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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower

Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? That’s why the CTO’s attention is on programming for the earliest stage. But be careful, and mind the gap – the Founder-Developer Gap, that is! But hiring a lead developer, or even a VP of Engineering, can create a gap between the founders and the developers.

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Female Founder and Author Interview: Minué Yoshida

The Startup Magazine

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , today we present Minué Yoshida, owner of the New York-based Yoshida Academy which offers courses to help clients in mastering public speaking and leadership skills and diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. We see this so often! TSM: Oh thank you!

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Product Design for SaaS Startups: Best Practices and Examples

ReadWriteStart

It’s disheartening, but sadly, this is one experience that many startup founders face. Startup X reached out to a product design services provider, and with their help, they were able to turn their fortunes around. I understand the struggles that come with being a startup founder. Why Is Design Important for SaaS?

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How to Choose a Programming Language as a Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

Whether you’re building the next best home automation system, a revolutionary robotics product, or a new kind of software, the programming language you use to make it happen is the foundation of your work. This is one of the many challenges that you’ll have to take head-on as the founder of a tech startup. Source: Pexels.

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Your Guide to the Complete Lean Startup Conference Program

Startup Lessons Learned

We took the feedback we gathered in previous years to expand on and improve the program. We’ve recently added talks from: Former US CTO and current tech advisor to the White House, Todd Park; former Facebook engineering director Joceyln Goldfein; Dropbox engineering VP Aditya Agarwal; and KISSMetrics founder Hiten Shah.

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How To Get Ready To Participate In An Acceleration Program

YoungUpstarts

by Marc Pitart, founder and CEO of onlineresume.us. Acceleration and incubation programs are on the rise and have helped start and scale many successful businesses over the past 10 years. My personal advice is to go a step further and research the history of the program or the institution that runs it. Before you apply.

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We’re Programming Around Your Needs: Highlights of Lean Startup Week 2017

Startup Lessons Learned

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Program Chair of Lean Startup Co. For eight years, our flagship conference has focused on sharing stories and lessons of putting Lean Startup’s entrepreneurial methodology into practice. Side Note: Eric and Marilyn will be doing a webcast as a preview to their workshop on Oct 11. Sign up for free here.

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