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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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Vibe Coding: Fast, Powerful — But Not Flawless

VC Cafe

Base44 is part of a rising wave of ‘vibe coding’ tools, which enable users to automate the process of software development to simply writing a prompt. What Is Vibe Coding? It’s great for rapid prototyping especially of simple products/features, but it doesn’t replace entire software teams (yet).

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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. What does a business leader do in this situation?

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Revolutionizing Employee Feedback: Modern Approaches to Performance Reviews

The Startup Magazine

Key Takeaways Understand the shift from traditional to contemporary performance reviews. The arrival of sophisticated software for performance review has been crucial in this change, offering robust tools that enable continuous feedback and real-time performance analysis, setting the stage for more dynamic workplace environments.

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10 Attributes Of The Perfect Partner For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. This is probably the best place to apply your “gut” feeling.

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April in Review: Global startup funding remains steady, while AI continues to draw headlines and industries like Telehealth drive growth

The Startup Magazine

April also saw interest in AI-generated code rise at a sharp rate. Microsofts CEO shared that up 30% of the companys code is already made with AI during a fireside chat. a year between 2025 and 2030. Despite the enduring buzz around AI, many industries are gaining ground by doubling down on use cases.

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6 Startup Lessons Learned By Passionate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, most people believe that Bill Gates started with a simple purchase of a base operating system leading to MS-DOS and Microsoft, but Mars points out that Bill spent thousands of hours in some computer rooms working on software day and night. Know yourself and find help to fill in the gaps. Start today building a bigger network.