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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower

While the appearance matters, remember you are hiring the development firm primarily for its development skills, not its graphic design skills. References: The company should willingly provide references. cto , product , saas Quality of Work: The end product should not only look good but function as expected.

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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

Both Sides of the Table

It’s true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time. Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte.

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Selecting a Web Development Company

SoCal CTO

They''ve been in talks with some consulting companies, but don''t quite the know the criteria for evaluating them and things like references(and where to get them). You are looking for someone who cares about the look, but you are hiring the development firm for it''s development skills not its graphic design skills. References.

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How Helpr Wants To Bring On-Demand To Babysitting

socalTECH

We wanted to bring together the babysitters and nannies in the community, and started working with them as contracts. The biggest transition for us, was taking on a co-founder, our CTO, who has the really intensive tech background. Are your sitters W2 or contract employees?

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. "We are doing something in mobile advertising." The Top Five Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Learn About IP Law What Can a Well Drafted Contract Do For Your Company? " Ummm. "Good luck with that."

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it. "We are doing something in mobile advertising." The Top Five Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Learn About IP Law What Can a Well Drafted Contract Do For Your Company? " Ummm. "Good luck with that."

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