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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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million software developers worldwide. Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. Is user interface and graphic design a necessity? Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? In 2023, there were approximately 26.3

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Fisker Opens New Software Development Office In San Francisco

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--the latest incarnation of Fisker--says it has opened up a new "technology center" in San Francisco, which it says will help support design and engineering of software systems for the Fisker Ocean SUV and future products. READ MORE>>.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. That’s why Roger Smith puts the focus of the CTO on programming for the earliest stage.

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Solekai Systems Names Marco Thompson As CTO

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San Diego-based Solekai Systems , a software development firm focused on the smart grid industry, said today that it has named Marco Thompson as its Chief Technology Officer. Thompson was most recently CTO at Wind River Services, is Vice Chairman of CONNECT, and is Managing Partner at venture firm Express Ventures.

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Software Development Companies in Southern California

SoCal CTO

I've helped organize the Los Angeles CTO Forum for almost 10 years. As part of doing that, I've had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of different chief technical officers from different kinds of companies over those years. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies. But not really CTO events.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit. Accounting?

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Startups and a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development

SoCal CTO

I've done four Free CTO Consulting Sessions in the past month with startup founders who all had run into variations of the same problem. They didn't feel they had visibility into timelines and costs for development of their software. They couldn't plan their business. My belief is that you shouldn't sign that contract.