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Startup Development

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I’ve come to realize that I have lots of posts around startup software development scattered around in different posts. How to Work With a Contract Web Developer How To Bootstrap Your Startup Thought it would be good to capture them in one spot and also include links to related posts from other sources.

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When Should a Small Business Hire an Executive Team?

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If you’re in startup mode and have limited working capital to cover your operating expenses , you may be bootstrapping your way through the early days. Chief financial officer (CFO): As the name implies, the CFO is responsible for major financial tasks. When is the right time to hire an executive team? What’s important to them?

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Startup CTO Speaking

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So, here goes: Dr. Tony Karrer Over the past 15 years, Tony has been a part-time CTO for more than 30 startups. Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year. Tony has a Ph.D. He is a frequent speaker at trade and industry events.

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How to Hire a Chief Technology Officer

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500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Job Descriptions > How to Hire a CTO When its time to add a technologist to your slate of executives, what are the best practices to follow? Some companies have a CTO focused on operations under the CIO.

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Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup

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Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. And James doesn’t have any money to pay for development. Hi Daniel, I recently ran across your blog.

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How To Build a Web Development Team Without Technical Expertise

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Startup Advice: Lessons Learned from Building a Development Team View What links here Posted by Fan Bi on July 19th, 2009 Over the past few months, I’ve explored a bunch of different ways to develop a website without a web developer on the Blank Label team. On a bootstrapped budget free is great. Originally.

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One Startup’s Story: The Evolution Of An Outsourcing Strategy

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When we launched two years ago, for example, the whole development team was based in India. As a one-man founder bootstrapping the business, this allowed me to hire a team for much less money. After six months, I was able to sign up a local CTO to help build a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that enabled me to secure funding.