SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. I think we suffer because of the distance and culture but the project management team takes every late delivery or small bug as evidence that the development team may not be capable. No communication between developers.

Developer 179

Developer Los Angeles Software Developers Software Development 179

YoungUpstarts

JULY 15, 2019

Business operations often involve numerous ICT applications, which can result in an information hodge podge. Who should be involved in enterprise architecture? If they are the only ones that are able to influence the enterprise architecture (EA), this is suboptimal. For startups enterprise architecture is relevant.

Architecture 118

Architecture Database Software Portfolio 118

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. John Raymond , Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. He or she has to conduct operations today.

Technology 284

Technology United States Iraq Operations 284

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. It didn’t become an innovation until it was developed and deployed at scale. This was our next -to-last class.

Technical Review 322

Technical Review Taiwan Technology Design 322

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Creative or operational. Don’t outsource your core competency. Marty Zwilling.

Intellectual Property 222

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 222

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2019

Technical support specialists is another name for help desk technicians, operations analysts, or problem managers. Computer programmers help develop software programs. Some computer programmers apply their skills to database management systems or operating systems. . Web Developers . Mobile App Developers .

Technology 77

Technology Technical Support Web Development Database 77

Board Effect

MAY 20, 2019

On the other hand, strong board directors fully understand all aspects of the organization’s operations. Successful boards work toward having consensus and agreement in where they believe they are in the business development stage. They take advantage of technology to streamline board operations.

Architecture 74

Architecture Technical Review Software Review Government 74

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Creative or operational. Don’t outsource your core competency. Marty Zwilling.

Intellectual Property 225

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 225

Andrew Payne

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

These tests were assembly language programs that tested for correct CPU operation, and management had budgeted 6-8 weeks to develop a particularly complex set of tests. I developed them in 3 days, by writing a C program to automatically generate the range of tests. Or, writing code to write CPU tests).

Software Review 111

Software Review Dividend Architecture Agile 111

SoCal CTO

MAY 13, 2014

While Bob’s post focuses on Technology Advisors and the Startup Founder Developer Gap , we also discussed advisors more broadly. This might be technology, marketing, sales, operations, international expansion, etc. In Bob’s post, he tells startup founders to get smart on product design, software architecture and development process.

Advisory Board 241

Advisory Board Fractional CTO CTO Hire Startup 241

Version One Ventures

APRIL 11, 2019

Six weeks ago, we kicked off a new series where we profile an awesome operator in our network to learn about his/her work and contributions to his/her organization and community at large. Besides unit testing, engineers also perform manual developer end-to-end testing. An independent tester will test cases that are unexpected.

Part-Time VPE 100

Part-Time VPE Software Review Engineer Technical Review 100

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Those who achieve the CCNA certification are able to install, configure, operate, detect problems, and offer solutions for routers and switches. TOGAF is a framework used for developing enterprise architecture. You’ll often find each certification plays into a specialized area of internet technology. TOGAF Certification.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Framework Architecture Networking 93

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Automation in IT helps in mitigating the IT operations risk, reducing costs, improving standards enforcement. It increases operational efficiency and reduces the negative effects of complexity. The IT process automation should be the primary step in IT operations management, organizational designs, investments and supports.

Operations 65

Operations Architecture Cost Technical Review 65

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

Helping clients in all stages, sizes and sectors do just that is exactly how Bo has developed his career. Too often organizations invest heavily in digital tools and platforms in the hope of swiftly bringing their business operations into the digital age. Bo Zou: One of the key elements within digital transformation is cultural shift.

United Kingdom 104

United Kingdom Technical Review Design Operations 104

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

One of the emails reinforced the challenge of “traditional software development” vs. the new generation of “Agile software development.” operates at seven 9s reliability. Best Practices agile Failure obamacare rally development software' It corresponds roughly to 1/6 of the existing system.

Agile 134

Agile Software Developers Software Development Architecture 134

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Could $100,000 and the right developer skills make you an overnight billionaire? With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. But a good developer could make it quicker.”.

Cost 168

Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Funding – Knowing the right people (and how to pitch them) so your business gains additional capital for the things that matter like product development, hiring, service, and expansion. Here are but a few you and the business could stumble upon: 1.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Architecture Software Review Reputation 171

BeyondVC

APRIL 4, 2018

We are at the beginning stages of one of the biggest IT shifts in history as legacy workloads in the enterprise continue to move to a cloud-native architecture. Every large enterprise is a software company which means developer productivity is paramount. New architectures = new attack vectors and security needs to be reimagined.

Cloud 60

Cloud Agile Architecture Azure 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Recent developments in applications have rendered the firewall outdated and incapable of deciphering the good and trusted from the bad traffic. Objective 3 – Narrow the field and clear the noise for Incident Response, “observe and respond” operations to be more targeted and effective. The onset of death.

Security 118

Security Software Review Technical Review API 118

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

He moved out to Colorado to attend CU Boulder, starting a degree in Architecture only to find out he was more passionate about Business. The important thing is to gain experience with how fast-paced companies operate, the relationships you need to be successful, and all the different hats you’ll have to wear.

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Lean Colorado Engineer 132

Steve Blank

JANUARY 25, 2011

The benefits of customer and agile development and minimum features set are continuous customer feedback, rapid iteration and little wasted code. But over time if developers aren’t careful, code written to find early customers can become unwieldy, difficult to maintain and incapable of scaling.

Part-Time VPE 318

Part-Time VPE Agile Engineer Startup 318

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Creative or operational. Don’t outsource your core competency. Marty Zwilling.

Software 129

Software Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete 129

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. Markets develop for a complex set of factors that are often beyond all of our control.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Bulgaria Lean 374

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

How can I control a highly distributed technical operation, which changes every day? How do I measure the return on my development and marketing investments? Too many applications out there today are “silos,” built outside the existing organization without an overall architecture, or even a maintenance plan. Integration.

Technology 206

Technology Agile Architecture Distribution 206

Board Effect

MAY 5, 2021

Social welfare organizations include: An organization that operates an airport that serves the general public where there are no other airports that are situated on land that’s owned by a local government, and the local government supervises the operation of the airport. 501(c)(16) Cooperative organizations to finance crop operations.

Software Review 98

Software Review Government Community Architecture 98

View from Seed

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Google’s strategy is to build around hiring these generalists, but that might not be the case if you’re at a startup — maybe you want someone who has a bit of experience with front-end development, so you’re fine specializing. In any production-oriented job (writing, design, development, etc.),

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Engineer Software Review Founder 120

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2013

Through rapid experimentation, short product development cycles, and rigorous measurements of the right metrics, they can ascertain what customers really want. Customer development (the understanding of customer needs) must be married to agile development (a process which drives waste out of product development).

Lean 183

Lean Technical Review North America Startup 183

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2011

How can I control a highly distributed technical operation, which changes every day? How do I measure the return on my development and marketing investments? Too many applications out there today are “silos,” built outside the existing organization without an overall architecture, or even a maintenance plan. Integration.

Agile 230

Agile Startup Architecture Distribution 230

Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

He has been instrumental in the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning, which are key areas of focus for Google. Unpakt has experienced enormous development, with over one million move books currently available on its site. Thanks to Garrett Hayes, Birding Hub ! #10- 10- Sundar Pichai. Photo Credit: Peter Lucas.

Artificial Inteligence 77

Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 77

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

applications developed specifically for a particular mobile operating system), or to opt for a web-based application – accessed through a mobile browser – instead? We speak to Luke Lightfoot, works in marketing and client services at UR Mobile , a software company that provides enterprise-level, mobile web solutions.

Mobile 145

Mobile Web Agile Application Development 145

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

1- Continued development of artificial intelligence. I'm most looking forward to the continued development of artificial intelligence. While these tech developments benefit businesses in maintaining seamless operations, they are also important for facilitating human connections. Photo Credit: Ed Shway.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Technology Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 103

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

As you develop your product, you must concurrently invest in market-engineering tasks. In the third and final installation of this series, we’ll examine the four architectural pillars of the Traction Gap Framework. The value inflection points include: Minimum Viable Category (MVC). You are now ready for the go-to-scale phase.

Cleveland 127

Cleveland Framework Marketing Early Stage 127

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The combination of services and infrastructure traditionally housed under one roof – underwriting, research, sales & trading, supported by large back office operations, and monitored by compliance systems – will remain at the sector’s core. At least for investment banks the answer is not so clear cut. Compliance.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review IPO 131

Where to Play

DECEMBER 29, 2019

You can look at resources such as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals or the Global Risks Report by the World Economic Forum to help you in this assessment. This Swiss based startup developed a radically new design of translucent solar panels with record breaking efficiency. As a short example, lets look at Insolight.

Framework 83

Framework Architecture Design Developer 83

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Based on my posts Startup CTO or Developer and Acting CTO , Chris O’Meara wrote an interesting post Startup CTO: Could It Work? They tend to have the knack for architecture. Common sense says you'd do your best to hire or otherwise permanently engage that lead developer. They can likely close a lot of the Founder Developer Gap.

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Startup Architecture 150

Steve Blank

JANUARY 18, 2022

was fighting Al-Qaeda and ISIS, China built new weapons and developed new operational concepts to negate U.S. What if our assumptions about the survivability of these naval platforms and the ability of our marines to operate, were based on incorrect assumption about our investments in material, operational concepts and mental models?

Agile 369

Agile China Artificial Inteligence Taiwan 369

Gust

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

How can I control a highly distributed technical operation, which changes every day? How do I measure the return on my development and marketing investments? Too many applications out there today are “silos,” built outside the existing organization without an overall architecture, or even a maintenance plan. Integration.

Technology 162

Technology Agile Architecture Distribution 162