ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Adopting a fully remote model means you’ll be able to hire people all over the world, greatly increasing your potential talent pool. Too many startup entrepreneurs get excited about the prospect of growing the business as quickly as possible, so they move to hire a full team of people immediately. Rely on Open Source Software.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, September 5, 2008 Great open source scalability tools from Danga If you are trying to build a scalable LAMP service, its always best to start with the original and still quite relevant presentation, from Brad Fitzpatrick when he was at LiveJournal. You can find the 2005 version here.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hire A Team Of Software Developers. Once you understand the industry viability for your software startup, you can now hire a team of developers. Throughout recruitment, look to hire knowledgeable software developers with adequate experience and technical skills. Install Productive Development Tools.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Moreover, as both React and React Native are based on Javascript, you need to hire only one team of Javascript developers. Solutions in the open source world similar to what we accomplished are ‘PhoneGap’ or ‘Cordova.’ Use open-source libraries and pre-made code snippets. Hire Junior Developers. Conclusion.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Clubhouse was the trailblazer, but it sparked a huge interest in the category from established social networks, new startups and even the open source community. Spotify a cquired LA-based live audio app Locker Room and is reportedly on a hiring spree to launch their own social audio experience. Open Source.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

Now, with powerful high-level tools and open source software, winning smartphone apps can be built by a good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Just the process of hiring and interviewing takes critical time, recruiting fees, and expenses you never remembered. Subscription software and computer hardware.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto and published as an open-source code in January 2009. Bitcoin’s most significant and controversial use case is that it is known for its use on the dark web for illegal activities such as money laundering, drug purchases/sales, murder-for-hire assassins stories, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2014

And to find out whether a technology works or not, you do not even have to hire consultants – do your own research from publicly available documents and open forums to discover the pros and cons of a technology you are planning to implement. Freeware and Open source. Seek expert help.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

Open Source, For-Profit Startups – “FairSoftware is the place to start and grow your online business. Hire people in return for a share of your income stream instead of upfront cash. A good weekly listen. We help you team with others, track revenue and share it openly and fairly.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, February 11, 2009 The free software hiring advantage This is one of those startup tips Im a little reluctant to share, because its been such a powerful source of competitive advantage in the companies Ive worked with. This approach gives you an edge in hiring. Submit patches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often incidental attention to hiring and nurturing the right people. Almost any startup can start with Excel, and move to open-source data analysis tools, including Python or RStudio.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2020

This allows businesses to leverage new technologies and use popular open source tools with mainframe-oriented languages and automation services. This may mean reskilling an organization’s IT professionals in application delivery and applications or hiring ones that can fill the skill gap.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members.

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www.ericsink.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

2004-07-08 15:59:32 Hazards of Hiring. Summary : Eric offers guidelines for handling tough hiring decisions in a small ISV. In the many e-mails I received about that column, one of the most common questions was why didnt I list any hiring mistakes. Ill start with four general guidelines for how to proceed with a hiring decision.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Just a few years on and Snyk has evolved from being an open source vulnerabilities scanner and to becoming the world’s first developer security platform that start-ups worldwide can build upon. The go-to-market strategy was to start free and open source and grow from there. Everything about it was built through that lens.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Many providers are open to negotiation, especially for long-term contracts or bulk subscriptions. Utilise Free Alternatives: Investigate if there are free or open-source software alternatives that can replace some of your paid subscriptions without compromising quality.

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Up and Running

MAY 22, 2019

If you’re like most small business owners, you probably relied on an open-source content management system (CMS) like WordPress to build your website. Plus, building your own site is an easy way to get your business off the ground—particularly when you don’t have the budget to hire a developer to build a fully customized site.

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Transformify

APRIL 19, 2018

We normally ask our students to contribute to open source to engage with communities and companies with distributed teams and workflows. You want to show that you know about specific things that you want to be hired for. Open Source. Getting started with open source is really easy! Focus on that.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Hire Harper Reed as CTO of Healthcare.gov, give him the ball and 100% of the budget, and let him run with it. And let them hire a team – using all the budget for individual hires, not government contractors or consulting firms. Fire all of the contractors. But put one person – a CTO – in charge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This approach works best if you start with a focus on hiring change agents, and incentive programs for innovation. Information sharing and open source facilitates collaboration on a huge scale, and can bring in as many innovations as are sent out. Set your default to sharing rather than proprietary.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

The internet has a ton of open-source software and other free services you can use for your business. The best way to avoid this is by covering all your legal bases by hiring an attorney. Hire a professional. Be careful when choosing which tasks you have to outsource or hire someone for, though.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 26, 2020

However, it’s not easy to do this on your own, and you should expect to hire a skilled developer to implement some of the more complex steps. One large advantage of WooCommerce is that it is an open-source platform, so there are hundreds of thousands of web teams who specialize in this technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2023

The support for “open source” software and Wikipedia have pioneered other business archetypes based on open innovation, collaborative decision making, and flat hierarchies. New models for “collaborative leadership” in organizations.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Hire one from each.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Maybe hire an employee for $30 per hour and re-bill them at $60. Suppose you hire an employee at $60,000/year. After all, if you expect to hire and retain great people, they need time to keep learning, stay in front of the latest technology, and just have fun. Easy money, right? Double is nothing. Isn’t that better?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Use Open Source and Cloud Computing. Sourceforge.net has an index of open source options. For most things you need to do, you can find an open source and/or cloud version of it. Hire capable employees with little work experience. Environmental Protection Agency. Microcontract.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

By being a part of the conversation, you just might catch the attention of a startup that’s hiring. Successful startup hires have created infographics, catchy slideshows, even interesting websites to stand out in the crowd. It’s a bold move, one that got him noticed, and hired, by the startup. Get along with the founders?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Yet every business and every entrepreneur I know struggles with this challenge, focused on hiring the right people and implementing the right process. Innovation is the key to long-term business success, both in startups as well as established organizations. This has facilitated innovation in responsiveness, as well as profitability.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 1, 2011

How to Hire a Graphic Designer – [link]. How to Hire a Graphic Designer – [link]. Google Web Fonts: hundreds free, open-source fonts optimized for Web – [link]. Google Web Fonts: hundreds free, open-source fonts optimized for Web – [link]. Designing Your “Coming Soon” Page?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

This approach works best if you start with a focus on hiring change agents, and incentive programs for innovation. Information sharing and open source facilitates collaboration on a huge scale, and can bring in as many innovations as are sent out. Set your default to sharing rather than proprietary.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 19, 2013

More often than not, hiring managers rely on trusted recommendations and evaluate applicants based on tangible things they have accomplished. The open platform showcases candidates’ creations, free to inspect and critique. GitHub shows hiring managers what they have accomplished. Does anyone even read your resume anyway?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The support for “open source” software and Wikipedia have pioneered other business archetypes based on open innovation, collaborative decision making, and flat hierarchies. New models for “collaborative leadership” in organizations.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system with various templates used for building a website. But after figuring out the budget and scale of the business, owners might need to consider the option of hiring professional web developers. Women starting a business at home can learn to build a site on WordPress.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

We have decided to “open source” our language in the hopes that other VCs will use this clause and/or improve upon it so that as an industry we can proactively drive the change we want to see rather than just hoping it will happen. “We We see this as an open source inclusion clause. It is being launched today?—?International

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Maybe rather than trying to bungee jump down the rabbit hole of whether to use WordPress or Drupal to build your website , hire a professional. Jared Whitehead is a developer and writer working with Appnovation Technologies , an open source consulting firm. Okay, so you’ve traipsed around the internet and gotten some ideas.

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Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

In this business environment, hiring a new CEO who had experience growing a company around a single technical innovation was a rational decision for venture investors. A company developing software would have to buy computers and license software from other companies and hire the staff to run and maintain it. That’s no longer the case.

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