Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 4, 2009

Data storage is becoming a specialized function, delegated most often to relational databases. If you are storing all of your data in a relational database, and the load on that database exceeds its capacity, there is no automatic solution that allows you to simply add more hardware and scale up.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

For tips on how to integrate it into your database and application layers, you can see the tail-end of my JIT Scalability talk. MogileFS - "Distributed (meta) file system. Thoughts on scientific product development Lo, my 5 subscribers, who are you? Three of my favorite: memcached - an in-memory object caching system.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. Do you have a bug database? Do you fix bugs before writing code?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Massive proprietary databases? Own the development methodology - in a traditional product development setup, the VP Engineering or some other full-time manager would be responsible for making sure the engineers wrote adequate specs, interfaced well with QA, and also run the scheduling "trains" for releases.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

This not only destroys your chances for getting your content distributed, it also minimizes your ability to use social media channels to gather unfiltered feedback from customers, fans of your brand, and the market at large (more on this later). Distribution stops once they run out of social networks to publish to. Idea Validation. &

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

This not only destroys your chances for getting your content distributed, it also minimizes your ability to use social media channels to gather unfiltered feedback from customers, fans of your brand, and the market at large (more on this later). Distribution stops once they run out of social networks to publish to. Idea Validation. &

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

This not only destroys your chances for getting your content distributed, it also minimizes your ability to use social media channels to gather unfiltered feedback from customers, fans of your brand, and the market at large (more on this later). Distribution stops once they run out of social networks to publish to. Idea Validation. &

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 19, 2017

In decentralized (or “embedded”) teams, optimization responsibilities are distributed amongst employees under many different umbrellas within the organization, rather than one department. Image Source. How is a center of excellence model structured?

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

From premium paid subscription databases to free tools showcasing new startups and startup maps, The Ultimate Startup Intelligence Tools List is guaranteed to help you get your research done. Firebase : Are all your developers front-end engineers? Need a database/back end solution? No need for back end! Very responsive.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

So, if I were going to invent something, I’d probably start by creating an affordable jeweler’s workbench, not least because I’d be able to test it, and because I already know all the distribution channels I’d need to hit in order to sell it. Makexyz: This company pulls from a database of top-notch 3D printers.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

This not only destroys your chances for getting your content distributed, it also minimizes your ability to use social media channels to gather unfiltered feedback from customers, fans of your brand, and the market at large (more on this later). Distribution stops once they run out of social networks to publish to. Idea Validation. &

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

PHP has always scored well on this count, with lots of support for database drivers, URL parsing, HTTP fetching, regular expressions - you name it. For most of its existence, PHP didnt have a standard package-distribution system or very good module support. Honestly, the PEAR database is nothing compared to CPAN.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 17, 2014

This not only destroys your chances for getting your content distributed, it also minimizes your ability to use social media channels to gather unfiltered feedback from customers, fans of your brand, and the market at large (more on this later). Distribution stops once they run out of social networks to publish to. Idea Validation. &

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

AgileZen – project management visually see and interact with your work Kanbanery – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool Banana Scrum – A tool simple as Scrum itself.

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

You can assume the attacker now has a copy of your source code, all credentials you have, all your databases, and all information you had like e.g. log files. It might even be inadequate, because all the folks who are compromised are probably going to lose their database backups as well. Well, if they have database backups.).

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Company) a good place to find good technical co-founders? Where can I find co-founders who understand distributed systems and databases? How have non-technical founders found technical co-founders? Finding Co-Founders: What are some good ways to find technical co-founders in India? So, you require two things: 1.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc. In the last five years, there’s been this sort of acknowledgment of the consumerization of the enterprise, which is consumer product development, design methods applied to business software, of which SaaS and cloud and all these things are examples. Salesforce.com, Evernote is an example.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I too am looking for someone to work with that knows the manufacturing and distribution end of a solid product. schools have alumni databases that usually show what folks majored in and what they’re doing now – write them for advice or ask them if they know anyone interested in a particular idea you’re working on.

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