming problem solved on a whiteboard. I have found this quite rare in engineers.

San Francisco 146

San Francisco Lean Agile Java 146

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

7- To prioritizes employee and client retention. The three of us had the exact opposite mentality and created a company that prioritizes employee and client retention. We treat employees with respect, reward them for a job well done, provide them with new opportunities, and challenge them with exciting projects.

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 115

www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Fog Creek explicitly recognizes that many good software engineers have no desire whatsoever to do "management" or to take on a formal personnel management role. One of the purposes of the Fog Creek Professional Ladder is to create a career path with promotions for engineers who simply do not want to do management stuff at all.

Software Review 48

Software Review Stock Options Salary Technical Review 48

blog.nahurst.com

JULY 19, 2010

I assume both cofounders will be diluted equally as more employees and investors get involved. Self Promotion Hirelite is having its first web-based "speed interviewing" event on July 27th for companies and startups in NYC looking for software engineers. Loading mentions Retweet Comments (6) Jul 19, 2010 Scott said.

Technical Cofounder 43

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Equity Salary 43

techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Dedication: At a typical organization, dedication of its employees is important. Developer – Most likely your product requires some engineering. 1 comment… read it below or add one } John Guidos August 27, 2010 at 7:55 pm I want to be your legal counsel. Software Engineer @ General Electric (Barrington, IL) Sr.

San Francisco 44

San Francisco Startup PHP San Diego 44

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms.

Software Developers 79

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Names can be classified on a continuum based on how they communicate to consumers, says Nina Beckhardt, president of The Naming Group , an agency whose employees have crafted names for Walmart, Target and Puma. Johnson also says that search engine issues have affected the style of names. Does It Mean Something? Is It Sticky?

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

He , Srikanth Narayan , Ben Werdmuller von Elgg , Jo Vi Ko , Justin Lee , Giovanni Tardini , David de Weerdt , Vineet Thanedar , Ryan Brideau , Jonathan Meiri , Rob Weedn , Krzysztof Kowalczyk , Greg Pilling , Kevin Leland , Parham Michael Ossareh , Dan Loewenherz , Mary Specht , Engin Erdo?an Yishan Wong • Nov 8, 2010 lol.if

Developer 42

Developer Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder 42

prosperati.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

As a result, local universities here churn out thousands of new graduates each year who can spell Microsoft but understand nothing about proper software engineering. In order for stock options to work, your employees must first have a vision of what stock options can do for them. Turns out, not so easy.

Offshore 40

Offshore Malaysia Developer Stock Options 40

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? © 2010 Derek Sivers comments Pam Mark Hall (2010-06-19) # Derek, Yes,Yes,Yes! Thanks you!

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

His goal in building the company was to spend 3 years building value and find a good home for the engineers and product. Certainly not to say they couldnt have raised more cash and built this in to a bigger company, but was nice to have the option of going either way and doing what was right for the founders and employees. Newer Post.

Bootstrapping 28

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

K9 Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

In December 1996, while I was still a student in the Master of Software Engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I got bit hard by the entrepreneurial bug. I hired my TA as my first employee and paid him $12.50 My second employee signed the H1-B petition on behalf of the company so that I could be hired by my own company!

United States 114

United States Founder India Venture Capital 114

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). I am the VP of Engineering at a cutting-edge startup that sells software built on the.NET platform. It’s like arguing against vertical software. More comments at the end.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

We launched in January 2010 after burning through just $4k of cash. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. Lots of business-y, idea-type people who say they’re looking for a co-founder are, in reality, looking for what is best described as an “engineering bitch.&# No one funded us. No one was gonna fund us.

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Founder Startup Cofounder Vesting 51