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Web Success = Populate & Promote

Start Up Blog

It involved some people looking for coders to make a copy of my web business and livelihood www.rentoid.com. What was interesting was the lack decorum shown in the coder recruiting process where the person said – build me a replica of this website. link] A compliment or IP rip off with me and @ rentoid as the victims?

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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

www.readwriteweb.com

Our development was a particularly complicated build requiring 5 developers, a systems architect, an html coder, a SQL specialist, 4 testers, 2 designers, a graphic designer, a project manager and a security specialist. It is often said that bootstrapping is cheap. But producing a professional and slick product costs money. Nice article.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. No offense, but I honestly think you have no idea what you’re talking about, and your irrational language biases are probably making you lose some really good coders. Guess which technology we have the least trouble with. But my coders will [.] [.].

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How to Flip Your Startup in 5 Steps

ReadWriteStart

All these factors combined make it more likely for a single coder to create a one-time hit. If your idea is simple, it not only means it's easier to deliver, but also easier to sell: your app/technology is probably easier to integrate and meet another company's needs if it has a limited scope. Create Buzz.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. have you heard of any luck using outsourced coders from India … or where do you suggest ? I’m not a coder or a designer, however, I learned enough to create my initial product for my online start-up. Focus on those core metrics and you should do fine.

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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

When I meet with Tom offline it’s obvious that he immediately is thinking about product issues, technology trends, funding rounds, etc. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) : network transfer protocol, basically it defines requirements for network communications. Terms for less technical people.