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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

In the 25 years that TechEmpower has been in business, we’ve seen thousands of companies come and go. Our blog post 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators has a list of questions any good development team would ask. Inquisitiveness: Prior to starting the project, you should receive an estimate of the work effort.

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Southern California Tech Central

Technology Council

The Technology Council of Southern California and TechEmpower are happy to announce the launch of: Southern California Tech Central This is a community of people in Southern California who have come together to help find and organize the best content from blogs, news sources and other web sites all around technology in So Cal.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Paul Ollinger, West Coast Vice President of Sales of Facebook Paul Ollinger is the West Coast Vice President of Sales for Facebook. He has also been a Regional Sales Director and National Account Director for Facebook. He has also sailed a boat across the Atlantic. LAUNCH.com, and The Improv Comedy Clubs.

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Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – Steve Gilison

SoCal CTO

Steve Gilison worked as a market researcher and product manager at a startup where my company, TechEmpower , did the software / web development. I have about 11 years in the technology sector including roles doing market research, sales and product development. I also blog at [link] and you can find me on twitter: @gilbola.

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MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point

SoCal CTO

Maybe its because Im 66", but I think most clothes shopping really stinks and when was the last time that a sales person was actually helpful. Clothes are very personal and its really a pain to find stuff thats going to look good on you. I really think MyShape has a great concept. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application

TechEmpower

Many of us at TechEmpower are interested in performance and how it affects user experience. Meanwhile, Amazon famously claimed 1% fewer sales for each additional 100ms of latency. Todd Hoff’s comprehensive 2009 blog entry on the costs of latency in web applications is still relevant today. Framework Benchmarks.

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What are the Technical Performance Requirements for your Startup?

SoCal CTO

By far the most popular post on this blog is 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder. Luckily, some of the folks at TechEmpower just posted Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application. million in sales every year for just a 1-second page delay.

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