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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. It’s written for a business leader, not an engineer.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. How will we find and interview developers?

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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

.” —  Allen Darnell , CTO, Silver Car Allen Darnell A veteran CTO will have a well-established network and will leverage that network as they are assisting you in building your team of software professionals. Some of my most satisfying projects are when we make improvements in, say, developer productivity that also pay a “security dividend”.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

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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Book Review: Finding a New Career that Values Your IT Knowledge

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? sent) October 11th, 2008 | Software Development Building your startup? I’m in a Book! Check out my book Like this post?

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

I received a great question via LinkedIn: I'm the founding engineer and working hard to launch my startup. What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? How will we find and interview developers?

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