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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. Conclusion Bottom line – if you are an early-stage startup with online or mobile technology as part of your solution, you ABSOLUTELY NEED a technical advisor.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. Most early-stage, in-house teams needs to be hands on developers, not strategic. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups.

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Build Predictable Startup Models by Forming an Agency

ReadWriteStart

Providing an agency’s growing technology team with state-of-the-art tools for modern software development also becomes critical. It becomes difficult to effectively source today’s talented software engineers and designers without providing them with the top-shelf tools of the trade.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

.” And if aspiring investment teams are looking to get together the SBIC has come back with a new VC focused program to help non-Silicon Valley communities fund companies beyond their initial angel money. It’s a very smartly designed debenture program. Every city should have a “BuildIn” program.

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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Kenya has many advantages, including experienced software engineers, healthy early-stage startup community, with good incubator and accelerator support, and enthusiastic and motivated young entrepreneurs. Nikolai Barnwell Program Manager Nairobi at 88MPH.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. You might look at it and say, “In some ways, that team is overkill for an early-stage company. Jeremy Johnson.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

The program examines the DNA of entrepreneurs: what makes them tick, how they came up with their ideas; and explores the habits that make them successful, and the highs and lows that pushed them forward. You might look at it and say, “In some ways, that team is overkill for an early-stage company. Jeremy Johnson.

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