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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. Project Management: Get a clear understanding of the company's process. Is there a project manager? An account manager? While beneficial, some project managers hinder effective communication.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

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Are there other founders, business leaders, partners, or administrators? Content Management How often will the application’s content need to change? A Product Manager? Product Management Do you have a clear vision of the initial application and a plan for sequencing changes after the initial launch? Graphic design?

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Startup Metrics

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Finally, review the numbers with your partners. We need to make sure we have these numbers. Quite often the goal is to get them into a spreadsheet in a form that allows people to easily play with them. Don’t overcomplicate things with reporting tools. Just get your numbers into a Google sheet so you can work with them easily.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

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Are you preparing to expand, take your business in a new direction, or take on new partners? To head these off, we start by reviewing your team’s overall methodologies, and then drill down to details like source control workflow, ticket management, and code review processes. It can also lead to a software team that looks ill-equipped.

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Pragmatism with Flavor

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As the technical partner, we want to be real partners in the business-making sure the technology helps achieve the business objectives. A site with a million users is much easier to manage today than it was in 2000. Our business model nudges us slightly toward the sound, safe (stodgy?) Those requests had better be worth it!

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Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application

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Now when we run a promotion with our new partner and get a thousand users coming in at one time, it grinds to a halt.”. We’ve heard this from startup founders, product managers, development team leads, CTOs, and others who see their product gaining traction, but simultaneously see performance falling off a cliff.

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