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The evolution of early stage investing in the UK

The Equity Kicker

We see this all the time at Forward Partners where we invest right from the idea stage and most of the companies get a first version of their product live for less than £30k (that generally includes founder salaries and time spent doing customer research). Forward Partners and Crowdcube are both attacking elements of these problems.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

Our developer friends recommend checking out StackOverflow’s career section and LimeExchange , too. You can also get great recommendations from your existing network; just be sure to research portfolios, websites and references thoroughly before making a decision to work with a particular developer. PM OK, agree.

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Why Your Startup Can’t Afford To NOT Hire a CTO

konamoxt.com

Leading the architecture and technical direction of the product - This is closely related to leading the development team, but it is really a different skill set. But in a start up, you can’t realistically afford to pay three six figure salaries to fill these skills. So what are you to do?

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.