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A Google Docs interview with Richard Simms, co-founder of Tech Talent South

Jeff Hilimire

Our mission at TTS is to develop more tech talent in the South through beginner-focused programs teaching web development and computer programming. We actually met taking some web development classes in Chicago. My name is Richard Simms and, I am a Cofounder of Tech Talent South.

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Revisiting the Software Design Manifesto (and what's changed since.

Startup Lessons Learned

The economics of these process trade-offs are discussed in the Principles of Product Development Flow.) Heres an excerpt: In a previous article, we called Toyota’s product development system the “second Toyota paradox.&# Labels: product development 5comments: new york web development company said.

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Lessons Learned on Mashable today

Startup Lessons Learned

That fostering and encourage entrepreneurs to bring companies and products to market is a great source of innovation, job creation, etc. Unfortunately, they are disinterested in doing the hard work to help early stage entrepreneurs and companies. January 2, 2009 4:48 PM Chris Desouza said. Is there s choice?

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How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO

firstround.com

I was their first full-time engineering hire and I helped build out the team and set the agenda for product development. Anyone who wants to become a technical leader should strongly consider joining an early-stage company to get this experience. Web development is a creative and fast-paced world.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

mashable.com

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

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" Web Development Startups Solo Founders I am a creative guy with a startup idea. Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life? As a developer, I feel that design/creative is undervalued in the early stages of product development.