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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

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.

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9 Women Can’t Make a Baby in a Month

Both Sides of the Table

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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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

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?

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

SoCal CTO

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?

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Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers

SoCal CTO

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?

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High Burn Rates Result in Short Startup Runways

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. For obvious reasons, you need to keep your burn rate low. Great strategy.

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Don’t Get Burned By Your Startup Burn Rate

Startup Professionals Musings

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. Another one to avoid cash burn for software development is a contract for percent of future revenue. Tags: entrepreneur startup angel funding burn rate. Great strategy.

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