Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Dave was building a mobile app for matching college students who needed to move within a local area with potential local movers. And that he could identify the resources needed, (outsourced contract developers who could build it for him) and he would hire a partner to do so. Having a coder as part of the founding team is essential.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
But this also produces a natural weakness , and when I look at what made me a successful entrepreneur — not just a great coder — it’s that I acknowledged and overcame that weakness. Well it will still be hard to locate them after you’ve built a product, and then it’s unlikely the product matches what they want!
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sivers.org
JUNE 25, 2010
Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Hire one from each.
blog.expensify.com
APRIL 24, 2012
Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there.
www.kernelmag.com
MARCH 8, 2012
Just last week, start-up supremo Naval Ravikant of AngelList wrote how the “oversupply” of founders starting companies is making it harder to hire for the average startup. An increase in tech talent wouldn’t be a bad thing when hiring for established companies either, but we need minds to be both technical and entrepreneurial.
www.women2.org
MARCH 8, 2012
I first spent time trying to build it myself leveraging open source tools, applying my skills from a single CS class, and trying to be an autodidactic coder. Then, I needed to determine who is the right match for me. Additionally, if you want to hire more engineers, how hard will it be to find people using this language.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 17, 2012
When most people think of outsourcing, they envision coders in Southeast Asia working into the wee hours of (our) night. which matches companies with workers in “second- and third-tier” cities nationwide. Another advantage: If you do end up hiring full-time in the future, good contractors often turn into good employees.
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