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Are Business Plans Still Necessary?

Both Sides of the Table

Ajax was the new buzzword and many companies went overboard. People mistook extra doses of Ajax for a successful product. In an era of “launch and learn&# is there a need for a business plan? I have seen really great product people espouse the death of the business plan. Do so at your peril.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Contribute to development of primary business plan, with input on focus, costing and approach (platform, build vs. buy, resourcing, hosting strategy, time & cost). Design and maintain a roadmap of projects to meet demanding business objectives, taking advantage of trends and new technology where appropriate.

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How To Create a Web App

www.readwriteweb.com

A Word on Strategy Every good business begins with a solid understanding of the proposition and business plan - in short, your strategy. Its worth reading Guy Kawasaki’s 10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint ; it’ll provide you with an idea of what should be included in your business plan and strategy. Why do this?

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Good enough never is (or is it?)

Startup Lessons Learned

The team was demoing their AJAX-powered map solution, the first of its kind, to senior management at Google. Lean manufacturing , agile software development , and Theory of Constraints are all examples of this idea in action. The team was demoing their AJAX-powered map solution, the first of its kind, to senior management at Google.

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6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011

mashable.com

Follow Mashable Business. Subscribe to the Business channel. More Stories in Business. Small Businesses Plan to Buy an iPad in 2012 [STUDY]. Small Business. Jobs Awards Join Mashable on Google+ Welcome to Mashable! Become a fan on Facebook. Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. Nagraj Kashyap: The Qualcomm Ventures vice president oversees the telecommunication giant’s investment arm, Qualcomm Ventures.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

This literally the dumbest, most ignorant piece that I’ve ever read about software development and/or hiring programmers. NET and PHP, I can tell you the average.NET guy knows far more about good software design than the average PHP guy. In every population there are some that are both brilliant and malicious. Sjoerd Franken.

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