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. Leadership Abilities Are A Must It’s natural to want a tech savvy and competent CTO.
SVPG
AUGUST 21, 2013
I should have written this article many years ago. Starting around 2004 and 2005 I began seeing an increasing number of teams moving to Agile, and of course the first thing they needed was training and often some coaching. So it''s no wonder that so many Agile trainers are bewildered by commercial product companies.
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Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 30, 2008 What does a startup CTO actually do? Often times, it seems like people are thinking its synonymous with "that guy who gets paid to sit in the corner and think technical deep thoughts" or "that guy who gets to swoop in a rearrange my project at the last minute on a whim."
SVPG
OCTOBER 14, 2014
In this article I want to talk about some of the deep reasons why innovation is stifled at so many established companies. And every product, no matter how great, has a lifespan and if you’re not continuously innovating then it’s only a matter of time. They just make minor optimizations to existing products. 6) Process.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, September 10, 2008 A new version of the Joel Test (draft) (This article is a draft - your comments are especially welcome as I think through these issues. There was a time when "web content" was considered "not code" and therefore not routinely source controlled. Please leave feedback!)
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 28, 2010
Finally, after launch, 30 professional money managers, having read articles on the company, contacted kaChing out of the blue. “Everybody felt the burden of supporting all those transactions every day,&# says Pascal-Louis Perez, kaChing’s CTO. in fact only five people converted into paying customers. Which is a nice story.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Thanks for writing this article. This means optimizing everything possible in order to attract the maximum number of users for the longest amount of time. I saw you speak yesterday at the FB garage and it reminded me of this article. Why did customers like your change so much that they didnt change their behavior one iota ?
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