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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? So before you ask someone to even spend an hour of their time writing code or reviewing specs make sure you can pay them in some form (coffee, dinner, laptop, etc.),

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Do You Need to Be a Developer to Found a Web Startup?

thenetsetter.com

Here are a few common examples: Publishing / Blogging There are a wealth of off-the-shelf tools available for publishers and bloggers, and it’s possible to build a veritable media empire out of them (think Gawker Media ), or to simply carve out a really solid, small business (think Problogger ).

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

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.