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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” What are your big milestones?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. What are your key Startup Metrics ? How do you make your money? What already exists in your space? Who are your big competitors? How will you differentiate from these?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. What are your key Startup Metrics ? How do you make your money? What already exists in your space? Who are your big competitors? How will you differentiate from these?

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Introducing Lean Planning: How to plan less and grow faster

Up and Running

Lean Planning is a set of tools for discovering a business model that works, building an action plan to test your assumptions, creating financial models and a plan for a viable business, and tracking your performance so you can adjust your plan on the fly, quickly and easily. Lean Planning is born.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Noah has been a key figure in the making of LivePlan, our own SaaS product. If you’ve got your own story or any useful resources to share, we’d love to read more in the comments below. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. Step 1: Start with a lean plan.

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Episode 3: Smart Bear Live!

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

How to move from a free to a paid product without losing all your users. How to differentiate yourself in a crowded market (and when perhaps you shouldn’t try). So be sure to make a free user account and participate in the offline conversation there. So what’s the URL for your company? Jason: Chext?

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

Perhaps the team is working on a product that really isnt that great or useful. Maybe they never thought about product-market fit. Whatever your companys "fatal flaw" may be, you can likely avoid it in your own venture if you take some advice from people whove gone through the early startup phase before.

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