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How to launch a startup without knowing a line of code

The Next Web

For many startups, this was the secret to massive success : David Quail is a super talented software engineer, with one exit already under his belt. Use copy-paste widgets from around the web like contact forms, Skype buttons, live chat, etc. Can a real person perform these tasks manually?

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

As you grow, think about the right timing for bringing on more people with specific roles, but remember – hire slow, fire fast. As Tony Hsieh of Zappos pointed out during his DCWEEK visit, bad hires have accounted for millions of lost dollars through the years. So if you do find your duplicate, hire them as soon as possible.

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5 Infrastructure Tips for Startups

blog.adaptiveblue.com

For example, if your service is offering a widget you can use Google Analytics to track what sites is this widget on. To do that just call Google analytics from the widget code. Hire or Contract Good System Administrator This one is the last and the simplest tip of all. Not only it is simple, it is also fast. Startups!!!

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Why Crunch Modes Doesn't Work: Six Lessons

www.igda.org

They also want to avoid hiring extra resources that increase the cost of the finished goods unless absolutely necessary. A worker who is creating 10 widgets/hour at the beginning of a shift may be producing only 6/hour at the end of the shift, having peaked at 12/hour a couple of hours in. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

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Lessons Learned: Continuous integration step-by-step

Startup Lessons Learned

Whenever you have code that is un-deployed or un-integrated, its helpful to think of it as a huge stack of not-yet-installed parts in a widget factory. Theoretically, i can visualize the Continuous Integration as RAD ( Rapid action development) along with iterative method, which we used to study in Software Engineering's Process model.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. Expensify Blog. Expense Reports That Don't Suck. Sjoerd Franken.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? Say, “We are hiring a developer to create only the beginning of an application. Hire one from each.