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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. If you know of more resources on this topic, or want to talk about anything startup or tech related, we’d love to hear from you. Then, a month later, the product is still 90% done.

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There is More to Software Than Just Making it Work

Inverted Software

“I hired a software development company from India. At Inverted software we know and have seen this all too often. We don’t just make software work; we make it shine! So what makes good software? So what makes good software? The ability of a software system to scale is tremendously important. Scalability.

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Making Sure You Are Ready to Begin Building Your MVP

SoCal CTO

Don't be fooled by a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. And when you have Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early. While You Are Building Your MVP Look for the following Symptoms of a Weak Development Team. Correct your course quickly. Learn how to test and possibly use testing and load tools.

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Down the Stack | How Low Do You Go?

Tech Zulu Event

When building a new application, the fundamental rule is that you should choose any services that allows you the greatest combination of flexibility and resources to meet your application’s needs. For example, IaaS providers will give you raw infrastructure like compute and storage resources.

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Healthvana’s digital COVID-19 vaccination records are about communication, not passports for the immune

TechCrunch LA

” Bastani points out that they began the company by focusing this approach to patient education and communication on HIV, and demonstrated that using their software led to patients being 7.4 Apple and Google release sample code, UI and detailed policies for COVID-19 exposure-notification apps.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

I quite often get a call where a founder raised $150K of initial money and has spend $120K on in-house or outsourced development and the software is 90% done. As I mention in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , the number one reason I get calls relates to an old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time.

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Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures, On Mental Health And Investing In Founders

socalTECH

The logic behind this, is that 80 percent of our bets are founder bets, and we believe we need to use every resource we can to help entrepreneurs be successful in hitting milestones. That's the framework we've build with Evolution. It's the framework that you are taught, to put your head down, and keep achieving and grinding.

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