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A Startup CTO’s Take on Early Technology Choices & Tradeoffs

View from Seed

Below, he answers questions about developing products from scratch, as well as the difficult technology choices and tradeoffs CTOs must make. NVV: When do you start thinking about technology choices and what you’ll use to build something? On a high level, where do you even begin?

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How to Onboard Remote Engineers: A Practical Guide from an Expert

ReadWriteStart

Here is how to onboard remote engineers — with a practical guide from an expert. Most of the time, companies that do a bad job fail to do the following things: The new engineer isn’t briefed on the company, what they’re building, or what the mission is. New engineers should also know when performance reviews will happen.

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7 Worst Entrepreneurial Perceptions From Engineers

Startup Professionals Musings

Every engineer who has invented some new technology, or is adept at creating solutions, believes that is the hard part, and it should be a short step to take that solution to market as an entrepreneur. Clearly, engineers should think twice before assuming they have an advantage over the rest of us toward being an entrepreneur.

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30 Entrepreneurs Answer What has Been Their Favorite Technology Innovation

Hearpreneur

Technology innovation is driving advancements in various industries, shaping our world today. From AI and machine learning to biotechnology, technology is revolutionizing our lives. We asked some entrepreneurs what has been their favorite technology innovation and here is what they have to say. #1-

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How to Build an All-Star Remote Technology Team

The Startup Magazine

The second important decision is choosing between a co-located remote software development team and fully distributed development team. Co-located remote teams vs. distributed team. Remote teams work from the same office and include a wide range of specialists – UX designers, solid software engineers and project managers.

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It’s a Big Step from Engineer to an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Every engineer who has invented some new technology, or is adept at creating solutions, believes that is the hard part, and it should be a short step to take that solution to market as an entrepreneur. Clearly, engineers should think twice before assuming they have an advantage over the rest of us toward being an entrepreneur.

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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

I explained why authorities like Sam Altman of Y-Combinator , Angel List’s Naval Ravikant, Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, and Bill Gurley, GP at Benchmark Capital , believe boundaryless companies built by remote-distributed teams are the future of work. The Big Question: Why isn’t every company distributed today?