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Dual Founders Manage Technology Startups Better

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach only works if you know them, are willing and able to talk face-to-face, or meet them in at a conference or another business setting. Outsource your technical requirements. Your non-technical interview needs to determine if there is a chemistry match, passion, integrity, and willingness to work with others on your team.

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Non-Technical Entrepreneurs Need the Right Partner

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach only works if you know them, are willing and able to talk face-to-face, or meet them in at a conference or another business setting. Outsource your technical requirements. Your non-technical interview needs to determine if there is a chemistry match, passion, integrity, and willingness to work with others on your team.

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

Tech Zulu Event

Although Catalyst folded with the dot-com crash, Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. . While an undergraduate at Yale Unviersity, he co-founded Catalyst Recruiting. Bambi Francisco. Rick Heitzmann.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

Both Sides of the Table

In a world where 90% of communications is non-verbal imagine what is lost on conference calls. He gossips with the office manager who tells 3 software developers. What about outsourcing? For me outsourcing in a pure startup is the kiss of death. First, many people confuse outsourcing and offshoring.