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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. That died with waterfall software development. I’m not even talking about your 12-page Powerpoint presentation that you need to raise venture capital or to talk with potential biz dev partners.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

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You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. Convenience First and foremost, you must decided whether to work with individuals or development companies. Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP).

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30 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks for Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. Seeing the tangible results of our efforts, like a client's business flourishing because of a website we designed or a marketing strategy we developed, is incredibly rewarding. Thanks to Jared Floyd, Ajax Creative ! #23-

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain How Technology is Impacting Their Business Today

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I'm able to interact with amazing progressive people from around the world and develop connections and eventually relationships with them thanks to online tools and social media. When I was taking my business to next level I found that I can not do all the work by myself so I selected outsourcing from development to marketing.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

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View Comments Watch Facebook, Groupon and Quora’s Founders Speak at Startup School [VIDEO] View Comments Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You Might Have Missed View Comments Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich View Comments PHP, MySQL & AJAX Developer at Comentum Corp. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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With development teams often based around the world, being the center of communication and progress can either lead to a tremendously successful strategy or a bottleneck that can slow down an entire company. An Eye for Business Development Your new CTO’s technology vision should fall in line with your overall business strategy.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

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There is, indeed, a competition between angel investors and venture capital firms, which can only be an advantage for entrepreneurs who are thus stimulated to choose wisely their future business partners. Nearly all have abandoned hope in the "sure thing" and are stepping into what has traditionally been the Angel role of incubating startups.