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Better Solutions for Better Operational Efficiency in Construction

The Startup Magazine

It also reduces the chance of making a mistake due to misunderstanding and making operational errors. A constant flow of communication and information is useful for all levels of the construction business, architects, engineers, contractors, managers, construction workers, cleaners, etc. Productivity management and tracking.

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How to find the right cofounder

NZ Entrepreneur

It’s a common issue – you have an idea that will require some technical know-how (eg coding, engineering, science) but don’t have those skills yourself. So why should a well paid developer, engineer or maker give it up and come and work on your startup? NZ Sales Manager. I’ve had this problem myself.

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Organizational Debt is like Technical debt – but worse

Steve Blank

But over time code/hardware written/built to validate hypotheses and find early customers can become unwieldy, difficult to maintain and incapable of scaling. You fix technical debt by refactoring , going into the existing code and “cleaning it up” by restructuring it. Organizational debt was coming due. the company had.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Set any vesting schedules and expiration dates on roughly similar terms, if for no other reason just so you can track all of them correctly. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. Are the logistics manageable? Self-Awareness will conclude this list for today.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm .

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (2 of 2)?

David Teten

Should you co-found your company with a software development shop? I’ve talked with a number of software development shops who are eager to get into the business of cofounding companies, i.e., getting product revenue and equity instead of just consulting revenue. Vlad is also the CEO at DarwinApps , a software development shop.

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How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

Running comparative calculations, Arsenault figures that “two senior engineers plus a product manager/marketer for 40 hours per month, times 6 months, would be 720 hours to get to our MVP. is a SaaS tool that companies can use to assess engineers before they hire them. Vested Technology spent $17k on their MVP.