TechEmpower
JULY 24, 2023
Even when they have talked to multiple developers or development firms, we’re often the first to ask basic questions like “Who are your customers?” ” or “Are you developing for desktop, tablet, mobile, or all three?” The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 30, 2011
Over funding often produces bad behavior in early-stage companies. “9 women behavior&# is not restricted to just fund raising. I had my sales teams telling me we needed certain features to be competitive. I had my dev team asking for us to work through new architectural components to improve performance.
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SoCal CTO
MARCH 3, 2011
Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Are there specs?
SoCal CTO
MARCH 3, 2011
Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. Maybe you are wondering if you have a Weak Development Team ? Are there specs?
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 28, 2011
Investors assume it will only go up with more funding. As a rule, you need to review your burn rate every month, and manage it every day. This will equate to 2 working founders (taking no salary), hiring a 5-person development team for a year. For obvious reasons, you need to keep your burn rate low.
SoCal CTO
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Did they really need a Startup CTO or Developer or both? Did they have a Weak Development Team ? Unless you are a co-founder of the startup, a developer is probably not going to do all that well working on sweat equity alone. Was it a case of needing Homework?
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 10, 2011
In the course of my recent interview with Guy Kawasaki , author and former Apple Evangelist, Guy describes Steve Jobs as: “… the world’s greatest CEO, ever. That’s too bad ,” Steve told him, “ because I signed the inside, along with the other members of my development team. Big Dumb Companies Are Often Just That. “So
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