YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 7, 2018
SMBs no longer have to choose between hiring an in-house data science team or off the shelf enterprise analytics software. In light of this, software developers are beginning to cater to the digital transformation needs of SMBs. Solutions aimed at SMBs are more widely available. Previously, this was a popular option among SMB owners.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 16, 2009
XP and Scrum don’t have much to say - they punt. If you look at the origins of most agile systems, including Scrum and XP , they come out of experiences in big companies. Both Scrum and XP had a role which you could happily call by the modern title "Product Manager". Embedded in that assumption is why startups fail.
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Gust
AUGUST 22, 2012
For example, in an area known for a high crime rate, security guards can be hired and other measures taken. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.) Building a startup is one of the riskiest endeavors to begin with, so predictability is key, even in the face of known adversity.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
See Customer Development Engineering for my first stab at articulating the theory involved) Ferocious customer-centric rapid iteration, as exemplified by the Customer Development process. I would add -- think of your development and running your business like a PM/Developer uses Agile or Scrum in software development. No more, no less.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
At IMVU , our engineering team accumulated thousands upon thousands of tests, and we had a build cluster (using BuildBot ) that ran them. There are several ways to make progress evident - the Scrum team model is my current favorite. At IMVU, our rule was that a new engineer needed to push code to production on their first day.
Scalable Startup
JANUARY 15, 2015
Work directly with engineers, no company involved. Hire them 8 hours at a time and review daily by skype, g hangout. To start off you should focus on working with a company that offers you direct access to engineers and is willing to work as an extended branch for your team. Also, it is not about the engineering talent only!
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 5, 2008
The VP Engineering spends all of his time trying to make sure the programmers understand and implement the spec. Eventually, I hope to get them on a full agile diet, with TDD, scrums, sprints, pair programming, and more. Each iteration takes longer than the previous one. Frustration is mounting.
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