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Entrepreneurs: regarding equity to developers

chrischandler.name

If you’ve considered finding and asking a developer for his or her time in exchange for sweat equity, I’m going to strongly advise you against it. All the engineers I trust to execute a project swiftly, professionally and with quality, especially under startup conditions, will not touch an upfront equity deal with a 10-foot pole.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Where appropriate, patent or secure intellectual property by other means. Understanding of relevant laws, regulations and information security best practices. Ensure uninterrupted delivery of IT services by defining and managing against external service level agreements with suppliers and internal agreements with end users.

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What Software Was Used To Create Everlater?

Feld Thoughts

A few days later, the exploration shifted from simply finding and poking around in the various languages (most notably Ruby/Rails, PHP/CakePHP/CodeIgniter, Python/Django, ColdFusion,net, and Java), to figuring out the salient points in the debate: speed, ease of use, active development of the platform, security, and cost.

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Which language should my startup use?

www.reincubate.com

Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Despite what some vendors may say, all languages scale, and its hard to argue that one language is fundamentally less secure than another.

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FinTech Innovation Lab Launch Event – June 2, 2011

David Teten

Java/Azure appliances will come in. I talk with a few people who want to ‘build a private cloud’ That’s like labeling your security guards a ‘private army.’ Tal Liani, Managing Director, Equities Research-Communications Equipment, Bank of America. Google is essentially platform as a service.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

The Tel Aviv center will support Barclay’s international finance operations and expand the British bank’s equities and prime services among others. Facebook is acquiring Snaptu, an Israeli startup that makes Java-based feature phone apps, for an estimated $70 million. FACEBOOK BUYS ISRAELI FEATURE PHONE MAKER SNAPTU.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

www.quora.com

Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Sooner or later, using PHP or RoR or.Net or some Java framework, that 0.5x Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity. This person does not exist. 6 Comments • 12:17pm on Tuesday I disagree.