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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. How will you differentiate from these? Targets Are you developing a native app and/or a web app? What are your key Startup Metrics ?

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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

Both Sides of the Table

The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Where Stealth is Good – There’s a lot of discussions on the web about whether startups should be stealthy before they launch or not. For early-stage consumer companies I would be careful not to market futures at all.

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Los Angeles Web Developer

SoCal CTO

Yesterday, I met with someone at the early stage of a startup. Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. Web design typically refers to the process of interface design and graphic design.

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The Worst Advice We’ve Heard For SEO Services

YoungUpstarts

Google crawlers can differentiate good links from bad ones and determine the relevancy. When you are already juggling several tasks at the early stages of web development, focusing on the content and content quality may not rank high in your list of priorities. Content Duplication or Spinning Helps in Short Term.

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Fad, Shmad. New Domain Extensions Like.FAMILY Are Here To Stay.

YoungUpstarts

But what happens when you grow your business, start running ad campaigns, have more competition and need to stand out on mobile and the web? This is why companies like Nitro Circus now use the url nitrocircus.live to take web browsers straight to their tour dates page. link or QR code as your call to action.

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Venture Capital is About Human Capital

Both Sides of the Table

The explosion of mobile phones has led to a boom in inbound click-to-call traffic that has proven to convert at a higher close rate and increase average-order-value over web-only sales & marketing. In the end I know the only true differentiator in venture capital is the company you keep. It’s the people who want to work with you.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. How will you differentiate from these? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? I tend to ask a lot of questions, challenge aspects, make suggestions. How do you make your money?

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