Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. If your software is your solution and “secret sauce,” don’t entrust it to outsiders of any kind.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 9, 2021

These opportunities should pertain to job availability, salary potential, professional growth and advancement, networking, potential entrepreneurship down the road, and more. Following the same mindset, you should find the certification programs that you can complete online. It’s also a good place to build a career safely.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Finding the right engineer, UX designer or marketer can make all the difference for your start-up. A well-known example was the Quixey Challenge , where Palo Alto-based Quixey offered a monthly programming contest. Last year Facebook opened a temporary office in Vancouver to train newly hired developers while they wait for U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. Rigid union contracts constrain salaries, work schedules and promotions.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I monetize the site with Google AdSense and with a Grammarly affiliate program. I’ve spent more than two decades in the software industry. When I first started the company, we used to take up pretty much everything in the software development spectrum. Thanks to Kevin Miller, The Word Counter ! #6- Photo credit: Gigi J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. If your software is your solution and “secret sauce,” don’t entrust it to outsiders of any kind.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 10, 2012

That may seem intimidating, but programming is not some monumental skill that only specially gifted people can learn. The Developer Bootcamp is designed to help anyone get started coding - and they might even get a job at a startup or tech heavyweight out of it as well. The program lasts 10 weeks and has tuition of $12,000.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Finding the right engineer, UX designer or marketer can make all the difference for your start-up. A well-known example was the Quixey Challenge , where Palo Alto-based Quixey offered a monthly programming contest. Last year Facebook opened a temporary office in Vancouver to train newly hired developers while they wait for U.S.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 10, 2017

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. Time slipped; fixed overhead continued.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

My first job out of college was working as an Implementation Consultant at a small tech company, helping onboard clients onto our software platform. Then I started working as a business analyst for a small health tech company in Austin, helping to design software.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

We want to avoid the trap that many companies fall into of forcing good programmers to stop programming and start managing people, if thats not what they want to do. We will also compare our salaries within each level to the competitive norms to make sure we are paying market salaries, at which point people might receive a raise.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2010

Fixed overhead for salaries, rent, equipment leases and more make up the majority of the “burn rate” (monthly expenses) for most companies. In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. Email readers continue here.]

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Design Articles and Tutorials. Graphic Design Theory. Design Downloads. Developers. Programming Tutorials. Programming Tools. Web Design. Custom Programming. Otherwise, you will have to offer actual compensation (read salary) in addition to corporate shares. Newsletters. Write For Us.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

Other Topics Covered I also covered topics that are covered more thoroughly in the following posts: Document Your MVP for a Developer. I’m a long way into development and I’m 90% done and we are having issues getting it completed See Symptoms of a Weak Development Team and Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early.

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femgineer.com

JULY 18, 2010

HOME About the Femgineer Speaking Engagements Reading List Recruiting Startup Engineers With the startup market taking off, there is always a clamor to find good engineers, developers, and designers. Sweat equity or salary? Here are some things to think about for those on the recruiting side: 1.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! I’m sure you’ve noticed the proliferation of social click-bait media designed to get people to click the latest story on silly topics. – crowdspring.co/1kGLgwz.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2016

In fact, IT Career Finder called mobile application developer the best computer job through the year 2020 because of its exponential growth rate: Mobile App Developer Career Projections | 2010 – 2020. Average Salary: $95,000. So how does one become a mobile developer? 10-Year Growth : 32% (Higher than Avg.).

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

At a salaried job making $80k plus benefits your time is worth around $55/hour. Even fewer can be installed in five minutes or less, even by an experienced software developer. All those design programs that insist on covering your screen with useless subwindows… I wonder how they successfully compete against no software.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

I’ll discuss what skills you’ll need, how to write your requirements, how to source developers and designers, how much to budget, how to agree a development contract, how to manage your vendors, how to plan your release, all the documentation youll need, and much more. What is bootstrapping?

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM. In contrast, earning an MBA or working as a management consultant is less a final destination and more a way station on the way to a better future, usually with a vigorous salary. (As But what I wasn’t doing was trying to earn a credential or boost my salary. Not Prioritizing Action.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

TOP DRAWBACKS OF AN MBA PROGRAM. In contrast, earning an MBA or working as a management consultant is less a final destination and more a way station on the way to a better future, usually with a vigorous salary. (As But what I wasn’t doing was trying to earn a credential or boost my salary. Not Prioritizing Action.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Their programs teach software programming and IT proficiency to people who have historically been excluded from those fields, and connects their graduates with tech companies around the country. They created a program called Onward California in partnership with the State of California and with the support of governor Newsom.

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blog.nahurst.com

JULY 19, 2010

Nathan Hursts Blog Thoughts on Software, Technology, and Startups « Back to blog Im on the technical side of entrepreneurship in NYC. I love programming, board games, and my wife. Compensation is probably between $0 and a ramen salary. 6a] Salary upon funding -0%: No extra equity for getting a salary upon funding.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Consider this the Year in Review for Software by Rob. The Five Minute Guide to Becoming a Freelance Software Developer “This advice is intended for someone looking to become a freelance software developer or web designer (or looking to start a small web design/development/consulting firm).

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to. I’m learning how to program. I’m studying design. Has anyone found a referral program system that works great to generate new customers? How I can find the right investor (software)?

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discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Links: » Joel on Software discussion » Business of Software discussion » Business of Software FAQ » Business of Software Wiki » Forum guidelines (Please read before posting!) Movie: "Make Better Software" is a 6 movie course designed to help you as you grow from a micro-ISV to a large software company.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Microsofts originalplan was to make money selling programming languages, of all things.Their current business model didnt occur to them until IBM droppedit in their lap five years later. Hackersshould do this even if they dont plan to start startups, because its the only real way to learn how to program. Thats nonsense.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

But it will definitely raise questions during the phone screen, for reasons that are best explained by simile: Programming with.NET is like cooking in a McDonalds kitchen. Because.NET is designed to extend, not disrupt. I’ve used Compact.NET (in pre-iPhone era), GUI programming for windows, and games with XNA.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Ive always wondered how to go about outsourcing programming, as whilst I understand and have done programming successfully in the past - I absolutely hate it! What I do like is the coming up with the idea and mapping out the development part. 2010-06-19) # What about design mockups using eg. mockingbird? Bless you, chile!

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