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Technical Advisors: Every Startup Needs One

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Just like attorneys, technical advisors can help navigate waters that many find murky. We’ve talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer. Is this person a CTO or a developer? Get an advisor to help supplement where there are gaps. Why do this without the right technical advisor? The last 10% takes the other 90%.

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Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early

SoCal CTO

There's an old adage in software development that I refer to all the time: The first 90% of development takes 90% of the time. I used this when I taught software engineering. And I use it all the time now when I get the kind of message that I received: I'm looking for a web developer to continue work on my website.

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Engineer.ai Links With DigitalOcean

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According to the company, the partnership will help SMBs build affordable, custom software. says its platform helps break down software projects into small building blocks of re-usable features, which it says can be customized by "elastic human capacity" (professional software engineers) for its customers.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

They need to be able to know the key Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder , figure out where/when/how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , I've talked about this before in Startup CTO or Developer. Is this person a CTO or a developer?

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Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

SoCal CTO

I thought it might be helpful to capture these symptoms so that in the future I can point people to this. But please: Just because your development team has these symptoms does not mean that you have a weak development team. One of your better developers leaves. Software development is challenging.

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Lean on Your Networks When Making Early Hires

Tech.Co

If you hired an outstanding front-end software engineer, chances are they are friends with other outstanding software developers. That’s why it’s important to figure out how you can align both your objectives so they get value from helping you. Because smart people know other smart people.

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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

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If you're grappling with this issue, identifying the specific cause can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a software background. Don’t worry - we can help. Knowing how to spot these signs can help you keep your business on track. Rapid turnover, especially of senior or “A” developers. Maybe with ChatGPT!)