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For the sake of productivity, developers need to learn to say “no”

The Next Web

Whoever coined the mantra ‘The customer is always right’ has never tried to undertake development tasks for clients with grandiose ideas, but zero technical background. Nowadays, every company might be a software company, but not everyone knows how to effectively manage software development projects.

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5 Keys To A Viable Spending Rate And Cash Management

Startup Professionals Musings

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Buffer your projected resource requirements.

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Investors Measure Entrepreneurs By Cashflow Mileage

Startup Professionals Musings

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cashflow personally every day. burn rate business cashflow entrepreneur investor startup'

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5 Ways To Conserve Investor Cash And Ensure Survival

Startup Professionals Musings

Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young. As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. Buffer your projected resource requirements.

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How to Optimize SaaS Development Costs

Up and Running

In the last decade, SaaS (Software as a Service) has become a very popular model for new software product development. The largest cost component of establishing a SaaS company is product development costs. This includes the design, development, launch, and enhancement of the SaaS application. .

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Should You Co-Found Your Company With a Software Development Shop (1 of 2)?

David Teten

So, on one side — you’re the budding entrepreneur with a great idea and the hustle to out-execute anyone with a similar idea. So, can an entrepreneur pair up with a dev shop? The dev shop is motivated to build the best product that stands the best chances in the company it’s a part of. Can a shop work for just equity?

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- From personal experience. My expertise in product development and project management came after working as a consultant in many industries. I’ve spent more than two decades in the software industry. Photo credit: Ty Crandall.