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Startup CTO or Developer

TechEmpower

But be careful, and mind the gap – the Founder-Developer Gap, that is! Hiring a hands-on lead developer might seem like the right move for an early stage startup. It’s understandable - a hands-on developer can produce a product. Founder-Developer Gap How big is your startup’s Founder-Developer Gap?

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

million software developers worldwide. Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. Do you anticipate scale issues presently or in the future? You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

At the end of the quarter, each of the teams gave a final “Lessons Learned” presentation. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are, “Here’s how smart I am, and isn’t this a great product, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells the story of a team’s 10-week journey and hard-won learning and discovery.

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Managing Your Startup Board?—?A Short Presentation

Both Sides of the Table

A Short Presentation I was invited to do a keynote presentation at the Khosla Ventures CEO Summit this week in Sausalito. For years software development worked on a “waterfall model” in which you did research, design, build, test, deploy and then watch how users reacted to your product. Below is the full presentation embedded.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

At the end of the quarter each of the eight teams give a final “Lessons Learned” presentation. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are, “here’s how smart I am, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells the teams’ stories of a 10-week journey of hard-won learning and discovery. What a year.

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Quattro Development Co-Founders Share Tips for Overcoming Mishaps in Real Estate Development

The Startup Magazine

The path to success is far from easy, which is a lesson Quattro Development’s founders, Rob Walters and Mike Liyeos, know all too well. After founding their real estate development firm during the Great Recession in 2008, the duo received a crash course in perseverance. At first, funding seemed like a nonissue.

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The Research and Development Tax Credit: A Comprehensive Guide

The Startup Magazine

If a corporation is eligible, claiming research and development tax credits might result in considerable cost savings and these advantages include the following: An increase in the flow of cash. Software development of new and enhanced versions. The development of data centers, big data, and data mining instruments.

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