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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” 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. Are you targeting desktop, tablet, or mobile?

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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 concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Dismissable?

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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 concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Dismissable?

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Is Silicon Valley Really Coming to an End?

Both Sides of the Table

Enter social media and its importance as a traffic source. Most large companies (tech or otherwise) have two functions that make it hard to drive the most successful early-stage innovation. I remember a discussion with an older VC who told me that in the early 90′s they wondered whether the VC industry had a future.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

Always-on connectivity of mobile (164m US smartphone users). We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster). Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. We are in a bubble (with so many private $1bn+ valuations). Where are we today? 50x more Internet users (2.4

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13 tech trends to adopt before the year’s end

The Next Web

Though it’s incredibly valuable to be an early adopter of 2012′s tech trends, it won’t hurt your company to be right on time with everyone else who is just discovering them now. It’s not too late to set up a presence on Pinterest and Instagram, and mobile apps aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? So I believe that now is the perfect time to build a company and the perfect time for early-stage investors to bet on innovation.