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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

TechEmpower

As noted in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , this is a symptom of the old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time. Please write us at blog@techempower.com ! Then, a month later, the product is still 90% done. And six weeks later – 90% again! The last 10% takes the other 90%.

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup.

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How to Identify and Attract the Best Software Development Talent

Transformify

With technologies advancing from time to time, there is a significant need for the best software developers now more than ever. And the only way to do that is by being creative and strategic with your approach to hiring software developers. And we're going to help you with that. Let's get started!

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Beware of Fake / Scam Engineering Candidates

K9 Ventures

It has been a while since I posted to the K9 Ventures blog. The demand for software engineers continues to exceed the supply by several orders of magnitude. Software Engineers also tend to command a much higher salary. Along the way, I’ve learned and am learning a LOT. Like a lot, a lot.

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Follow This Six-Point Checklist To Strengthen Employee Onboarding

YoungUpstarts

Whether it’s an inactive email address, a project management software glitch, or a cracked computer screen, etc., Know that onboarding software can automate what’s otherwise a time-sapping practice in completing paperwork. The most successful companies will back themselves with the right tools and software to get the job done right.

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3 Things You Need To Be Aware Of When Calculating A Budget For An App Like Etsy

YoungUpstarts

Develop a software solution. Building a software product, the massive part of your budget is the developers’ salary. Even if you truly believe they can, your team needs to include at least one experienced team leader to guide the rest of the engineers through software development specifics. Hourly rate. Working hours.

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Why Software Development Estimations Are Regularly Off

Diego Basch

Some people believe that carrying out a large software project is like building a bridge. This view has been debunked decades ago; this analogy was frequently seen as an aspiration for the future when I did my Master in Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon in the late nineties. How about reliably identifying mice?