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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. But everyone’s situation is unique.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. A consulting CTO can help you find and qualify a permanent technology partner, a lead developer, a user experience expert or interaction designer, a graphic designer, or a VP of engineering. Not all software developers are suited to the role of startup CTO.

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Lessons Learned: The hacker's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

I know them right away - we can talk high-level architecture all the way down to the bits-and-bytes of his system. When they see a problem with the teams process, why dont they just fix it? When the architecture needs modifying - why do we need a meeting? Building a good application architecture is not just coding.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

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They log in to translate the documents, one at a time, marking each finished when done, which sends the file back to the company for review.” Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. Decline bids from providers without many great reviews. The translator rejects or approves.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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This literally the dumbest, most ignorant piece that I’ve ever read about software development and/or hiring programmers. How about reviewing some of the incredible work being done by the likes of Mark Rendle, Ben Vanderveen, Alex Robson, Jon Skeet, Chris Patterson, Glen Block, Rob Eisenberg or Steve Sanderson?

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