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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim."
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 7, 2009
I spent some time with his company before the conference and discussed ways to get started with continuous deployment , including my experience introducing it at IMVU. Moreover, approaching the problem from the direction that I had intuitively is a recipe for never reaching a point where continuous deployment is feasible.
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Startup Lessons Learned
JANUARY 12, 2009
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 12, 2009 Why PHP won When I first learned to program on the web, Perl + CGI was the dominant platform. But by the time I was building my first websites for commercial use , PHP had taken over. Or, perhaps theyll create an opening for another web platform to start a new cascade.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 28, 2010
If you havent seen it, Pascals recent presentation on continuous deployment is a must-see; slides are here. Finally, after launch, 30 professional money managers, having read articles on the company, contacted kaChing out of the blue. “It took a ton of our time, and just wasn’t contributing to our long term vision.&#
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 7, 2008
And we cant hire new engineers any faster, because you cant be interviewing and debugging and fixing all at the same time! Even with the highest standards imaginable, theres no way to hire just genius hackers. Hire a CTO or VP Engineering. As usual, a fantastic article. Another great article.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 10, 2008 A new version of the Joel Test (draft) (This article is a draft - your comments are especially welcome as I think through these issues. This is still an essential practice, especially on the web. For more on continuous deployment, see Just-in-time Scalability.
Startup Lessons Learned
JUNE 22, 2009
As the CTO/VP Engineering, I was the worst offender. I'm glad there's a 'name' for this part of the process Eric. I think i must have read this article a few times since you first posted it - mainly as a theoretical excercise. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.
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