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Real Unfair Advantages

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

No, wait, I'm sorry, the real question is: What are you going to do when there are four totally free, open-source competitors? Adriana has been a psychiatrist for 10 years; she understands the ins and outs of that business. Here's one tiny example: I give talks on peer code review at conferences.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

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They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Do you see product managers as a hindrance to software development? Companies historically have structured their development teams in different ways. The original business model for StackOverflow was to help employers find good programmers. To get reputation, you answer questions and they’re peer reviewed.