SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Administer users? Dump out data?

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YFS Magazine

JUNE 7, 2018

For non-technical startup founders the task of building a product that requires web development expertise can be daunting.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Administer users? Dump out data?

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

So you have a great idea for a new mobile app or Web service—but you don’t know anything about coding or developing. You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

What's Going to Go Wrong A lot of founders don't really understand Lean Startup principles. They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. Do you have a Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One ?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 23, 2010

I’ve come to realize that I have lots of posts around startup software development scattered around in different posts. How to Work With a Contract Web Developer How To Bootstrap Your Startup Thought it would be good to capture them in one spot and also include links to related posts from other sources.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. MapQuest Founder on the Past, Present. View More » Web Video George W. Web Font Award Winners Showcase Why T. View More » Startups Facebook Co-Founder Launches Social N.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

He is also the co-founder and CTO at Acquia, a company providing enterprise software for websites and commerce. The sharing and collaboration practices of the internet are extending to transportation (Uber), hotels (Airbnb), financing (Kickstarter, LendingClub), music services (Spotify) and even software development (Linux, Drupal).

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2020

Software development is an ongoing project. We developed Pages based on actual conversations we had with our customers,” explains Kenny Rueter, Kajabi co-founder and CEO. “We That personal approach to software development has been a key feature of Kajabi’s culture since the company launched in 2010.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

On the heels of our research on HBS entrepreneurs , NextView’s Dimitri Dadiomov (HBS ’15) interviewed several top founders on the early stages of their companies. Matt Prince , Co-Founder and CEO, CloudFlare (Web performance and security to protect and accelerate websites; $72.1

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

By Thelton McMillian, Founder & CEO of Comrade. Laziness at any step of the software development lifecycle can lead to usability issues or broken interaction. Professionalisms digital design digital marketing user experience web design' Effective marketing depends on a seamless user experience.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Are you a non-technical startup founder who’s about to go have a conversation with a Chief Technical Officer (CTO) or Technical advisory type person? Maybe you are going for a reality check on your current situation - wondering if you have a Weak Development Team or a Startup Founder Developer Gap.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

by Humberto Farias, CEO and co-founder at Concepta. In light of this, software developers are beginning to cater to the digital transformation needs of SMBs. Owners no longer have to buy management software meant for big business. Solutions aimed at SMBs are more widely available.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

by Gaurav Gupta , Founder of Square Boat. Amazon Web Services ( AWS ). One thing that every business definitely needs is reliable, flexible, and easily scalable web hosting. It allows you to publish your plans as images, PDFs, or secure web presentations. It lets you manage campaigns and visualize marketing programs.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 3, 2019

From your team’s familiarity with the language, to development costs and available resources, there are many factors to consider when choosing a programming language. This is one of the many challenges that you’ll have to take head-on as the founder of a tech startup. Finally, is perhaps the least-known of these five languages, Scala.

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The Next Web

JULY 1, 2014

It started with GitHub — a founder and his wife making inappropriate comments and requests of a female software developer. This story continues at The Next Web. In the past few months, we’ve seen a number of entrepreneurs at startups make some serious ethical and professional mistakes. Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Code Collaborator is tool which helps software developers review each other’s work, just like an editor of a book. So the economics are obvious: If two developers would each normally spend an average of 30 minutes on a code review, once a day, that’s 20 hours of total time in a business-month. And we did.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2013

Organized by the Google Developer Group (GDG) Singapore and IEEE Computer Society Singapore , the competition is divided into two categories: PlugFest IHL for undergraduate students studying at any Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) and PlugFest Open for individuals from postgraduates to workings professionals. “The

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've talked about that in lots of other posts, so you can visit some of these to help determine what you specifically need: Startup CTO or Developer Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything Key ingredients in the equation are: How complex is the system?

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YFS Magazine

MARCH 28, 2017

There is a common misconception in the startup world that suggests you need to be a technical founder to launch a startup.

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

There are traits that successful founders possess that tend to be weaker or absent in people who are never quite able to make it work. So today I want to focus on a handful of lesser known traits that will contribute to your success as a founder. Successful founders don’t tend to waste time. Or from iPhone to desktop?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. Great strategy. Do it yourself and barter for services.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Tal Raviv is the co-founder of Ecquire. Whether that means chasing down a technical co-founder, learning to code, or even building that “Lean MVP” – the conventional wisdom is that without tech abilities you’re nothing more than a dude (or dudette) with a Powerpoint. This post was originally published on OnStartups.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2016

by Aytekin Tank, founder & CEO of JotForm. In the realm of software and internet companies, 2006 was a whole different landscape, and it was the year that I founded JotForm. At the time, most users accessed the web through Internet Explorer. Facebook had just opened its doors to outside college campuses.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Startup Feedback Panelist Tony has participated on many panels where he can provide real-time feedback to startup founders. As the web has led to exposure of every increasing numbers, people need ways to filter the possible options. Startups provide introductions and Tony and fellow panelists provide feedback in real-time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Personalize a simple web site. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers, or a mobile smartphone app. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 20, 2020

insert founder number] of the founders dropped out of [insert Ivy League school]. We wish we were the founders, experiencing this testosterone-fueled melodrama of success. That was before we even discussed the required software development. Why We Are In Love With Startups? The infatuation is real.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Personalize a simple web site. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

Last September (2020), six months after the 1st lockdown, my co-founder Vladimir Blagojevic and I decided to run market research to figure out what challenges B2B companies face and how they solve them. With Opsfleet, the situation was critical as they provide a commodity service (software development) and have signifcant competition.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 18, 2011

I have been working full time with two founders for about 10 months on full time basis. During that time one of the founders had mentioned that for the initial agreed time (3 months, equivalent dollars could be translated to 2% of equity but no agreement was reached at that time). What are the terms the founders got in the deal?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2011

Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For example, a web-based startup should be able to operate for a year if they raise $500,000 from the founders or angels. Great strategy. Do it yourself and barter for services.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2010

If you’re a Web-based startup, for example, show me how many unique visitors you think you can get in the beginning, and what you’re using for an estimated conversion rate (buyers to browsers). And it’s surprising how few startup founders think in those terms. Good founders will have ideas about all of these at a fine grain.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome, our guest is Eric Ries, founder of the Lean Startup Movement. 8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? 1:05:35 Middle class job of the next generation: software development! 00:45 Intro to Eric. 01:17 Background, before the Lean Startup. 46:50 Engines of Growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Personalize a simple web site. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers. Any credible software developer should be willing to tackle this kind of tool for a couple of thousand dollars. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2018

There are two significant paradigm shifts in software development which have altered the equation. First, the acceleration and acceptance of cloud-based services have allowed more entries into the market for core platform development.

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Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

Late Stage Co-Founder Wanted – [Filled] I’ve been contacted by a colleague who has been working on a SaaS application in a fairly large market. No obligation; the current founder will not know who you are unless you decide to contact him. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Download the MP3 [ 49 Minutes - 71 MB ] I was speaking to Michael Fountain on a 30 minute coaching call, which he qualified for as a bonus because he purchased a product via my affiliate link recently, and he happened to mention his previous life as a software developer.

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